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Originally Posted by Pet_Sounds
Question for y'all on racist jokes: OK or not? How far is too far? I admit I find a lot of them hilarious.
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Much like racism itself, one needs to consider the power dynamic.
If the group being made fun of has social, economic, and political power than I would say it's generally OK.
Man like Monkey's joke is pretty great. Western Europeans (well, not the Irish) have been running the world for the last 300 years or so, so poking fun at their foibles won't earn you much SJW backlash.
For the record, I'm all for anyone telling any joke they want. I might not say it but I'll probably laugh if it's clever or subversively shocking (Kramer's shouting of the n-word failed on both counts, hence his rightful excommunication from the entertainment industry). It's pretty tough to tell a good 'race-based' joke imo.
I prefer terrible puns.
What's Harry Potter's favorite way to get down a hill?
Walking.
Jk, rolling.