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From: mcglk@blake.acs.washington.edu (Ken McGlothlen)
Newsgroups: news.misc,soc.culture.jewish
Subject: Re: Racist jokes
Message-ID: <260@blake.acs.washington.edu>
Date: 23 Nov 88 18:52:51 GMT
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Reply-To: mcglk@blake.acs.washington.edu (Ken McGlothlen)
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In article <670@fcs280s.ncifcrf.gov> shore@ncifcrf.gov (Melinda Shore) writes:
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| Let me get this straight ...
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| You all are saying that racism is okay as long as it's funny, and that
| those of who object should look the other way?
| -- 
| Melinda Shore                                    shore@ncifcrf.gov
| NCI Supercomputer Facility              ..!uunet!ncifcrf.gov!shore
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*Bzzzt*.  Sorry, that answer is *wrong*.  You *don't* get the dishwasher,
you *don't* get the car, and you *don't* get the $50000!  But feel free
to take this handy-dandy "u" key as a consolation prize.

Sigh.  *Nobody* is saying that "racism" (in the sense of prejudice or
abuse) is funny.  Period.  Ethnic humor, religious humor, and sexist
humor is frequently funny, and doesn't create or reinforce racists, pagans,
or rapists.

Honestly, Melinda.  "Ethnic humor" != "racism."  Pure and simple.  Take
it from a Scot with a strong Jewish heritage.

				--Ken McGlothlen
				  mcglk@blake.acs.washington.edu