what makes you laugh?

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Yeah, my kids are part Irish and I'd have no problem telling them an Irish joke. Nor do I have a problem with whitey jokes even though they're white.

They're just words, people. The sooner we teach our kids that, the better, IMO.

I dare you to call a black man a gorilla to his face. I dare you.

And you know it isn't the same. We all do. Even Cracker.

I wouldn't just walk up to some black guy and say "yo, gorilla" but I don't think that's quite the same as knowing everyone is subject to joking ridicule. Everyone. Black, white, priests, lawyers, women, men (especially men) and on and on.