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Originally Posted by JonoBN41
There's a big difference between making fun of a group, and hating that group. Comedians, talk show hosts, and shows like Saturday Night Live poke fun at various definable groups - be they political, sexual, racial, or religious - all the time, but they don't hate them.
As for racism, I looked it up in my trusty dictionary just to be sure. It has two definitions.
1. The notion that one's own ethnic stock is superior.
2. Discrimination or prejudice based on race.
I'm going to stick my neck out and assume two things here:
a - def. 1 applies to virtually no one on GC.
b - def. 2 applies to virtually everyone on GC (whether they will admit it or not).
If people parody a certain group, that can be taken with good humor or indignity. In all honesty, it's the indignity of a vocal few that tends to make me dislike a certain group more than any inherent quality of the group itself.
As PM_Mama00 said, "We shouldn't have to live our lives walking on eggshells about everything."
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there's also this one....
2. discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of another race
scroll down on dictionary.com
good humor should be taken by whom? the people offending or those who are being offended?
if you don't particularly care about the feelings of those you're offending....then you'll never walk on eggshells.
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