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Fe-Fi-Fo. A joke involving the way Mike Tyson speaks....not all
boxers....not all wife beaters....but the way *Mike Tyson* speaks. It was a joke. The joke was not racist in any way. If you made it so, that is your bad and you indeed are the racist. If, however, the joke offended you for any other reason I apologize. It was, afterall, nothing but a joke. Enough said. Fe-Fi-Fo. Get it? If not, tough. Go find yourself a sense of humor. Time to move on folks....the PC crowd is suffocating me. |
Time to move on folks....the PC crowd is suffocating me.
******* Doubtful. Your joke was marginal. When others began suggesting names of other African Americans to substitute for Mike Tyson in the punchline, the thread, (as observed), became racist and the implication was that the enunciation "Fe Fi Fo" (for the numbers three, five, and four) was typical among people of color. Unless one cares to represent Jesse Jackson as a punch drunk pugilist, the follow-on comments took the thread in a racial direction. Go find yourself a sense of humor that doesn't rely on putting other people down, or defending those who do. |
"*JimH*" wrote in message ... wrote in message oups.com... FI-FO-FI FO-FI-FI-FO I always thought that was Jesse Jackson's ******************** This racist thread brought to you by wreck.boats :-( Isn't this where we trot out the Chinese laundry jokes, or the tired old saw about telling a running back that the football is really a watermelon? Will we ever get past dealing in racial stereotypes, or finding then "amusing"? Racist thread? It is a joke and nothing racist about it. The guy is punch drunk and even if he were white he would talk like that. Get a life Chuck................. and then a sense of humor. I'm mixed race and find the joke racially offensive. Down here, only a black person or a white racist would tell that kind of joke and it is ok for ethnics to tell jokes on themselves. Because of the color of my skin I don't tell many irish jokes unless they are very gentle. |
wrote: When others began suggesting names of other African Americans to substitute for Mike Tyson in the punchline, the thread, (as observed), became racist and the implication was that the enunciation "Fe Fi Fo" (for the numbers three, five, and four) was typical among people of color. Unless one cares to represent Jesse Jackson as a punch drunk pugilist, the follow-on comments took the thread in a racial direction. Unfortunately Chuck, that pronunciation *is* typical for blacks in this area. I live in SC, and while all blacks don't speak that way, a large number do. And most of these aren't uneducated people... I can think of several from my graduating class in high school that required concentration to be able to understand. It goes on to this day. It's a *choice* made by them to speak in that manner. It severely limits their acceptance by mainstream society, and the opportunities available to them. You, the ACLU, and the NAACP do them no favors by coddling and accepting their behavior, and telling Bill Cosby to shut up when he points it out. You... the PC crowd, *are* part of the problem. Like any American city, their are parts of Columbia, SC that are pockets of drug and crime activity. The Columbia Police Dept.started a "Clean Sweep" program a couple of weeks ago to try to stem the drug activity in the downtown area. The ACLU and NAACP were quick to swoop in and proclaim that blacks were being targeted by the police. They called news conferences and condemned the activities. To the local news show's credit, when they covered this, they showed one final clip at the end. It was several black women who were saying that they *welcomed* the clean sweep program in their neighborhoods! They were tired of the drugs and crime, and wanted to reclaim their neighborhood. The organizations get so caught up in pushing their agendas that they forget to listen to their constituents. Pretty much like the PC crowd... squashing any recognition of reality, just pushing their blind agendas. Jack |
On Tue, 14 Jun 2005 07:53:00 -0400, "SoFarrell"
wrote: "*JimH*" wrote in message ... wrote in message oups.com... FI-FO-FI FO-FI-FI-FO I always thought that was Jesse Jackson's ******************** This racist thread brought to you by wreck.boats :-( Isn't this where we trot out the Chinese laundry jokes, or the tired old saw about telling a running back that the football is really a watermelon? Will we ever get past dealing in racial stereotypes, or finding then "amusing"? Racist thread? It is a joke and nothing racist about it. The guy is punch drunk and even if he were white he would talk like that. Get a life Chuck................. and then a sense of humor. I'm mixed race and find the joke racially offensive. Ok, why? It's a joke about a person, not a nationality, race or ethnic background - why should it be offensive? The fact that Mike Tyson is black isn't relevant - it's about him as an individual, nothing more, nothing less. So did you find the Wacko Jacko jokes last night funny? Down here, only a black person or a white racist would tell that kind of joke and it is ok for ethnics to tell jokes on themselves. So black persons and white racists are the same for telling the same joke? That's pretty unique. Because of the color of my skin I don't tell many irish jokes unless they are very gentle. So in your mind, the color of your skin or ethnic heritage is important in designing the proper joke - kind of like a designer joke? Do you find Chris Rock offensive when he does black "humor"? How about Robin Williams when he does the blind blues singer who is obviously meant to be black and is, in fact, very stereotypical? Tell me - am I black, white, yellow or mixed race - can you tell? Am I Amerindian, Lithuanian, Corsican or Cape Verdian? Do you know? Can you tell what will and won't offend me? Can you say with any sort of definite evidence that I will be offended if you tell a joke about short people having Napoleon complexes? How would you go about telling a joke in this medium that was not offensive if you don't rely on that element of truth which is in all humor - the differences between peoples belief's, ethnicity and character? There is no such thing as a neutral joke. All the best jokes are told with social, ethnic, color or lifestyle differences in mind - that is what makes them funny and, in a kind of odd way, instructive. Later, Tom |
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On Tue, 14 Jun 2005 12:35:26 GMT, "Jack Goff" wrote:
wrote: When others began suggesting names of other African Americans to substitute for Mike Tyson in the punchline, the thread, (as observed), became racist and the implication was that the enunciation "Fe Fi Fo" (for the numbers three, five, and four) was typical among people of color. Unless one cares to represent Jesse Jackson as a punch drunk pugilist, the follow-on comments took the thread in a racial direction. Unfortunately Chuck, that pronunciation *is* typical for blacks in this area. I live in SC, and while all blacks don't speak that way, a large number do. And most of these aren't uneducated people... I can think of several from my graduating class in high school that required concentration to be able to understand. It goes on to this day. It's a *choice* made by them to speak in that manner. It severely limits their acceptance by mainstream society, and the opportunities available to them. You, the ACLU, and the NAACP do them no favors by coddling and accepting their behavior, and telling Bill Cosby to shut up when he points it out. You... the PC crowd, *are* part of the problem. Like any American city, their are parts of Columbia, SC that are pockets of drug and crime activity. The Columbia Police Dept.started a "Clean Sweep" program a couple of weeks ago to try to stem the drug activity in the downtown area. The ACLU and NAACP were quick to swoop in and proclaim that blacks were being targeted by the police. They called news conferences and condemned the activities. To the local news show's credit, when they covered this, they showed one final clip at the end. It was several black women who were saying that they *welcomed* the clean sweep program in their neighborhoods! They were tired of the drugs and crime, and wanted to reclaim their neighborhood. The organizations get so caught up in pushing their agendas that they forget to listen to their constituents. Pretty much like the PC crowd... squashing any recognition of reality, just pushing their blind agendas. Jack Well said. -- John H "All decisions are the result of binary thinking." |
John H wrote:
And... What about the name calling you made for those who had no comment on the Jackson post? **************** Huh?? You claim that I called people names for "failing to make a comment in the Michael Jackson thread"? I hear it's over 100-degrees back there today. Better go get some cool air, you're hallucinating. |
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