Re: A lot of serious things are said in \"jest\", Racisim in everyday l
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saying the nazis made jews wear "flair" isnt a racist statement. Its just a factual statement.
Thats like saying "black people used to pick cotton" is a racist statement.
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cmon alobar, youre smarter than this.
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thats debatable [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
I know what JT is getting at, I just think he picked a poor example, and just like hes a bit touchy about racism, im a bit touchy about people being a bit touchy about stuff like that. Honestly, it may just be because im not as enlightened as I should be, and coming from the background of being a white american male, I dont have alot of experience with feeling oppresed and being the victim of racism. But I also think that if its ok for other people to joke about it because they have a free card (well im jewish so I can laugh, or im black so I can say "nigger"), then im not gunna feel bad for thinking some of its funny. And I really dont think that makes me racist. I can see the humor in things without it affecting how I judge people.
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