# Political Humor goes Where?

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**Created:** [November 2, 2026, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-humor-goes-where/1034356 "2026-11-02T19:17:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2026, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-humor-goes-where/1034356/1 "2026-11-02T19:17:36Z")

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Which Forum does Political Humor go under?

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**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2026, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-humor-goes-where/1034356/2 "2026-11-02T20:02:06Z")

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If it is current I would expect Politics and Elections, unless it’s vicious–if so it belongs in the Pit. If historical perhaps MPSIMS.

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**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2026, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-humor-goes-where/1034356/3 "2026-11-02T20:16:20Z")

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> [@PastTense](#):
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> If it is current I would expect Politics and Elections, unless it’s vicious–if so it belongs in the Pit.

I would expect the Pit is probably the only proper place for it. In my experience, P&E is for more serious political discussions, and when things get too goofy folks are asked to take it to the Pit.

MPSIMS is a problem because I don’t believe we’re supposed to get political there. Non-political jokes are usually fine though.

We’ve actually had threads that were devoted to political humor in the Pit already, particularly the various “Poetry of Donald Trump” threads.

Of course, I’m not a mod and this is just my opinion.

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**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2026, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-humor-goes-where/1034356/4 "2026-11-02T23:14:26Z")

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@Atamasama’s summary pretty well comports with my expectations as a mod.

P&E is meant to corral expressly political discussions. However, in the current political climate, jokey threads soon turn Pit-like. Sadly.

MPSIMS is fine for Breaking News threads, but with political discussions, they often quickly exceed the rules for Breaking News. We spend a lot of time keeping those on track. We are trying to start companion P&E threads for those, so most needs are met.

Safe bet? Start polical humor threads in the Pit.

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**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2026, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-humor-goes-where/1034356/5 "2026-11-03T13:11:53Z")

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My thanks.  
🙂