> I will assume it was from a hapless out-of-touch person who took out-of-date job-interview advice uncritically and verbatim. It raises a small red-flag for awkwardness.
It could just be from someone who does or thinks a little different. +1 for monoculture.
Seriously? Why the double standard? Seems cynical.
You expect a professional comedian to know their audience will enough to make tasteless jokes work. You expect a stranger to not make jokes in poor taste at all.
It's not a double standard, it's just a standard. Do what is appropriate.
Your analogy conflates the medium and the message.
If it is from an elderly relative or child under 10 years old, it is appreciated as a quaint old-fashioned gesture: awww isn't that cute! It goes on the fridge.
If it is from a job candidate who I've just interviewed? I will assume it was from a hapless out-of-touch person who took out-of-date job-interview advice uncritically and verbatim. It raises a small red-flag for awkwardness. It goes in the shredder.