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To: johnmilken
"It's true that as black man the author has more freedom to discuss racial issues than a white cartoonist would..."

And that is a problem society needs to address. Racism is not exclusive to whites, and no one should have 'more freedom' to discuss it than another. Perhaps we can get to a point when we can all laugh at each other and not be "offended" or at least put up the facade of offense.

59 posted on 01/09/2005 8:47:24 AM PST by infidel29 (America is GREAT because she is GOOD, the moment she ceases to be GOOD, she ceases to be GREAT - B.F)
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To: infidel29
Perhaps we can get to a point when we can all laugh at each other and not be "offended"...

Now that's a good point.

Some years ago when I worked in the oilfields of Texas a bunch of us were sitting around waiting for the Company Man to let us know the job was ready to go.

There were the three main ethnic groups represented with about a dozen guys altogether.

Somehow everyone got into telling racist jokes. Some of the most racist jokes you could imagine.

I never knew there were so many racist jokes about whites.

We all laughed for hours and no one was offended. Once people get to the point they can laugh at themselves life becomes more interesting.

140 posted on 01/09/2005 10:27:28 AM PST by Syncro
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