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In the book "The Souls of White Jokes" Latino author Raúl Pérez states racist humor is dangerous but used by politicians, law enforcement and far-right groups. From minstrel shows to memes: How ...
Pérez writes about how racial humor is used among the alt-right in its recruitment and in overall politics. For example, he examines how pervasive racist jokes and depictions of former President ...
Perceptions of ethnic jokes are ambivalent. Christie Davies gives examples that, while many find them racist and offensive, for some people jokes poking fun at one's own ethnicity may be considered acceptable. He points out that ethnic jokes are often found funny exactly for the same reason they sound racist for others; it happens when they ...
To satire writer and stand-up comic Ginny Hogan, what made Hinchcliffe’s joke so unfunny was the lack of any apparent punch line beyond the pure shock factor of racism.“I think it’s OK to ...
It took global protests in the middle of a pandemic for parts of this country to wake up to police brutality and systemic racism. Getting unjustly shot and killed by police is one of the most ...
Cyber racism has been interpreted to be more than a phenomenon featuring racist acts displayed online.According to the Australian Human Rights Commission, Cyber-Racism involves online activity that can include "jokes or comments that cause offense or hurt; name-calling or verbal abuse; harassment or intimidation, or public commentary that inflames hostility towards certain groups".
"Polish jokes" belong to a category of conditional jokes, meaning that their understanding requires knowledge of what a Polish joke is. Conditional jokes depend on the audience's affective preference—on their likes and dislikes. Though these jokes might be understood by many, their success depends entirely on the negative disposition of the ...
During his 12-minute set, Hinchcliffe made racist comments about Mexicans crossing the border and jokes about Jewish and Black people that used antisemitic and racist tropes.