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[RIJIMMY]

exactly, how many irish drunk jokes are there? Im in a true inter-racial marriage and we laugh at asian jokes all the time. Many are stereotype jokes.
Was it tasteless, thats for each to decide.
should this come from a mayor to a colleauge - no, its unprofessional in my book.
we truly need to get over this stuff and I always found humor to be a good way to recognize difference in its place.

[Travis]

Originally Posted by RIJIMMY

exactly, how many irish drunk jokes are there? Im in a true inter-racial marriage and we laugh at asian jokes all the time. Many are stereotype jokes.
Was it tasteless, thats for each to decide.
should this come from a mayor to a colleauge - no, its unprofessional in my book.
we truly need to get over this stuff and I always found humor to be a good way to recognize difference in its place.

Right, it might be considered unprofessional, or improper, but not racist...My father's side of the family is Lebanese and Arabic, I was at a bar with my cousin (who looks like he is straight off the boat, you know, bald shiny head, dark skin, big nose...) and a few others. There was a little disruption at which point in time an antagonizer called my cousin a "Sand-Monkey," we all started laughing as we hadn't heard that one before...do you consider us racists? We found humor in it, people should give two %$%$%$%$s about crap like that, in the end, it doesn't mean anything, just words...

[JohnnyD]

Originally Posted by RIJIMMY

exactly, how many irish drunk jokes are there? Im in a true inter-racial marriage and we laugh at asian jokes all the time. Many are stereotype jokes.
Was it tasteless, thats for each to decide.
should this come from a mayor to a colleauge - no, its unprofessional in my book.
we truly need to get over this stuff and I always found humor to be a good way to recognize difference in its place.

RIJIMMY, it's difficult for me to say this but....

I could not agree more with everything you just said.

My mother is dating a 6'1" chinese man - has been for 6 years, he's a great guy and we get along really well. He and I go back and forth all the time. He makes fun of me for being a short Irish drunk (my mother is 100% Spanish) and I make fun of him for being worse endowed than their new puppy. We both laugh knowing it's all in good fun and we go back to our beers.

In general society though, the hyper-sensitive people have decided people of European decent are all in the same category and cannot make jokes about people from any other region.