Posted on 02/02/2008 1:48:36 PM PST by Borges
This reply of yours is unintelligent and insulting. The joke presents a negative, demeaning stereotype of black people which is a racist thing to do, as I and others have carefully and patiently explained repeatedly on this thread. Perhaps this seems like "mental masturbation" to you because you lack the intelligence and character to understand what is being said.
yup.
thanks!
I wonder if he has found his “... warm place to s...”?
Not only read, I've told it! It is funny. Not for this forum, of course, but it was never intended to be. It was a bit of humor that did exactly what humor does best, high-light and defuse social tensions. Obviously I would never tell it in your presence, you are way to PC and quick to judge others without understanding context or reason. But I have told it in adult, multi-ethnic groups, that is men having fun being men, with some success. And I have laughed at similar jokes. Perhaps you can join a sewing circle and discuss 'disgusting' with the other women.
Poor Earl was slandered by this joke by his politcal enemies. When you want to beat a dog, any stick will do, and this PC mantra was used on Earl. He was a decent man and a pox on the people who brought him down.
Your point? I mean is there a connection with your observation and the post?
Flag on the play, uniformed player on the field! LOL, so don't get offended. It is an observation that certain black men would dress up to go party, and one of the dress items was a pair of good-looking, pointed, shoes. These were not the ordinary shoes, they were for dress and were uncomfortable. Loose shoes of course were more comfortable, hence desirable for day to day wear. The juxtaposition of loose and tight was was made the joke funny.
“Is there a connection with your observation and the post?”
Yes.
They finally let Monk in, huh? Many years too late, IMO.
My point is racism by definition is used by blacks as a sledgehammer for anything these days. They would be well served if they reread the story of the girl who cried wolf.
Because quite frankly, the awful horror of institutionalized human slavery is being marginalized by the loose bandying about of the R word...
Nice, feel free to continue chasing your tail but you aren’t going to change any minds. I’m saddened that you feel the need to insult the intelligence of someone that was just hoping that this pointless and endless arguing about what is, ultimately, semantics would settle down. You’ve been here long enough that you should know that you aren’t going to change any of the “mindless defenders” or “mindless attackers” and I apologize for interupting your fun...carry on.
I thought he died a long time ago.
I don’t think the comment is necessarily racist as I am a white man and I like all three of those things.
Your skin is too thin.
It was the mildest of jokes.
My Sicilian brothers can come up with something more scathing anytime and it’s against ‘our’ ‘own’ group.
Priggishness is always risible.
May he rest in peace with Gods Blessing !
I have made mistakes in my life and will not hold a poor joke against a fellow human being !!
Agreed.
I remember the hatred the leftwingnuts had for him ~ pure unadulterated bigoted hatred.
Fortunately Earl isn't going to have to deal with any of them in Heaven.
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