It depends on the joke. Shock humor can be a huge cackle when it's clever/great and pushes but doesn't necessarily cross that fine line. I didn't laugh at any of those jokes in the OP tho
I've found people laugh when it's about other ethnic group and not theirs
The amount of people laughing at Azealia Banks telling Tila Tequila to eat fried cat meat whereas if Tila (who I am not defending and is racist too) had made a racial joke towards Azealia that wouldn't be ok.....
I think it depends on who says it. If someone seems like they actually mean the joke, it's not funny. But if you know they're just talking **** and they're talking about everybody (including themselves) it says a lot about their character and seems more okay (in my opinion)
@ people who find think that people who find these jokes are racist. Get over yourselves and get a sense of humour. Just because one person can see the humour in something that you don't doesn't mean that they're racist.
But I do agree that timing, tone and delivery are crucial for racist jokes. Otherwise it can make you look bitter and racist.
Because some of them are funny? Shock value is a big driver of humour. I'd laugh if people made jokes at my expense, as long as it isn't meant in a harmful way. And there are limits, still. Some of them are too much.
A Jewish, Italian and an African American are on the playground at recess. The Jewish kid suggests that they play a new game. "Let's see who has the largest dick," he says. "Okay," they all agree.
For some reason i find black (no racism intended) humour the best for example.
It depends on the joke. Shock humor can be a huge cackle when it's clever/great and pushes but doesn't necessarily cross that fine line. I didn't laugh at any of those jokes in the OP tho
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Originally posted by Tigre
I think it depends on who says it. If someone seems like they actually mean the joke, it's not funny. But if you know they're just talking **** and they're talking about everybody (including themselves) it says a lot about their character and seems more okay (in my opinion).
I absolutely agree.
Shock humor can be hilarious if it's done cleverly, and in my opinion a race joke is cleverly done when it aims at exposing this ****ed up society we live in rather than mocking other races/ethnicities. A (white) friend of mine for example has a great talent for walking but not crossing that fine line.