Many people these days are confused about where to draw the line between comedy and racism. Allow me to adjust your misinformation.
The following video about the number 24 is hilarious:
While the following video about the number 28 is racist:
That should help clarify things.
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When people make fun of themselves, its funny, not racism. When people make fun of other people, its also sometimes funny, but sometimes or often racism.
Self-deprecating ethnic/cultural humor is usually non-offensive and funny. Like the “Axis of Evil” comedy troupe, or when Rasika Mathur does her Indian call center act, or Russell Peters does all his self-deprecating Desi humor.
Ed: You might be a great Yogi, but comments like this suggest that you’re not much of an American.
What do you mean?
Are you implying that an “American” should make fun of ethnic groups to which she or he does not belong in order to be humorous?
A. Yogi: Of course. All countries all over the world which have more than one ethnic group have tons of humor about other racial, cultural and religious groups. Do you think black comics don’t tell jokes about white people? Come on. Jews don’t joke about Catholics? We should be so lucky, already! Especially in America the ability to take a joke about your own group by a member of another group without getting all huffy is almost a defining characteristic. This is why easily-offended liberals strike most Americans as weird.
Maximo, I personally don’t have a problem with it as long as the humor is conducted without malice. I’m simply stating that in general it is perceived as non-racist when done by the in-group, and sometimes perceived as racist when done by the out-group. Is this not true?
Also, even in when done by the in-group, it is still sometimes considered “racist against one’s own” if that person is perceived as being a “self-hater”.
I’m just reporting whats out there.
I don’t see what any of this has to do with being “American” or not, so I’m still waiting on the blog host to explain what he meant by that.