A racist problem

**Goofball** · 10-24-2005, 17:05

Originally Posted by Divinus Arma

Only white people can be racist. Because we are white, we are automatically evil. White people are the devil.

Speaking of crybabyism...

You and Kaiser really need to get of the "I'm such a poor, downtrodden white guy" whining train.

We white guys have it pretty much better than everybody else in the world, and have for a long time.

Quit your belly-aching.

As to the main topic/question:

Racist jokes are never funny, IMO.

Whenever somebody tells a racist joke/makes a racist comment in my presence, I tell them that I think that kind of talk is dusgusting and ignorant. It has caused some awkward situations, and even cost me a "friend." I put the word "friend" in quotes because if someone has those kind of beliefs, they really are no friend of mine to start with.

Anyway Stranger, you just need to decide if these guys are worth your time. I suspect they are not. But if you decide they are, then tell them how you feel about what they are saying. If they persist, then they have just proved that they are not worth your time after all, so it's an easy decision to just cut them loose.

**yesdachi** · 10-24-2005, 17:36

[QUOTE]

Originally Posted by Goofball

Racist jokes are never funny, IMO.

Originally Posted by Papewaio

There is nothing funny about racist jokes...

What do you guys think of popular comedians that do a lot of jokes and skits that are race driven?

US Examples like Chris Rock, George Carlin, George Lopez, and many others.

**Goofball** · 10-24-2005, 17:50

[quote=yesdachi]

What do you guys think of popular comedians that do a lot of jokes and skits that are race driven?

US Examples like Chris Rock, George Carlin, George Lopez, and many others.

Chris Rock I can take or leave (meaning I like some of his stuff, but dislike some of it also). I don't know who George Lopez is. George Carlin? His humor doesn't seem to be race-based, if I recall. He's more of an angry, "stick-it-to-the-Man" type of guy.

**yesdachi** · 10-24-2005, 18:08

Originally Posted by Goofball

Chris Rock I can take or leave (meaning I like some of his stuff, but dislike some of it also). I don't know who George Lopez is. George Carlin? His humor doesn't seem to be race-based, if I recall. He's more of an angry, "stick-it-to-the-Man" type of guy.

George Lopez is a Latino comedian who has a TV show but use to do standup, his routines usually included stereotypical Latino racist jokes like Chris Rocks standup usually includes stereotypical black racist jokes. George Carlin’s "stick-it-to-the-Man" routines have occasionally hit a racist theme. But that is all beside the point I was getting at.

Do you think it is ok for comedians to tell racist jokes?

**Ser Clegane** · 10-24-2005, 18:18

I think judging racist jokes depends pretty much on the context.

There is quite a difference between

a) overemphasizing racist cliches to ridicule these cliches and present a mirror to the audience

or

b) just making cheap shots to slander people

Sometimes the difference is obvious in a given context or through the overall tone of the joke - sometimes the line between the two is very fine and even the person who makes the joke might have difficulties realizing on which side of the line he/she is moving.

**Goofball** · 10-24-2005, 18:21

Originally Posted by yesdachi

Do you think it is ok for comedians to tell racist jokes?

Yes, it's okay for them to tell them; that's their right. I just don't think they are particularly funny.

**solypsist** · 10-24-2005, 19:13

okay so what was this thread about?

**The Stranger** · 10-24-2005, 18:18

[QUOTE=yesdachi]

What do you guys think of popular comedians that do a lot of jokes and skits that are race driven?

US Examples like Chris Rock, George Carlin, George Lopez, and many others.

the fact that they involve races doesnt make them racist...like nazi and kkk racistic but i dont mind minor "racistic jokes" as long as they arent intended to hurt someone i like all jokes