enough to be offended by them? A joke is a joke. What do you think? Let me hear ya people.
2006-08-22 07:08:38 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
I think being politically incorrect is politically incorrect.
It's a way to close your eyes to the differences amongst cultures of the world.
Asian? Oriental? Guess what? BOTH words are NOT words which originate in any of the countries considered "Asian". They were BOTH created by Westerners.
To me, BOTH words are incorrect.
I cannot stand to be corrected by a "white person" who tells me I am not "oriental" because I am a person, not an object.
HELLO? If "oriental" describes an object, and "asian" describes people, then why do my white friends say they went shopping at the "asian market"? Isn't a market a THING?
I agree with you, dude. Jokes are jokes. Jokes are funny. The world needs to lighten up. And stop worrying about being offensive.
2006-08-22 07:14:51 · answer #1 · answered by the_dude 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
To tell the truth I think there are some that are funny. I'm 100% Irish and I don't get offended when people tell jokes about what drunks we are! But they're is definitely a time and a place for those kinda jokes....and I'm pretty sure it's not at the million man march!
2006-08-22 14:18:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There can be ethnic jokes that just poke fun, that are humorous, but you have to consider the situation.
All ethnic jokes perpetuate stereotypes.
So do the dumb blonde jokes, etc.
Some of them are just so flippin' old that they only are only worth a groan. I can only imagine what it must feel like to hear the same put down over some physical attribute that I possess, day after day, after day. For your entire life. At some point it's not funny anymore, it's annoying.
Pretty sure that it isn't immature to feel offended.
2006-08-22 14:31:43 · answer #3 · answered by niffer's mom 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think it depends on the spirit in which the joke is said. Some 'jokes' taunt or mock a person's ethnicity - that kind can offend even mature people.
2006-08-22 14:17:39 · answer #4 · answered by columbia11 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, I don't get offended by them. I like to make fun of the people who ask them. Or to say some dim-witted, stupid, nonsensical answer. Honestly, it depends on the nature of the joke. Some things are just inappropriate.
2006-08-22 14:17:44 · answer #5 · answered by Amazon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm polish and blonde... I've heard PLENTY of jokes. I don't get offended, because I obviously know they aren't true. Maybe the only people who get offended really believe that they are true?
2006-08-22 14:15:57 · answer #6 · answered by BearBert 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ethnic joke tellers are the immature ones. The practice is a hurtful one.
2006-08-22 14:15:45 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
some people are more sensitive than others when it comes to ethnicity...i've heard a million and one asian jokes (some told by asians)...the jokes don't offend me...but the ignorance does...
2006-08-22 14:18:52 · answer #8 · answered by ♥karina*s_mom♥ 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yeah there are alot of ppl that get offended by jokes cause some ppl tell jokes and u never know if thay are joking or not
2006-08-22 14:20:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I tell racist jokes all the time, but only to people that I know have a sense of humor. I don't consider myself a racist individual... in fact I make jokes against my own culture.
2006-08-22 14:15:43 · answer #10 · answered by kenny_the_bomb 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋