On Sun, 22 Nov 2020 16:19:31 -0800, dsi1 wrote:

> My point is that the the Poles hold a special position
> in the US as far as being the butt of a specific type of joke.

In the past, they held such, but now we all realize that the reason they
didn't complain about those jokes was because they essentially were/are
mature & self-confident enough not to be bothered by boors.


As contrast, look at the special place Newfoundlanders have in Canada as
the butt of jokes against under-educated simpletons. Try a net search:
'Newfie Joke'.