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From: quark@dartvax.UUCP (ken schwartzman)
Newsgroups: net.jokes.d
Subject: Re: Tobias' remarks in net.jokes (holocaust)
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Date: Fri, 18-Nov-83 07:34:50 EST
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Posted: Fri Nov 18 07:34:50 1983
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It's not a matter of not being able to take a joke or whether
it is directed at a particular individual that makes it offensive;
it's a matter of whether there really is a 'joke' in the first
place and if its 'humor' is drawn from, in particular, the prejudices
and bigotry against a particular ethnic or racial group.

By the way, I objected to the BLKTRAN article and am white; do you
propose that it was inappropriate on my part? I am also getting a
little tired at being told what not to read and what not to say
on net.jokes(.d); to reiterate an earlier point: think carefully
about what the source of the discussion about censorship is!

This is not a flame, so don't take it as such. It is a statement
of (unfortunately) fact. Thanks again.

- Ken Schwartzman
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