Winters wrote: Racism is funny. Get over it.
Blisterman wrote: Heres a joke 3 men of different ethnic groups enter a location. They are each asked a question, the first 2 answer sensibly, but the third one gives a stupid answer, embarrasing his ethnic group terribly.
Prior Of Taize wrote: You cant predict someones reaction to a joke/comment.
Hagar wrote: Due to the proximity of Britain and a common, enforced on us, language we are greatly influenced by their media. We have reached almost a Terry Wogan like trance state where we forget who we actually are. We are Irish, they are British. We are different despite our similarities. “Paddyism” is a racial stereotype born in Britain over the last hundred years or more. Early caricatures of gorilla like men became the norm in the British press. The “great” British public was lead to believe that they were in some way superior to us. We were classed as sub-human. This anti-Irish sentiment became more prevalent as the conflict in the North worsened. Our whole race was demonised so that what was being done to our fellow Irishmen in the North could be justified as not happening to proper people. Because we were not seen by the powers that be in Britain as a distinct race we gained no protection through their race laws.
BlitzKrieg wrote: Friend of mine summed it up quite nicely. If you are Irish you are fully allowed to offend and b*tch and moan about Ireland, the irish and Bertie ahern + Government. IF you are not Irish SHUT THE F*CK UP. (replace Irish and Ireland and Bertie ahern with the nationality, nation and head of government of whatever nation your from and that is who you can offend) She applies this to everything. She's allowed make fun of her university, but i'm not. She is allowed to make gay jokes (cause she's a lesbian) but i'm not, we both can tell fat jokes. But i'm not allowed tell sexist jokes unless i'm sleeping with someone... Its a sensible way of looking at it in my opinion.
WhiteWashMan wrote: perhaps she can tell you waht your favourite colour is and what you favourite food is while shes telling you how and what to think.
The Atheist wrote: So now agreeing with somebody else essentially makes you a sheep? I find that idea somewhat petty and not a little insecure. .
WhiteWashMan wrote: really. someone telling you what you can make fun of and not make fun of is not being a sheep. its having someone form your opinions for you. at least sheep choose to follow.
WhiteWashMan wrote: please, stop and think about it before you post
WhiteWashMan wrote: perhaps she can tell you waht your favourite colour is and what you favourite food is while shes telling you how and what to think. i have no problem with racist jokes. i do have a problem with actual racism and people who subscribe to racist thouhts. i ws very shocked at christmas when a friend of mine in a drunken state claimed that black africans should not be allowed into britain, because they are all uneducated, and they take the jobs that the poor people of britain could do. of course, this person is zimbabwian, so i guess i shouldnt have been too surprised, but it always does surprise me when people are like that because i tend to judge everyone by my own standards. and thats not something that i would ever think. as for the whole irish english thing, get over it. the amount of anti english and american racism that goes on on these boards is exraordinary. check out the george bush at t he baseball game for some good examples of the future of ireland casting aspersions about the american people...
Hagar wrote: Popular opinion has it that what I'm about to post is not racist. :mad: It's all good because it says "Paddy" everwhere and not the "n" word.
pickarooney wrote: She sounds like she just went gay for the jokes.
Pigman II wrote: Wasn't that an episode of seinfeld?
