Racist Joke Controversy
The cluster centers on debates over whether a specific joke perpetuates racial stereotypes or is merely satirical humor targeting racists and stereotypes. Commenters argue about the boundaries between ironic racism, offensive content, and acceptable comedy.
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This was supposed to be a joke but it's actually how people here talk about racism.
There's a lot of conflating making jokes with being racist in the replies here.
Is it a "joke", or is it a negative stereotype?
this is stereotyping characterization, and is expressly disallowed when talking about many minority groups.. why is it OK here?
Your stereotypes aren't funny. Please check them at the door.
Let's be honest. This is racist. There's really no avoiding that.But it's also "ironic racism". Whilst this is problematic from a minority rights campaigner point of view, when in a group of friends who understand that it's "ironic racism" it serves to bind the group and to stand up against racism, in it's own ironic little way.TL;DR: Just because you laughed doesn't make you a bad person :P
I think it's an attempt at humor at the expense of _racists_. I don't see why any non-racist white person should be concerned about it.
People trying to excuse racism and sexism by claiming "they're funny" are the real jokes.
The main issue here is that you made a joke about race. It wasn’t funny, and was extremely distasteful. If this is still lost on you, then I suggest you take a moment to educate yourself on the matter and consider why this was offensive to so many people.
It's fine if it makes you uncomfortable. That's an opportunity to introspect and find out why exactly it makes you feel that way. It's a learning opportunity.It's also fine if it "seems racist" to you - another opportunity, to see if it actually is. In this case, it isn't; if anything, it's making a joke in the opposite direction, as other comments point out.