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From: adams3@cisunx.UUCP (Larry Adams)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.jewish,news.misc
Subject: Re: Do ethnic jokes CAUSE bigotry?
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Date: 5 Dec 88 18:54:31 GMT
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In article <4204@cs.utexas.edu> berleant@cs.utexas.edu (Dan Berleant) writes:
>Do ethnic jokes cause bigotry? 
>
>Sadly, the answer appears be a definite yes.
>
>A number of anti-semitic slurs were sent in reaction to rather
>moderate posts.
>
>Dan

umm, i don't agree.  discussion of two particular ethnic jokes lead to
a heated discussion about racism, and two individuals sent remarks
which were interpreted as racist & bigoted.

notice how this was phrased, however.  there were "a number" of remarks
(although i suppose that two may be considered a number), they were
"anti-semitic slurs" (i feel they fall under the category of harassment
rather than anti-semitism), and they were in reply to a "rather
moderate post".
all in the eye of the beholder, i suppose.

	larry adams
	standard disclaimers apply