So how you look is more sacred than what you think? Stereotypes are stereotypes, regardless. If someone tells a race joke, the joke usually isn't about a skin pigment, it's about a stereotype associated with that race. Just as that political humor piece was exaggerated stereotypes of what conservative republicans are. Do blonds choose to be bblond? Well, they can artificially change, but not really. So are blond jokes the same as race jokes? Most people don't think so. If you could artificially change your skin color, would race jokes then become the blond jokes of today?If the criteria of what's funny and what isn't is based on physical traits that can or cannot be helped, then blond jokes should be equally as offensive. However, if humor is based on stereotypes associated with rednecks, Christians, Mexicans, then it stands to reason that whether it is a chosen or genetic trait isn't a factor.

[This message has been edited by FAEbGBD (edited 11-23-2010).]