A step too far: a moral examination of the limit

There is a game of sorts that my friends and I play: someone offers up a mildly offensive idea, another elaborates in an amusing fashion, and then someone takes it way too far and we are all forced to create as much distance from the original line of inquiry as possible.  There is a distinct tipping point where an uncomfortable idea transforms into an abhorrent one. In an effort to spare you, my childrens, from the lasting social censure crossing such boundaries can bring we here at Beatsentropy have decided to delineate the spectrum of acceptability in series we call: Fine, Borderline, A Step to far. Let’s get down to business.