From: Dan Minette < > I guess this is a good time to mention that I've been married to a > psychotherapist/family therapist for over twenty years now. Part of what > I've gotten from her is a viewpoint on the dynamics of passive aggressive. > One of the dynamics is the use of jokes that aren't really jokes. N**** > jokes are an example of this. Its a means of putting people in their place. > Another is a boss who jokes about firing employees. Everyone knows what is > being said and denied.
I'm going to put myself in a poor light but here goes. I can understand people's reaction to hearing N***** jokes ect. Very Bad Question: Do you feel all N-word jokes are not jokes? I only mean, is a joke only a joke when it isn't offensive to anyone? Or are we just eliminating N-word jokes but we can keep, for example, Polish jokes? I am not saying, Dan,that this is your opinion one way or another and I hope no one thinks I am defending N-word jokes. I only wonder about the whole P-C view of not offending anyone or anything. Please take my post in context only. Thank you, Kevin T.
