Taichiliberal
Shaken, not stirred!
Quote Originally Posted by Taichiliberal View Post
".... part of celebrating our differences is mocking it."
Horse Hockey!
If you have to let yourself be demeaned in any fashion in order to "get along" or "belong", then that is not friendship, that is forced tolerance. I live by a simple rule...you don't f**k with me, I don't f**k with you. You can't live with that rule, then we don't hang. The ONLY thing you have to do is give me the SAME social manners of respect that I give you. Then the world works a little better, and we can all appreciate professional comedians who mock the sheer stupidity of racism and bigotry.
omg you poor sensitive little soul you. It all has to do with intent. some of my lifes most hilarious moments was hanging out with friends bantering and mocking each others stereotypes about our race culture and heritageseses . lol.
maybe it wasn't common place for you, perhaps you didn't grow up in diverse area, but that's what we did. it was funny as fuck and no one ever got butthurt and usually had all of on the floor laughing our asses off.
All you've done is just parrot the SOS. You can repeat it until doomsday, but it'll still be the self serving BS that it is.
What is to laugh is your assumption as to how I grew up. See, I grew up around jokers just like you, and I'll wager I got a few years on you because some things never change. No matter the race or ethnicity...guys like you and your buddies insult each other as a subliminal node to the congenital racism in America. It's your way of accepting such while being "cool" with the give and take...your version of keeping the peace. And of course, the guy who occasional says, "that ain't funny, man" gets the label of "thin skinned behind his back ... or to their face before being expelled (or voluntarially leaving) the group. "go along to get along" only last for so long.
Richard Pryor was a God send in my day, because he put real black humor out in the open, gave America a dose of reality, and essentially got a sizeable criticism from a lot of people who were part of the group he mocked (white folk, women in general) along with his fans and success. He had his come to Jesus moment when he visited he continent of Africa, and realized the true status of the word "n***er", and swore he would never use it again in his routine. the late critic Gene Siskel said to him of this, "you may not be as funny as you use to be", to which Pryor replied "maybe, but I'll be happier". Hope you understand. If not, just keep chuckling and the rest of the world will move on (hopefully) from your mindset.