Racist or funny

[lazyitus]

Seriously, I laughed at this so does it make me a racist or is it just funny?

True story -

A mate recently joined a group of 4 or 5 of us in a pub. We sat drinking.

One of our group remarked on the new arrival having some of these 'trendy' rubber bands on his wrist. They were black and white.

When questioned what the bands were for, he replied by explaining they were designed to voice support against racism.

He was then questioned where he got them from, to which he responded, 'some paki off the market.'

So, racist or funny?

[mybrainhurts]

Funneeee..........

[DocJock]

Yup

[Muncher]

Funny

[Mrs Fish]

I would have to agree.

[Nuggs]

Loving that irony...

[roadsweeper]

Of course, it could have been a brilliantly intellectual, post-racist use of irony.

However, I suspect it wasn't and all is as it seems on the surface.

[seafarer]

Yes, it's hilarious. One could argue that the anti-racism black and white bands are racist themselves, for not including....red and yellow!!! Sorry. This reminds me of a song we used to sing in Sunday School, many many years ago: "Jesus loves the little children, all the children of the world: red, and yellow, black, and white, they are precious in His sight. Jesus loves the little children of the world." It was supposed to be anti-racism, but now, referring to groups as colors would probably raise some hackles. Did anyone else have to go to Sunday school and sing this? I am not making it up. It's a real song.

[thebluemonkey]

Some kids in Glasgow are cutting off the black band and just wearing the white one.

[Lazyitus]

thebluemonkey said:

Some kids in Glasgow are cutting off the black band and just wearing the white one.

Why, are the black ones too tight?

Or is that just the Scottish?

>> Edited by Lazyitus on Wednesday 11th May 23:29

[thebluemonkey]

Lazyitus said:

Why, are the black ones too tight? Or is it just the Scottish?

MAybe missing a joke here but, no it's a white supremacy thing.

[Lazyitus]

thebluemonkey said:

Maybe missing a joke here.

Possibly, or maybe it just wasn't funny.

[thebluemonkey]

Lazyitus said:

thebluemonkey said: Maybe missing a joke here. Possibly, or maybe it just wasn't funny.

That change made all the difference.

[Lazyitus]

[cartoons]

if you want to hear a funny story,i was telling my mum (bless her) how my black mate daz was coming to work with me,and she told me off! when i asked her why,she said it was discusting of me to call him daz "because he washes whiter"!!!so i explained i only called him daz because his name was darren!me and him still laugh about it two years later!

[towman]

I`ll be marketing some bands I have had made up next week - "save the rubber tree" 50p each

[Frik]

If you laughed, it was funny. Simple.

[polarbert]

i laughed

[Hardcore2000]

polarbert said:

i laughed

im about to laugh

[pesty]

my mother in law has had her house on the market. A guy came round to see it, the first question he asked her "are asians in the street". When she said no he said good.
He bought it! hes Asian.


anyone care to explain?