I am of Polish decent have always laughed with others at a good Polish joke.
Some are bad and just plain mean but I don’t condemn those with a fine sense of humor. I have a thick enough skin.
I’m not one to throw the baby out with the bath water.
As an aside I do remember when Roe vs. Wade was being adjudicated in the Supreme Court there were a slew of “Dead Baby Jokes” that was popular to desensitize the horrors of killing of babies.
Humor can be manipulated and weaponized. Fortunately liberals and progressives have no sense of humor because they take everything seriously.
I’m a Baptist, and I really like Baptist jokes.
Q: Why aren’t Baptists allowed to have sex standing up?
A: It might lead to dancing.
I always liked the one about the Pole who got a set of water skis, but he never used them because he couldn’t find a lake that was steep enough.
I’m also Polish where Polish jokes were forbidden in the home. But when I turned 40 I was visiting my parents and had just won a half dollar at cards. So I said: “Dad, do you know what the Polack did with his 1st 50 cent piece?”
He said “What?” to which I replied “Married her”.
He looked aghast at me saying “You’re Polish, how can you tell Polish jokes?”
I replied: “Well dad, most Polish jokes are about Polacks being stupid, and I’ve met your relatives.” He had to acknowledge the truth in what I said.
Ancient Greeks had jokes about people from Abdera being stupid. In Ireland they have Kerryman jokes (about people from County Kerry) which are similar. I was told that in Germany they have "East Frisian" jokes of the same kind. Of course we have Texas Aggie jokes and blonde jokes in the USA. In North Carolina they have Wolfpack jokes about NC State students.
The genre has been around for a long time.