I would just like to point out, as a person with an incredibly tasteless sense of humor, that disgusting jokes like these don’t necessarily mean a person is racist. I find myself laughing at jokes like these because of how rediculously offensive they are; it’s sort of like laughing at Borat not because you agree with the character’s comments but because people in that movie even agree with him.
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it’s sort of like laughing at Borat not because you agree with the character’s comments but because people in that movie even agree with him.
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You would be shocked to know that there are people that I actually had to explain Borat to…they were missing the point that you make.
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If you substituted white for black in the pizza joke, would anyone think it’s funny? No, because there’s no stereotype of white people being too lazy to support their families.
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Actually, (and I know this is off-topic), I originally heard this as a white person joke. (OK, to be specific, a white musician joke – What’s the difference between a drummer and a pizza?)
The other one was similar – How do you get a bassist off your porch? Pay him for the pizza.
Actually, I guess those are race-neutral, either musician could be black.
OK, I got nothin’.