> Because it was a joke. Nobody seriously believes blondes or Pollacks > are any more stupid than anyone else, but people still tell blond and > Polish jokes
But, with rare exception, they don't tell them in polite company--or on a network television program. Further, tell a "pollack" joke in some places in Michigan and Wisconsin and see what type of warm & fuzzy reception you get. Take that "it's just a joke!" analogy a bit farther, and then jokes about Mexicans, gays, "three Jews and a cripple", etc, can only follow. The reason it's okay (to a point) to tell jokes about Madonna and various sports figures, et al, is because they are public figures who presumably have a choice about their profession, not members of groups. Now Governor Palin is also a public figure---but her children are not. (Wasn't this all explained by Bill & Hillary Clinton circa 1993?!) Now if I have to explain this any further to an educational professional, we've got bigger problems than what a late night teevee host said about someone. _____ On Jun 12, 5:12 pm, "Kevin M." <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 3:53 PM, televisiongirl<[email protected]> > wrote: > > > On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 6:08 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> And, on the subject, in order for Palin to truly take offense > >> at being called slutty, she would have to assume Letterman honestly > >> believed she routinely had sex with multiple partners. Does she > >> believe that? > > > So if a person calls a woman "slutty," as long as that person doesn't > > honestly believe the woman he/she called "slutty" sleeps around, it is OK. > > I don't really agree. If that person doesn't believe the woman is > > "slutty," why mention it at all? > > Because it was a joke. Nobody seriously believes blondes or Pollacks > are any more stupid than anyone else, but people still tell blond and > Polish jokes. Nobody seriously believes Madonna has slept with the > entire roster of the NBA, NFL, and MLB, but people still make jokes > about it. I didn't say the joke was OK or not OK. I do say that you > can either understand that it is just a joke, or truly be the butt of > it. At this moment, Sarah Palin is a big butt. > > And I don't get Palin's motivation to keep pressing the issue. She > won't go far in politics playing the pity-card. Being known as the > candidate-who-holds-a-grudge didn't help her win the vice-presidency, > and it isn't helping her now. Her reputation is only becoming more > tarnished by her refusal to drop the matter and move on with her life. > Judging from Letterman's ratings this week (he has surpassed Conan and > increased his typical viewership), he has not been hurt by the > so-called negative publicity. > -- > Kevin M. (RPCV) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TV or Not TV .... Smart (TV) People on Ice! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
