--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Patrick Gillam" > <jpgillam@> wrote: > > ---authfriend wrote: > > > > > > Does this strike anybody as just a wee bit racist? > > > > Probably. But I consider all such criticisms of humor > > to be category errors. In my world, humor cannot be > > racist, insensitive, unjustified or subject to any > > descriptors other than "funny" or "not funny." > > > > All humor derives from something being wrong or > > out of the ordinary. To condemn it for being *too* > > wrong or *too* out of the ordinary seems to miss the > > point. To me, it's either amusing or not. > > > > The greatest condemnation I can apply to a joke is > > not to be amused. > > Well said. > > Humor is exempt. It has immunity, and is beyond > the jurisdiction of political correctness.
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