# "10 Reasons Why a Beer if Better than a Black Man"...WTF!!

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [February 27, 2003, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-reasons-why-a-beer-if-better-than-a-black-man-wtf/157990 "2003-02-27T22:25:31Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 1, 2003, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-reasons-why-a-beer-if-better-than-a-black-man-wtf/157990/181 "2003-03-01T14:08:36Z")

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> _originally posted by Weirddave_  
> I agree that “the same joke (in this case why beer is better than…) has a different impact on different groups of people.” is often the case, I’m simply arguing that it shouldn’t be made in the first place about anyone, the term “less offensive” is meaningless.
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> I think we’re in agreement here at last. Am I right?

Almost. I basically agree with you, but I also think that you have to choose your battles. There’s been many a left-wing protest that has been described as lacking focus because every group wanted to protest their own cause rather than focus on the main issue.

Unfortunately, that’s the way it is. Try to fight against every piece of prejudice everywhere and you get accused of PC-thuggery and no-one gets anywhere. All lists of this sort are terrible, but some should be complained about because their real life consequences have greater effects than others. I don’t approve of anti-men concepts any more than I approve of anti-black concepts, but if you want to make a difference, you need to approach problems realistically. At times, this can mean ignoring racism and at times this can mean fighting against overt displays of anti-male prejudice.

But bringing up relative trivialites when there are far greater injustices being committed doesn’t help anyone.

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