Xref: utzoo alt.flame:3222 news.misc:2109 soc.culture.jewish:8378 rec.humor.d:1199 Path: utzoo!mnetor!cxsea!ssc-vax!uw-beaver!mit-eddie!bloom-beacon!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!osupyr.mast.ohio-state.edu!nmg From: nmg@osupyr.mast.ohio-state.edu (Nancy M Gould) Newsgroups: alt.flame,news.misc,soc.culture.jewish,rec.humor.d Subject: Re: The Good, the Bad, and the Stupid (LONG) Message-ID: <1101@osupyr.mast.ohio-state.edu> Date: 28 Nov 88 15:35:51 GMT References:<1092@osupyr.mast.ohio-state.edu> <8980@gryphon.COM> Reply-To: nmg@osupyr.mast.ohio-state.edu.UUCP (Nancy M Gould) Organization: Mathematical Sciences Computer Lab, Columbus, OH Lines: 39 In article <8980@gryphon.COM> byte@gryphon.COM (Byte Felinus) writes: >In article <1099@osupyr.mast.ohio-state.edu> nmg@osupyr.mast.ohio-state.edu.UUCP (Nancy M Gould) writes: >> >>The point is that if certain ethnic groups do not find such >>jokes offensive, it ceases to be an issue. But other ethnic >>groups, having suffered a significant amount of discrimination >>DO find such jokes offensive, and their wishes should be >>respected. >> > >1. Why? It's called politeness and consideration for the feelings of others. > >2. How does one determine what jokes "other ethnic groups" find > offensive? Who is the authoratative spokesperson for an ethnic > group? No one person can be the authority. I think it just depends on how many people complain. If the number is significant, maybe the joke really is offensive. -- "When the writer becomes the center of his attention, he becomes a nudnik. And a nudnik who believes he's profound is even worse than just a plain nudnik." --Isaac Bashevis Singer (1904- ) Nancy M. Gould