GenX and Funny. Or Not Funny. Who knows? Whatever.

My generation, X, has always dealt with serious issues by brushing them off like lint, then mocking the issue and making jokes full-bore.

As I age, I find myself at loggerheads with Millennials and at odds with the current political zeitgeist where harmful, hurtful things are NEVER funny or “subjects that other people — not me — can joke about.”

I’m not alone. Reactions to Dave Chappelle’s new special on Netflix reflect this same cultural divide — the toxic, funny shit that GenX says bumping up...