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not as far as i am concerned, but with us brits anything and everything is fair game for a gag or two.
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I'm not racist but I laugh at racist jokes.
How does every racist joke begin?
By looking over your shoulder!!
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Ratter, What breed of dog is that in your pic?? He's huge!!
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supersuezy, That is Gilligan, he is a 15 month old Irish Wolfhound, probably the worlds most gentle breed but also the worlds tallest, we have two of them.
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If you find a joke like that funny, people (some people) will label you a racist.
That is because those people WANT racists to exist ... they NEED them to exist.
The real racists are the people who hear a joke involving race, and shout "racist".
Some people see humour, and teasing ... others instinctively see racism.
Go figure !
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Oh my God Ratter, He is huge!! Ibrought a Pyrennean Mountain Dog for a walk once and thought he was big but oh my God the Irish Wolfhound is Massive!!
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I get a lot of jokes sent to me and a lot of them could be considered racist. I don't find racist jokes funny at all and normally tell the person who sent me it. ~I'm called a killjoy but hey, I don't care.
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I don't find anything particularly funny about racist jokes...I always think " how would YOU feel..."
Most people who think they are funny will never have such humour directed at THEM.
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Oh...by the way RATTER , I have always wanted a wolfhound....the ones I have seen are always such placid beasts.
Someday...when I have a LOT of space.....
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Sometimes racist jokes work on a level were they are just funny, regardless of the racist overtones. Anyway I would say you are not necessarily racist if you laugh.
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I am jogging with JJ today. If a joke is funny it is not racial except to a racist.
We really need to loosen up a bit. As a Nation we've become so afraid of offending anyone that we're bending backwards to accommodate many ungrateful and demanding racists who play on Britain's generosity. (I suppose this is racist too) .
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Racist jokes are safest (and best) told by a member of the race the joke is aimed at ... Woody Allen or Joan Rivers about Jews, Stephen K Amos or Reginald D Hunter about blacks, and so on. Finding these kind of jokes funny is (probably!) OK.
If you take delight at fun/abuse/stereotypes poked at a race by a non-member of that race, you're on much more dangerous ground ...
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Are you asking who is the most expensive football player in the world?
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No I don't think it does make you racist. I find most things funny and I'm not racist. We (Irish) have loads of jokes aimed at us....I've yet to see a Paddy offended.
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If you look at jokes,most are racist,religious or misfortune.
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Jokes can have a racial element without being racist
One of my favourite Irish jokes is:
"Did you hear about the Irish boomerang?
It doesn't come back but sits around singing about how it would like to"
That's great because it leads people into thinking - here comes another mindless "the Irish are stupid stereotype - what's the answer a stick?"
and then it hits with a different Irish stereotype - with perhaps more than a degree of truth in it!
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ummm, I was about to say just that, the Irish laugh with you !
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Speaking of the Irish, I hear there is now a 12 month waiting list for abortions in Ireland!!
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or the Irish dog, lay down chewing a bone, when he stood up his leg fell off!!
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Sooooooo offensive Ratter....lol
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