Isn't pranking a friend just mean?

I would not totally say that doing a prank on someone is mean. However, I can only say this if the prank does not hurt the target person physically or emotionally and also if the said person is just cool with it and had a hearty laugh as well :)

Most of thethings we laugh about that involve others are mean. Even the clean jokes, if they are about others it usually is a situation where the person spoken about is in a bad or even hurtful situation. Humor is rarely kind.

I don't see a problem with it if it is a mutual act of fun and they have a good sense of humour. Some people enjoy that type of thing and a bit of banter and if that adds an element of fun then so be it. its only a problem if the one who gets pranked doesn't find it funny and it is continuous, then it becomes more bullying and they would hardly be a friend at all

Well, there's good pranking, and there's awful pranks. And there's another aspect of pranks that is hard to define. This is going to sound insane, but some people actually think of pranks as a form of friendship. If you can take a prank, and laugh it off, then you are part of the group. Worse, if you don't laugh it off, and get upset, then you are a stuck up jerk. I happen to find pranks rather distasteful. Someone pranks me, I tend to stay away from them. And that girl in the video, that's sick. And she's rather stupid. A very tiny bit of food poisoning can make you sick for a day. Making an entire burger with rotting meat, could very easily kill a man. Should could have ended up on attempted manslaughter charges, to be honest.

A prank is not a prank unless all parties involved recognize it as a joke. If they don't,then it's just something harmful.

I feel it depend on the prank if you know its going to cause harm intentionally then don't do it. At least pick a prank that if an accident happens it is not threatening, like hiding their napkins under their plates just before dinner or something.

Pranks can be fun for everyone, but whether that happens can be touchy. I would agree with you that using old meet to make someone sick is going too far. I would not want to laugh at someone in that situation.

That is more than just mean. It can be dangerous depending on how sick the person gets. I am glad I don't know anyone that would be that immature. I bet the poor guy was really upset.

Hi katie: I think these attitudes are cruel and they are just worst when you are trying to make a friend has a bad moment. It's immature and stupid. Call me too serious but I find these jokes just sick. ALVARO

My mom pranks me and it is not at all fun or funny. It may seem funny to the person doing it but to the person on the receiving end it is just not. I hate it.

Pranks are a sign of disrespects and represent a strong desire, either consciously or unconsciously, to humiliate the person involved and usually, to disrupt a pleasant experience. What is so funny about throwing a pie in someone's face on their birthday? If anyone ever pulled that on me I would never be friends with them again.25

I'd say it depends on the person, because some pranks can be harmless while some can just be plain evil. Some of my friends play pranks on each other, but they never got out of hand like feeding each other expired food or causing someone to fall and get physically injured. I don't think anyone in their right mind should pull a prank on a friend that they know is extreme, or dangerous just to get a laugh out of it (that's psychotic and malicious). Playing pranks are meant for friendly fun, not sadistic jokes.