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From: shore@ncifcrf.gov (Melinda Shore)
Newsgroups: news.misc
Subject: Re: RACIST JOKES
Message-ID: <666@fcs280s.ncifcrf.gov>
Date: 18 Nov 88 22:15:15 GMT
References: <8030@bloom-beacon.MIT.EDU> <1058@osupyr.mast.ohio-state.edu> <1060@osupyr.mast.ohio-state.edu> <1057@osupyr.mast.ohio-state.edu> <1223@fig.bbn.com>
Reply-To: shore@ncifcrf.gov (Melinda Shore)
Organization: NCI Supercomputer Center, Frederick, MD
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In article <1223@fig.bbn.com> rsalz@bbn.com (Rich Salz) writes:
>And if the person doesn't stop, then the majority should force them?
>Sorry, you're wrong.  Read the First Amendment of the US Constitution.

The First Amendment gives Brad Templeton the right to include racist,
sexist, denigrating jokes in rec.humor.funny.  What I find appalling,
profoundly appalling, is that we as a community tolerate it.  There
is nothing funny about racial, religious, or sexual stereotyping.
When somebody tells a racist joke at work, what do you do?  Do you
let the teller know that the joke is offensive and not amusing, or do
you laugh?  Each of us has a responsibility to make our community a
better place.  I don't see that tolerating hatred contributes toward
that.
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Melinda Shore                                    shore@ncifcrf.gov
NCI Supercomputer Facility              ..!uunet!ncifcrf.gov!shore