Posted on 03/25/2013 7:05:31 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
If laughter really is the best medicine, it's no wonder race relations are in a state of ill health.
Many years ago I spent quite a bit of time with a Zambian friend. He remarked one day that he found America's hang-up with racial humor a bit strange, as racial jokes were not at all off-limits in his country. And call it my one concession to multiculturalism, but neither were they off-limits in our relationship. We would occasionally engage in innocent racial humor just as we would any other kind of jesting - and no hate-speech charges were contemplated.
The notion that racial humor is inherently damaging is utter nonsense. Whatever the type of humor, it can be innocent or cutting, good-natured or mean-spirited, and the difference is almost always obvious. And this is true of most any kind of expression. Political commentary, music, or art can be used to clarify or confuse, or to enlighten or benight, just as firearms can be used to protect innocent life or take it. It's not the tools, but the intentions of the worker.
And what have we worked ourselves into? If you have a friend who is fat, skinny, blonde, or bald, or has curly locks, or possesses any other notable distinguishing characteristic, it will likely be a source of humor between the two of you (this is especially true among men). Making light of our differences is simply part of normal human interaction - and it is actually a strength. After all, should we be unable to laugh at ourselves?
This brings us to an important point. What kind of person would you not engage in this type of humor with?
A stranger.
Before we're willing to poke even innocent fun at one another, we must have a level of familiarity.
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that's not all:
Ummm ... someone’s been telling you fibs. Check again.
Say something, hell, I will remove HIS food and wait for the punch, so I can respond in-kind.
Why can’t Jewish girls use a ruler?
What is an Irish 7 course meal?
A potato and a six-pack of beer.
The generic light bulb joke...
Q: How many persons of a particular race, nationality, sexual orientation, religion, or political persuasion does it take to change a light bulb?
A: A finite number greater than one. One to change the light bulb and the rest to engage in some behavior stereotypical of their race, nationality, sexual orientation, religion, or political persuasion.
Why don’t Polish women use vibrators?
- They chip their teeth.
Why aren’t there more Irish attorneys?
- Because they can’t pass the bar
Archie was supposed to be the badguy while meathead was supposed to be the hero.
Liberal propaganda that backfired.
I have felt, since I was a kid raised in SoCal in the old days, that it was not the color of the skin, but the size of the heart that counts.
I had many friend of different nationalities and colors, especially there, Latino. I even said that there was poor white trash that I would not hang out with.
I also treated the girls in my classes as friends. In high school, many of them told me their “boyfriend” problems.
But, I, too have been treated as trash by some. But, one day those people will have their live played back for them. We shall see how big their egos are then.
You know, it seems the “tough guys” always have to have a crowd around. They nothing on their own.
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