What is racism? The reason I raise the question is because, a couple of days ago I had a joke removed on the joke thread that was deemed to be racist. I am not arguing about whether it should have been removed or not. If it caused offence to anyone I can only apologise and although I am by no means a racist person, I do admit that the joke was racially motivated. Now, I may get pilloried for saying this but if a joke is funny then surely you can laugh. If I make a joke about black people does that make me racist? You might say the answer to that is yes. If a black person made a joke about white people would that joke be taken down off the thread and deemed racist? If I read or hear a joke about white people I don't get offended. If it is funny I will laugh. It is a joke. Racism isn't only skin colour. There are many jokes about the Irish on here but they are deemed funny. Is that because Irish people don't kick up a fuss and can laugh at themselves or does it only matter when it's about skin colour. Jokes about the Chinese and the way they speak are deemed funny. Why is that not classed as racist? If you make a joke about child abuse and laugh does it make you a Paedophile. If you make a joke about someone being killed does it make you a murderer?
This is just a discussion. I am not racist or accusing anyone else of being racist either. Nor is it an excuse to try and justify why racist jokes should be shared. Just wondered what different people consider racism to be. Cue inevitable abuse.............
This is just a discussion. I am not racist or accusing anyone else of being racist either. Nor is it an excuse to try and justify why racist jokes should be shared. Just wondered what different people consider racism to be. Cue inevitable abuse.............