Xref: utzoo alt.flame:3234 news.misc:2137 rec.humor.d:1214 Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!att!rutgers!mailrus!uwmcsd1!marque!gryphon!richard From: richard@gryphon.COM (Richard Sexton) Newsgroups: alt.flame,news.misc,rec.humor.d Subject: This months tirade Message-ID: <9061@gryphon.COM> Date: 29 Nov 88 06:24:14 GMT Reply-To: richard@gryphon.COM (Richard Sexton) Organization: Trailing Edge Technology, Redondo Beach, CA Lines: 20 In article <1101@osupyr.mast.ohio-state.edu> nmg@osupyr.mast.ohio-state.edu.UUCP (Nancy M Gould) writes: >In article <8980@gryphon.COM> byte@gryphon.COM (Byte Felinus) writes: > > >>1. Why? > >It's called politeness and consideration for the feelings of >others. Define 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. Define a significant number.