I have a friend, who happens to be America, not his fault, he was born there. We have a running joke that pokes fun at each others nationality. I do not find it offensive. On the other hand if it was someone else I could. Some jokes are not funny because we know who is telling them, but it can make it easier to take them as jokes.
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Quote by deancannock
it is interesting question to ask.... fact is somethings are off limits like it or not...( and I for one am happy about it to be honest) .. we all get racist jokes sent to our or our phones. Do you forward them to a black or coloured friend? NO...because you are well aware it may cause offence.
Can't be much of a friend if you don't know what does or doesn't cause offence, and yes I have a few black and Asian mates who I frequently send racist jokes to... and believe it or not they do find them funny. It's only liberal whites who find them unfunny then they go ahead and decide autonomously what said friends will or won't find funny. Personally I find that sort of thing far more offensive than a harmless joke.
I would hope no one on here, would paste one in here, because it would clearly cause offence to some people.
Strangely enough, depending on the joke, the people most offended are the people who think like you rather than non-whites.
There seems to be this deluded opinion that non-white people don't have a sense of humour about things related to the colour of their skins.
We wouldn't paste a joke poking fun at Gays on here!!
Why wouldn't we? Can't gay people laugh at themselves too?
That is not to say the jokes are not funny, but if they cause offence then we all have to think twice.
It doesn't matter what we say, whether it's a joke or not, someone somewhere will be offended. If we continue in the direction you propose then life's communication will be neutral and banal for fear of offending someone.
I have myself recieved bloody loads of Gary Glitter jokes, but to be honest I don't find the subject funny.
That's fair enough. You just ask the person sending them to not send any more, just don't automatically assume that someone else won't find them funny.
I have 14 year old daughter, who uses facebook, bebo and MSN, ( yes ofcause I try my best to monitor it..but hey ho she is a teenager) and so the subject is one that concerns me. Jokes are like all other things in life, we have to balance the humour value, against the offence it may cause.
Why? There is always someone actually looking to be outraged and offended.
As I said earlier, I find it offensive that someone makes decisions on behalf of someone else without asking.
And there was you thinking yours was an inoffensive post?
Get the point?
Quote by Mr-Powers
Any one remember a joke pic flying around on the internet last year showing a group of black ladies rushing a queue at Primark or some big store in Oxford St and titling it with Planet of the Apes...guess what...it wasn't a white person that sent it to me!
:shock:
How is it not racist for a black person to send a black joke to one another, but it is if a white person sends it to a white person?
Like on the Gaunty show the other day he was joking about " paddys ". Only one person found that offensive, most of the Irish that rung in found it very funny.
Peoples perceptions of what is racist or funny I suppose, differes from person to person. Sometimes people should take it for what it is...a joke with nothing sinister attatched to it.
Though must admit if I heard that joke powers I would think most people would find that offensive.
Quote by kentswingers777
Any one remember a joke pic flying around on the internet last year showing a group of black ladies rushing a queue at Primark or some big store in Oxford St and titling it with Planet of the Apes...guess what...it wasn't a white person that sent it to me!
:shock:
How is it not racist for a black person to send a black joke to one another, but it is if a white person sends it to a white person?
Like on the Gaunty show the other day he was joking about " paddys ". Only one person found that offensive, most of the Irish that rung in found it very funny.
Peoples perceptions of what is racist or funny I suppose, differes from person to person. Sometimes people should take it for what it is...a joke with nothing sinister attatched to it.
Though must admit if I heard that joke powers I would think most people would find that offensive.
its all about how its put in context.
in my old job there was alot of banter
black to white
black to black
white to white
and you know what it was offensive but it was kept in context.
okay...maybe as you think my view and stance is benal and boring.... but its quite simple I treat others how I would like to be treated myself. If anyone thought anything might offend me, I would hope they wouldn't send it to me. I Myself have no wish to offend others, and so would not take the chance. Is that so wrong... I always thought it was good manners.
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Quote by winchwench
All the racist jokes sent to my phone are from a black SH'er.
I find them deeply offensive. Only coz they're never fecking funny, mind.
I'm gonna take a wild guess who that is and i think he's hilarious
Then again, i'm usually laughing at him, not with him (just don't mention buckets and sassy :shock: )
Quote by deancannock
okay...maybe as you think my view and stance is benal and boring.... but its quite simple I treat others how I would like to be treated myself. If anyone thought anything might offend me, I would hope they wouldn't send it to me. I Myself have no wish to offend others, and so would not take the chance. Is that so wrong... I always thought it was good manners.
Firstly I didn't say that your view is banal and boring, I said that's what could happen down the road of constantly trying to not say something that might offend someone.
Secondly wishing to offend someone and giving them the choice of being offended or not is not the same thing. In the real world I wouldn't send a text joke to someone I didn't know regardless of its offensiveness quotient.
Unlike you I take the risk as to whether or not someone is going to be offended, at least then I've given them the choice.
Like you said, treat people how you would like to be treated yourself. I for one do not appreciate other people deciding what I may or may not like. That's my choice and no-one else's.
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Quote by meat2pleaseu
What can we joke about? Sod all, apparently.
We can laugh at you and call you Vicky Pollard
Bollox you!
(laugh at me all you want, it's better than bloody arguments). Sex God
Quote by meat2pleaseu
Or is everything fair game?
I think it probably is. Its called Black Humour and its how some people cope with the horrible things in life.
I've just been watching a programme about the air ambulance, one of the fire crew was chatting to a bloke trapped in an overturned porsche.
"was this a cabriolet model mate? cos it is now!!!" fuckin genius
See, its things like that, that make me laugh. Perhaps Im just warped.
