[Zeneta]

Well, you know what, I’m part Polish as well.

I grew up with “Pollock” jokes.

You do know that there was a time when making those “Pollock” jokes, it was wide spread and seemingly acceptable.

[Steve_Seattle]

Polish Jokes

My theory is that Polish jokes came about because it was no longer acceptable to tell jokes about blacks or Chinese, so that - almost arbitrarily - blondes and Poles were selected as the new butt of "stupid" jokes. I don't think it was based on any actual perception of Poles being stupid; maybe it was because Poles are relatively uncommon in American society, compared to Irish, Hispanics, Italians, British, Germans, and French.

[justa-hairyape]

Was acceptable until we here learned that the perception of the Polish being dimwitted was incorrect. It was mainly caused by their difficulty with English after they immigrated in mass to America, just before the real idiots in Europe fought WW1 and WW2. All slavs have difficulties learning English. Even Russians.

[Verdelet]

Do you even know where the “polish jokes” come from? I guess you don’t, otherwise I bet you would be more reluctant to mention them.

[School of Rational Thought]

You do know that there was a time when making those “Pollock” jokes, it was wide spread and seemingly acceptable.

That time is not now. But I acknowledge there are some dumb pollacks like yourself.