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[-] BloodMuffin@lemmy.ca -3 points 1 day ago

Oh, calm down. Racism isn't in the text, it's in the intent. Telling jokes about race doesn't make you racist.
My Native American, Asian, and black friends all tease each other (and me) about race, and no one gets offended. Stereotypes exist for a reason, and they can be pretty funny.
life's too short to get offended over everything you can, lighten up.

[-] Naho_Zako@piefed.zip -2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

The problem is this is the internet, not your friend group. We don't know rando strangers on the internet, so I can't trust that they're not racist. Furthermore it's just an overdone and boring joke.

I'm black and yes I do make stereotypical jokes with my friends, but that's because I know them. And some jokes just never hit anyway.

I get offended on the behalf of others because I want them to understand they're not wrong for feeling upset or hurt by the crazy shit they see online, because I see crazy shit online and wonder if people think it's right and or normal.

Literally someone else in the thread just talked about people teasing and bullying them with this joke, so clearly it's not funny for everybody.

[-] BloodMuffin@lemmy.ca -1 points 1 day ago

no joke is funny for everybody

getting offended by a joke is your problem, not the joke-teller's. no one cares if you don't enjoy a joke. you just look foolish getting offended by it.

I personally thought this example was funny because it didn't actually say anything about people eating cats.

[-] lyralycan@sh.itjust.works -3 points 1 day ago

A based comment about not being so far up your own arse with oversensitivity that you can still smell reality, and enjoy life? Whaaaat

Fr though there's a reason people are hypersensitive and decide to police others - there are a lot of unapologetically bigoted dudes out there and their volume has kind of freaked people out.

Essentially, cis-het white exclusionary folk (usually men) cause rifts between the majority, calls them the minority, and the rest of the palefaces tend to overcompensate apologising for their jerk acquaintance.

But when you actually ask the opinion of someone who has lived experience, usually they're cool with stereotypes and identity-based jokes that don't come from a place of hatred.

this post was submitted on 10 May 2026
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