On Mon 25 Aug 2008 06:07:04p, Paul M. Cook told us...

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> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
> 5.250...
>> On Mon 25 Aug 2008 04:07:41p, Paul M. Cook told us...
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>>> "ChattyCathy" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> The Marine and The French Woman
>>>>
>>>> The train was packed, and the U.S. Marine walked the entire length
>>>> looking for a seat, but a well-dressed, Middle-aged, French woman's
>>>> poodle was sitting in the only seat remaining.
>>>>
>>>> The weary Marine asked, 'Ma'am, may I have that seat?'
>>>>
>>>> The French woman just sniffed and said to no one in
>>>> particular,'Americans are so rude. My little Fifi is using that
>>>> seat.'
>>>>
>>>> The Marine walked the entire train again, but the only seat left was
>>>> under that dog.
>>>>
>>>> 'Please, ma'am. May I have that seat? I'm very tired.'
>>>>
>>>> She snorted, 'Not only are you Americans rude, you are also
>>>> arrogant!'
>>>>
>>>> This time the Marine didn't say another word; he just picked up the
>>>> little dog, tossed it out the train window, and sat down.
>>>>
>>>> The woman shrieked, 'Someone must defend my honor! Put this American
>>>> in his place!'
>>>>
>>>> An English gentleman sitting nearby spoke up,'Sir, you Americans seem
>>>> to have a penchant for doing the wrong thing. You hold the fork in
>>>> the wrong hand, you drive your vehicles on the wrong side of the
>>>> road........ And now, Sir, you seem to have thrown the wrong bitch
>>>> out the window.'
>>>
>>>
>>> Really bad joke. Gratuitous animal cruelty doesn't work as joke
>> material.
>>> Won't be passing that one around.
>>>
>>> Paul
>>
>> Geez, Paul, it's just a joke. It's not like it actually happened or
>> would happen.
>
>
> Hey, I'm cool but it's just very poor taste. Why does the man have to
> be a Marine, anyway? Are they just supposed to be ruthless killers? It
> just sounds like something you'd read in Soldier of Fortune or Hustler.
>
> Paul

It didn't have to be a Marine, but it pretty much had to be a man.
Likewise, it had to be a dog or the punchline wouldn't work. There are far
more crude jokes than that, that target minority groups, etc. I remember
back in the late 1960s/early 1970s how ethnic jokes were very specific as
to race or nationality. In order to continue teling those jokes the term
was usually changed to a person of "certain ethnic background". Did it
make a difference? Probably not. There are still religious jokes that
include a Rabi, Priest, and Minister. They don't work otherwise, and I
doubt that many people consider it a slur on any particular group.

Many jokes are derogatory but they're not malicious. What's the difference
between a joke about an Irish person, a black person, a Polish person,
etc.? Only what so-called political correctness dictates. AFAIC,
political correctness is just so much bull shit.

Someone could crack a joke about men named "Paul". Would you take that
personally or consider that derogatory?

--
Wayne Boatwright

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