As far as I can tell people are being forced to read it if they want to learn that particular API. It wasn't some third party blog or tutorial. (Please correct me if I am wrong about this)
Even then, text (as a format) allows you to easily skip to parts you care about. If I was looking for docs on this API, I'd skip to examples and read paragraphs above them if code is unclear.
I also wholeheartedly disagree with your stance that there is a time and place for humour: humour is for every occasion (and I know of cases where it was successfully applied in the saddest of moments, someone losing a loved one)!
You are also guilty of assuming that someone is offended where you are not! Sensitivity and empathy are needed, but we can't hear from the really offended ones because people who are offended in their stead just add the noise.
I still upvoted your comments because I also disagree with downvotes being used for disagreement :)