(July 23, 2013 at 8:47 am)plaincents822 Wrote: Some people don't realize that a stand up routine is very much an act. You sometimes play a character or exaggeration of yourself. Getting mad at a stand-up for racist, or any other offensive joke would be like calling Edward Norton a racist because he played a skinhead in American History X.
I don't particularly see the question that way. It's not necessarily about taking offence. People will do that regardless.
I think it's more about what FNM alluded to. Is it conducive and constructive to keep highlighting these 'differences' in the form of stereotypes if we want to eliminate racism?