Racism or Ethnic Stereotyping?

Birneybau · 15-02-2010 05:29PM #1

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/douglasmurray/100025451/anyone-know-any-irishman-jokes/

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/edwest/100025501/why-dont-people-make-irish-jokes-any-more/

What think yee of this?

Would the same indifference be given if the jokes had been about another ethnicity/race/religion?

Then again,it was written by a pair of Brits!
You know what that lot are like!

OutlawPete · 15-02-2010 05:33PM

They are just characteristic jokes really, bit of laugh - people be too sensitive these days.

Bit of ribbing is good for the soul.

Morlar · 15-02-2010 05:35PM

If you were to do that about jews or africans there would be lawsuits galore - heads would roll. It's the double standard that pisses me off to be perfectly honest. I have no problem with Irish people being joked about - so long as it is not only Irish people who are the brunt of these jokes.

Fago! · 15-02-2010 05:35PM

The bastards!

Karl Hungus · 15-02-2010 05:35PM

Anyone taking offense over a joke like that is a retard. The joke isn't offensive in the least.

My name is URL · 15-02-2010 05:38PM

Stereotyping tbh.. it helps break down the racist barrier imo

bonerm · 15-02-2010 05:38PM

The complainant is a union-rep so odds-on he's a bollix.

Wazdakka · 15-02-2010 05:39PM

I think he was right to Sue..
Fúck em.

Ok it's a little bit ott alright..
But from reading the articles, the journalists don't seem to appriciate where any issue was at all.

Mild or not, it was a racist joke.
Replace the word Irish with Pakistani, or Black and it's exactly as racist.

It kind of pisses me off that the Brits seem to have a mentality that telling "Paddy jokes" isn't racist.

MaybeLogic · 15-02-2010 05:39PM

Only an Irishperson would get offended by stereotyping like that.

Stark · 15-02-2010 05:40PM

Declare jihad on their asses.

bonerm · 15-02-2010 05:41PM

Wazdakka wrote: »

I think he was right to Sue..
Fúck em.

Ok it's a little bit ott alright..
But from reading the articles, the journalists don't seem to appriciate where any issue was at all.

Mild or not, it was a racist joke.
Replace the word Irish with Pakistani, or Black and it's exactly as racist.

It kind of pisses me off that the Brits seem to have a mentality that telling "Paddy jokes" isn't racist.

A paddy, a pakistani and a black fella walk into a bar .... what a lovely example of an integrated community.

Karl Hungus · 15-02-2010 05:42PM

Now, if the joke was "How many potatoes does it take to kill an Irish man? None." I might actually laugh.

My name is URL · 15-02-2010 05:42PM

What's worse, telling a joke about something or not being allowed to for the fear of upsetting a few witless retards?

Diabhal_Glas · 15-02-2010 05:44PM

MaybeLogic wrote: »

Only an Irishperson would get offended by stereotyping like that.

So similar jokes about an Arab or an African would get no reaction?

bonerm · 15-02-2010 05:45PM

My name is URL wrote: »

What's worse, telling a joke about something or not being allowed to for the fear of upsetting a few witless retards?

Exactly. The yanks seem to have gone a bit too far the other way and thats not much fun either.

I think the brits attitude is they like to give it out but they're also happy to take it. Just have a repertoire built up for such an occasion.

WindSock · 15-02-2010 05:47PM

MaybeLogic wrote: »

Only an Irishperson would get offended by stereotyping like that.

As an Irishperson, I take offence to this gross stereotyping :mad:
I am writing an angry letter of disgust to the owners of boards.ie ltd.

brummytom · 15-02-2010 05:47PM

My name is URL wrote: »

What's worse, telling a joke about something or not being allowed to for the fear of upsetting a few witless retards?

This. People don't tell jokes about Irish people much because they're not funny.

I've heard some crackers about black/asian people. People need to get over themselves sometimes. If not one joke offended people, there'd be barely any jokes left

Dunjohn · 15-02-2010 05:48PM

Diabhal_Glas wrote: »

So similar jokes about an Arab or an African would get no reaction?

See that thing shooting waaay over your head? That was the point.

WindSock · 15-02-2010 05:49PM

I think we as a nation should stand up against this sort of retardedness and write in a bombardment of letters saying that we are not offended and they can carry on as they like. Then finish off with a nice englishman joke :pac:

marcsignal · 15-02-2010 05:49PM

Birneybau wrote: »

Then again,it was written by a pair of Brits!
You know what that lot are like!

um.... i dunno ? what are they like ?

just kidding OP

I wouldn't be in the least offended by the joke in question, in fact it's going on my list to tell for the pub next weekend

imo, it's this sue sue sue cultre is bordering on laughable.

bonerm · 15-02-2010 05:50PM

Diabhal_Glas wrote: »

So similar jokes about an Arab or an African would get no reaction?

Don't know about the Africans but the Arabs like to blow things .... out of proportion.

Great to not be in the 70's anymore.

caseyann · 15-02-2010 05:52PM

Its racist .All other races can call it racism so, so can i :mad:

If however its Irish person slagging us off then i have no problem with it

Irish turn other cheek way to much!

Stark · 15-02-2010 05:52PM

Karl Hungus wrote: »

Now, if the joke was "How many potatoes does it take to kill an Irish man? None." I might actually laugh.

I lolled.

brummytom · 15-02-2010 05:54PM

WindSock wrote: »

I think we as a nation should stand up against this sort of retardedness and write in a bombardment of letters saying that we are not offended and they can carry on as they like. Then finish off with a nice englishman joke :pac:

Then I'd get all of my countrymen to write letters in reply, expressing disgust at your Englishmen jokes. And finish off with a paddy-basher.

And so the cycle continues...

Karl Hungus · 15-02-2010 05:56PM

Hey Brummytom!

Why are Irish jokes so stupid? So the English can understand them.

/bitchslap

marcsignal · 15-02-2010 05:56PM

it could just as easily be read as a smart retort from the irishman to the stupid brit :pac:

caseyann · 15-02-2010 05:56PM

brummytom wrote: »

Then I'd get all of my countrymen to write letters in reply, expressing disgust at your Englishmen jokes. And finish off with a paddy-basher.

And so the cycle continues...

Never heard an englishman joke come from Ireland

Tell me one brummy

caseyann · 15-02-2010 05:57PM

Karl Hungus wrote: »

Hey Brummytom!

Why are Irish jokes so stupid? So the English can understand them.

/bitchslap

Nah those ones are alright because insulting both of us

prinz · 15-02-2010 05:59PM

caseyann wrote: »

Never heard an englishman joke come from Ireland

Graham Norton.

caseyann · 15-02-2010 06:01PM

prinz wrote: »

Graham Norton.

Graham Norton is a English mans joke coming from Ireland

oh i see what you did there very clever hahahahahaha

WindSock · 15-02-2010 06:01PM

brummytom wrote: »

Then I'd get all of my countrymen to write letters in reply, expressing disgust at your Englishmen jokes. And finish off with a paddy-basher.

And so the cycle continues...

Then we can sue y'all for racism.

'But they started it, what what.'

'You colonised them, so null & void' :pac:

Or

We can make jokes at each others expense until the other ethnic minorities feel left out and want to join in. Then it's jokes galore all round. Then it won't be funny anymore coz no one gets offended

Racism or Ethnic Stereotyping?

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