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I always thought that was Jesse Jackson's

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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.

*JimH* wrote:

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.

"Nothing racist about it", and "even if he were white" in the same
paragraph. That HAS to be just about the most ignorant thing I've ever
read here!!!!!

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*JimH* wrote:

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.

"Nothing racist about it", and "even if he were white" in the same
paragraph. That HAS to be just about the most ignorant thing I've ever
read here!!!!!


So by saying (inferring) that Tyson is black, which he is, is an ignorant
statement Kevin?

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*JimH* wrote:

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.

"Nothing racist about it", and "even if he were white" in the same
paragraph. That HAS to be just about the most ignorant thing I've ever
read here!!!!!


So by saying (inferring) that Tyson is black, which he is, is an ignorant
statement Kevin?

I guess kevin never reads his own posts ;-)

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*JimH* wrote:

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.

"Nothing racist about it", and "even if he were white" in the same
paragraph. That HAS to be just about the most ignorant thing I've ever
read here!!!!!


So saying (inferring) that Tyson is black, which he is, is an ignorant
statement Kevin? Is it racial also?



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*JimH* wrote:

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.

"Nothing racist about it", and "even if he were white" in the same
paragraph. That HAS to be just about the most ignorant thing I've ever
read here!!!!!


So by saying (inferring) that Tyson is black, which he is, is an ignorant
statement Kevin?

I'm not Kevin, please go read my response to NOYB in the Clams Canino
thread. You, NOYB, Fritz, and JohnH will be the laughing stock of the
newsgroup soon. NOYB actually had a great idea, and I can't wait! But,
do you think that by referring instantly to someone's color ISN'T
racist???

Racist: discriminatory especially on the basis of race or religion

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*JimH* wrote:

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.

"Nothing racist about it", and "even if he were white" in the same
paragraph. That HAS to be just about the most ignorant thing I've ever
read here!!!!!


So saying (inferring) that Tyson is black, which he is, is an ignorant
statement Kevin?

I'm not Kevin, please go read my response to NOYB in the Clams Canino
thread. You, NOYB, Fritz, and JohnH will be the laughing stock of the
newsgroup soon. NOYB actually had a great idea, and I can't wait! But,
do you think that by referring instantly to someone's color ISN'T
racist???



No it is not racist. And where did I *instantly refer* to Mike Tyson's
color Kevin?

Now if Chuck thought the joke was indeed funny, as it is, and never brought
up the fact that he thought it was racist, as it is not, would you be
jumping on this racist thing? I doubt you as you have never had an original
thought in your entire lifetime, nor are you capable of having an original
thought.

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*JimH* wrote:

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.

"Nothing racist about it", and "even if he were white" in the same
paragraph. That HAS to be just about the most ignorant thing I've ever
read here!!!!!


So saying (inferring) that Tyson is black, which he is, is an ignorant
statement Kevin?

I'm not Kevin, please go read my response to NOYB in the Clams Canino
thread. You, NOYB, Fritz, and JohnH will be the laughing stock of the
newsgroup soon. NOYB actually had a great idea, and I can't wait! But,
do you think that by referring instantly to someone's color ISN'T
racist???



No it is not racist. And where did I *instantly refer* to Mike Tyson's
color Kevin?

Now if Chuck thought the joke was indeed funny, as it is, and never
brought up the fact that he thought it was racist, as it is not, would you
be jumping on this racist thing? I doubt it as you never had an original
thought in your entire lifetime, nor are you capable of having one.

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I always thought that was Jesse Jackson's

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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.

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I always thought that was Jesse Jackson's

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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