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From: flash@cs.qmc.ac.uk (Flash Sheridan)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.jewish,news.misc
Subject: Re: Do ethnic jokes CAUSE bigotry?
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Date: 6 Dec 88 16:18:59 GMT
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In article <679@fcs280s.ncifcrf.gov> shore@ncifcrf.gov (Melinda Shore) writes:
>[] 
>I don't think racist jokes cause racism, in general.  What I don't
>doubt for a second is that toleration of racist jokes puts a stamp of
>approval on racism, and that caring communities should tolerate
>neither.

One bit of data: in England [where racist jokes are illegal] racist comments
are far more common acceptable among the upper class than they are in the
States, where they are not.  Can't say much about the other classes, but
racist graffitti is more common in the parts of England I've seen than 
in America.
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From: flash@cs.qmc.ac.uk (Flash Sheridan)
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