Originally posted by CrowleyIt's absolutely fascinating to me to observe how people from different countries deal with the question of race on this forum.
Jesus Dad, you don't have to go to the extreme case.
I use nigger/Jew etc. in a joke, it's considered racist, but a black or jewish person can use it as they please?
No way! If black people can use nigger freely, I believe this honkey can do it as well.
Being European born, I hate to admit it, but maybe the US (and Canada) is ahead of other countries in this regard.
Originally posted by darvlayit's usually very clear wether someone is doing non-pc comedy out of hate or for some purely comical reason. everybody might not get everything, but most will.
People can say whatever they want. But if a white comedian spends the majority of his act making fun of niggers for being crooks and making fun of battered women then they won't likely get many laughs except from like-minded hateful idiots.
nobody thinks conan o'brien is a racist, even though he makes fun of pretty much any group on every show. bill hicks might be somewhat harder to swallow for a prude.
Originally posted by Red NightThis is the funniest joke I've heard yet.
It's absolutely fascinating to me to observe how people from different countries deal with the question of race on this forum.
Being European born, I hate to admit it, but maybe the US (and Canada) is ahead of other countries in this regard.
The US leading the way for race relations!
Originally posted by darvlayThat niche is well populated though.
People can say whatever they want. But if a white comedian spends the majority of his act making fun of niggers for being crooks and making fun of battered women for being spineless then they won't likely get many laughs except from like-minded hateful idiots.
Originally posted by wormwoodI can appreciate that and by no means am I stating that humour should be PC. It's just hard for me to swallow that people who tell those types of really hateful jokes don't believe it themselves.
it's usually very clear wether someone is doing non-pc comedy out of hate or for some purely comical reason. everybody might not get everything, but most will.
nobody thinks conan o'brien is a racist, even though he makes fun of pretty much any group on every show. bill hicks might be somewhat harder to swallow for a prude.
Originally posted by CrowleyMaking fun of yourself is quite different from making fun of someone else. That doesn't mean that a word like "nigger" is wrong in any context if used by someone who is not black. For example, I wouldn't mind if it's used by someone I know not to be racist to make fun of racists. But how something is understood does not simply depend on the words, but also on the speaker, the audience and the delivery, and I don't think this should be changed.
Jesus Dad, you don't have to go to the extreme case.
I use nigger/Jew etc. in a joke, it's considered racist, but a black or jewish person can use it as they please?
No way! If black people can use nigger freely, I believe this honkey can do it as well.