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Originally Posted by tspikes51
And on "racist jokes": I seriously think they're funny. What's the difference between that and laughing about how women can't drive or guys leave the seat up??? What's so wrong about laughing about our differences???
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They can be damaging when people take the joke as a truth in spite of evidence other wise. When dealing with race if a person hears a joke about blacks being stupid or Latinos being lazy or Jews being greedy many people don't know anyone of these ethnic groups well enough to say "Well that's not correct they all aren't that way." A racist generalization might start out as a joke but it can soon get twisted into seriously thinking anybody in that group acts in that manner and considering racial jokes are typically mean spirited there you have your basis for perpetuating racist thinking even through something as innocent as a joke.
If you think a racist joke is funny. Well that's you and I'd hope you'd have the intellect and maturity not to lump anybody from that group in a negative light because of a joke. But I caution you to be careful if you decide you will repeat something hateful like that because you never know who is listening and they don't have the ability to tell if you are joking and they don't have access to your inner thoughts on race issues.
Because you could say "Hey I was just joking." But they will be less likely to believe you have no malice towards a group you are telling a racist joke about.