Comments on: Just Jokes: Walking the Line between Humor and Racism http://clearlyterah.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/just-jokes-walking-the-line-between-humor-and-racism/ Current Events - Fresh, a little warm, reheated...I don't discriminate! Sun, 20 Sep 2009 23:43:41 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Corinthians http://clearlyterah.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/just-jokes-walking-the-line-between-humor-and-racism/#comment-67 Corinthians Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:25:18 +0000 http://clearlyterah.wordpress.com/?p=15#comment-67 Somehow i missed the point. Probably lost in translation :) Anyway ... nice blog to visit. cheers, Corinthians!!! Somehow i missed the point. Probably lost in translation :) Anyway … nice blog to visit.

cheers, Corinthians!!!

]]> By: blkirish http://clearlyterah.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/just-jokes-walking-the-line-between-humor-and-racism/#comment-62 blkirish Thu, 21 Feb 2008 05:06:22 +0000 http://clearlyterah.wordpress.com/?p=15#comment-62 The key word is imagery/perception. What irks me is the way we carry ourselves in public, and then we get upset and pissed screaming racism when members of another race take notice and comment. ~blk The key word is imagery/perception. What irks me is the way we carry ourselves in public, and then we get upset and pissed screaming racism when members of another race take notice and comment.

~blk

]]> By: Terah Davis http://clearlyterah.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/just-jokes-walking-the-line-between-humor-and-racism/#comment-60 Terah Davis Wed, 20 Feb 2008 22:40:10 +0000 http://clearlyterah.wordpress.com/?p=15#comment-60 Blkirish, I believe that a contributing factor to the sensitivity of blacks is that we have been the punchline for so long. And a certain level of mal-intent is so often implied that we find it hard to differentiate between the harmless and the truly negative. When you factor in hurtful images, it makes that notion increasingly so. For instance, saying "white people sure do love sushi!" does not carry the same connotation - or imagery even - of saying "black people sure do love watermelon!" Blkirish, I believe that a contributing factor to the sensitivity of blacks is that we have been the punchline for so long. And a certain level of mal-intent is so often implied that we find it hard to differentiate between the harmless and the truly negative.

When you factor in hurtful images, it makes that notion increasingly so. For instance, saying “white people sure do love sushi!” does not carry the same connotation – or imagery even – of saying “black people sure do love watermelon!”

]]> By: blkirish http://clearlyterah.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/just-jokes-walking-the-line-between-humor-and-racism/#comment-59 blkirish Wed, 20 Feb 2008 21:37:54 +0000 http://clearlyterah.wordpress.com/?p=15#comment-59 Your sentiments are mirrored throughout me and many of my friends. Please keep the open attitude. I'm curious to know your thoughts on blacks and why we offend so easily. Is it a sense of entitlement to be angry, par for the extent that we/our people have been wronged in this country? ~blkirish Your sentiments are mirrored throughout me and many of my friends. Please keep the open attitude. I’m curious to know your thoughts on blacks and why we offend so easily. Is it a sense of entitlement to be angry, par for the extent that we/our people have been wronged in this country?
~blkirish

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