Jokes about Minorities...

DO NOT POST A JOKE IN THIS THREAD! That will get this thread closed, and that is bad. This is to debate whether or not jokes of the aforementioned nature are a form of racism.

I personally feel they are not. I have asked around, as this debate was getting interesting, and those who I questioned said, "No, they are just for fun. They make me laugh."

I asked my brother, and he replied in kind, stating furthermore "Some of the best 'Black' jokes were told to me by my black friends."

Rebuttle, anyone?

I apologize if anyone is offended by me referring to coloured/african american/etc. as black.

Originally posted by Samurai Guy
I apologize if anyone is offended by me referring to coloured/african american/etc. as black.

I just dont want to step on toes... the last thread I made like this was closed because people were throwing around racist jokes. I made on, but posted it in spoiler form... 😄

But, I agree. Society has made us scared to say anything that might be the least bit offensive.

i have been informed that saying black is not racist

saying black isn't racist at all.

Ok, you think they are funny, because they point out a stereotype which seems weird or different Mocking it is a form of racism

If black people call each other n*ggers and us white people cr*ckers, than why is it socially unacceptable to call fellow white people cra*kers and other black people n*ggers?

i don't think i know any jokes of this kind 😕

i'm not sure if blondes are to be count as minorty 😕

Mane, could you edit your post please, and remove the word n****** or at least censor it?

I cannot stand racism, we are all the same on this earth.

However, I don't like when people pull the race card every single time something happens.

Example: Coach of Notre Dame is fired after having 3 subpar seasons. We was fired because he could not bring Notre Dame football back to greatness, not because he was black. Notre Dame is already getting in hot water of the termination of this coach.

As for jokes, they are not needed in society, many funny jokes can be said without involving race.

Though I am german (born in Germany and moved to the USA a few years ago) I am not offended by an racial comments one can come up with. It's all just words anyways.

but racism does not stop at words. Birmingham is a prime example of that. An English channel did a documentary on it, very racist, full of abuse against them

Originally posted by The Inkeeper
but racism does not stop at words. Birmingham is a prime example of that. An English channel did a documentary on it, very racist, full of abuse against them

You are so right! Words are just a form of expression for racism. A shame that people can't like someone for you who they are, not judge them by the color of their skin.

Everywhere in Englands got rascism of some kind. infact i doubt you could find an area without a rascist person in it. Race jokes are ok if they are told as a joke and not meant derrogatively. Theres a difference between metelling my black friend a joke about black people and having a laugh and someone walking into a BNP pub and saying the same joke.

What gets me is if ecery race is equal why is it ok to have programs like 100 greatest blacks in history yet not have 100 greatest whites or 100 greatest Chinese people? If everyones equal shouldnt it be 100 greatest people in history? If we keep on putting people into categories then we're saying theres a difference between them but its difficult not to.

Exactly, as i said before, if you woke up tomorrow and belonged to one of those 'ethnic groups' that come under scrutiny, would you not still be yourself, a human who deserves equality

yes totally. but in my opinion the only way to get rid of rascism is through integration. Educating people about different races too much IMO does more harm than good. But, if everyone knows decent people from other races theres nothing they can say against them if theyve got a friend from that race. people learn more from actions than words.

Originally posted by naybean
Race jokes are ok if they are told as a joke and not meant derrogatively. Theres a difference between metelling my black friend a joke about black people and having a laugh and someone walking into a BNP pub and saying the same joke.

No, racist jokes are not ok. They are a form of racism, and i dont understand how can people claim that they hate racism and everything about it, then turn around and support racist jokes. Those are NOT jokes - those are excuses to insult and descriminate anyone who is different to us.

Racist jokes are underlining the differances between us! They call themselfs humour so that they can freely just get away with it!

When you tell a racist joke, you are making fun of and laughing at the fact that certain group is different. You are underlining the diefferances between us, and for some reason some people who claim are not racist, find that kind of behaviour - funny.

clap well done lil

So should racist jokes be banned then? And I've got a question for you... what if the jokes are made by a minority? What if a black guy points out the flaws in his own race? Is he promoting self hate?

i posted what i thought of that myself. A black man doesnt make jokes and abuse himself, he points out the way others discriminate against him in a humourus way, as if he said it in a serious way...nobody would listen.

Thats why a majority of their jokes are about things going badly for them because they are black or whatever.

Goddamn. Jokes are jokes. When something is funny, laugh at it. Humor is there to point out absurdities of every kind, whether they are political stereotypical, or otherwise. I hear jokes about hispanics every day, but I UNDERSTAND THAT THEY ARE JOKES. They make jokes about me and I joke about others. Who cares? Live a little for ****'s sake. Words are words. They aren't bullets, they aren't chainsaws, they shouldn't be offensive.

Humor is there to make people laugh. Unfortunately, there's always someone who finds something "wrong" with the damn joke and they go and ruin the fun.