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I was eating with my boss and one colleague yesterday when they got onto talking about comedians and the colleague began to describe a scene from an old-ish british comedy detailing a somewhat racist joke. His point was that whether or not it was politically correct that that there shouldn't be a problem with racist jokes in sitcoms. I have very strong feelings toward racism having grown up in a predominantly white area and being mixed race I have been subjected to enough persecution, therefore I suppose in some ways I am biased. But it really infuriates me that there are people that think it's not a big deal and if anything is something to laugh about. I didn't want to cause any unneccesary tension at lunch and just said nothing but part of me wanted to ask if he would feel the same way if he grew up in a place where he was a minority and people were mocking him on the TV.
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