2 8th-graders suspended for telling a racist joke

The Worcester (MA) Telegram and Gazette (owned by New York Times) ^ | 6/1/02 | Reia

[archy]

Political correctness has now reached its goal of approving thought. If you think an inappropriate thought, you will be punished.

26 posted on 6/1/02 9:44 AM Mountain by Principled

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We have met the enemy, and he is us.

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[BlackElk]

Of course, bear in mind that it is the People's Republic of Taxachusetts that also has classes in "fisting" for teenage inmates of the government indoctrination system there.

"Two government indoctrination administrators were walking down the street together with their bullwhips holstered when....."

[Malacoda]

Har. Seriously. WASPS are completely on-topic -- mock away. If you can prove you're from a "protected class..."

What do you say to a MA schoolboard member who walks in with a beautiful woman on his/her arm?

"Nice tattoo."

[screed]

Says gitmo:

They should have published the joke so people could judge for themselves.

Says calvin sun:

I agree. In fact, the story REALLY should read as follows: "...students were suspended for telling WHAT THE PRINCIPAL CONSIDERED TO BE a racist joke." When the paper calls it "racist" without this qualification, it is supporting the principal's point of view and is editorializing.

Newspapers are editorials from cover to cover. Only a small portion of it is honest enough to identify itself.

But, the real point is, publishing the joke would in fact allow people to "judge for themselves" and that concept is completely antithetical to their goals.

[Judai]

I grew up watching Alan King, Don Rickles, Sammy Davis Jr. (He could do black and Jew jokes) etc. and how about Richard Prior he was very funny before he started smoking cocaine.

But these comedians told ALL sorts of jokes, that is the point; each group and sub-group ad-infinitum has something that someone finds funny/odd/eccentric and makes some schtick around it. All groups were fair game and that made it okay.It is called Humor and Satire and if we are lucky there will also be Wit and perhaps we will learn through laughter how petty it all is, and maybe we will just laugh.

Then the love generation found it wrong to be mean to the vulnerable, and the almost vulnerable, etc.

The worst 6 words in English : There ought to be a Law!!!

[Judai]

What do you call an Irishman that spends the night in the garden?

Paddy O'Furniture!

[paul51]

Sounds to me like the principal is ready to be promoted to the Superintendent

[lowbridge]

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We have met the enemy, and he is us.

Two FR moderators walk past a bar...

Hey, it could happen!

[tickles]

Then the love generation found it wrong to be mean to the vulnerable, and the almost vulnerable, etc.

the only vulnerable are those who truly can NOT speak for themselves, ex. the mentally retarded, elderly who are senile(& fragile), children, but a race does not qualify.

[ladylib]

So, another student came forward with more information. That little snitch's mother should smack him up the side of the head. I like it when they say a student can't THINK something is funny. It's unfortunate that home schooling is so difficult in Massachusetts. I bet a lot of people would like to get out of Massachusetts' public schools.

[Godel]

she said. “They can't stand by and laugh at those kinds of things, think those kinds of things are funny..."

So now it's the government's job to decide for us what's funny and what isnt?

This is thought police. 1984 was only a few years off.

[southern rock]

Yesterday morning, a student -- who was not one of those suspended -- came forward with more information, said Ms. Moon.

Ah, what a good little comrade. Gotta turn 'em into informants young, I say.