me[22M] and my friend[24M] were hanging out recently and he started telling me about how he was bullied a lot in middle school. a lot of his stories were very sad and I showed him my compassion and said I’m sorry it happened and all that. But then eventually he told a specific story that I found to be hilarious. He said that one of the kids that bullied him in his class got up in the middle of class to go use the restroom and as he was exiting the classroom he came to my friend and farted on his face. The second he said that I bursted out laughing with tears and couldn’t stop for at least 3 minutes. I genuinely think that is a hilarious situation. I understand that it’s still bullying and that as a child, it’s definitely traumatic. But I can’t help but find it funny. Well after I finished laughing, my friend said that I’m an asshole for that, and cried. So reddit, AITA?
I mean yes YTA and you know it. Good luck trying to regain your trust with that friend, hope the laugh was worth it.
are you sure youre 22? YTA
YTA your friend was talking you about something that bothered him and you proved to be no better then elementary school bullies at 22 years old.
YTA honestly
YTA, timing matters bro
Really? I’m here from your AITA post.
LOL
Timing matters, bro!!!
Oh my goodness this hypocrisy is really delightful. You need to think about yourself. You need self-improvement.
YTA.
Really had to ask? YTA. What a friend you are, probably just guaranteed he’ll tell you nothing important from now on, concerning similar matters.
YTA. If you had laughed out of nervousness or from the pressure trying to handle all this tough info at once, that would mitigate things, but you found it hilarious.
YTA. Grow up.
YTA, are you 12?
What’s funny about that? Explain the joke for those of us who do not get it. They farted…and then what? What’s the punchline? Was that it? Is that….the whole joke?
YTA
It’s understandable that you laughed, but you should have immediately apologized.
You laughed at your friend sharing a sad experience. YTA. You hurt your friends feelings and owe them an apology.