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From: jeffd@ficc.uu.net (jeff daiell)
Newsgroups: news.admin
Subject: Re: Expansion of rec.humor.funny to other networks
Summary: Let's Get Real!
Message-ID: <3430@ficc.uu.net>
Date: 15 Mar 89 08:55:07 GMT
References: <439@corpane.UUCP> <3100@ddsw1.MCS.COM> <9773@bloom-beacon.MIT.EDU> <118@melba.oz>
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In article <118@melba.oz>, zvs@melba.bby.oz (Zev Sero) writes:
> >
> The point is that racist humour is NOT intended to insult anyone because of
> anything.  It is intended to be funny.  Full stop.


Bullfeathers, Zev -- do you actually believe that?  People make racist
jokes to put down the victim group (ditto jokes about religious
groups or one of the sexes) -- or as a defensive mechanism by
a member of a victim group.  That's why people who like to
make jokes - but dislike bigotry - don't make such jokes.

Para un Tejas Libre,

Jeff Daiell

-- 
   "Why can't they be like *we* were -- perfect in every way?
              What's the matter with kids today?"

                                From "Bye, Bye Birdie"