(July 23, 2013 at 8:55 am)Napoléon Wrote:(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?
Yes, I would like to think so. People take race way too seriously sometimes. I think it's healthy to lay out some stereotypes in a comedic setting. It kinda helps break the barriers we have erected between races to throw racial humor around.
