Cinco de Mayo stereotype party

[Texsox]

I know that it is much easier to miss the big picture, and just jump on the outrage train with everyone else, but I still don't get how this is OK for some groups, but it isn't for others. You mocking me just proves that point. It is OK to slander people as long as they aren't one of the groups who are under the spotlight now. If they aren't in that spotlight, it is OK, no scratch that, socially admirable, to joke about them. The thing is it is just as bad when you do it about one group as another, no matter what the TV tells you is funny. If you want to be outraged about the T-shirts, fine, but I hope you stand up everytime this happens instead of joining the mindless hypocrates who don't see anything wrong with their actions.

 

You raise a great point. I believe there is a scale that society has and is using. What suffering has this group endured, how justified was the suffering, how recent, how severe, and what is balancing it?

 

So while it would seem to be unfair to negatively portray WASPy millionaires, we accept it on some cosmic balance scale. Figuring they can go home to their nice homes in the suburb, polish their Mercedes, and feel better about themselves. Conversely, negatively portray a disabled person who has been denied employment, denied a quality of life, liberty, and happiness, and we feel a need to "protect" that individual.

 

I'm not saying it is fair in any way. Beautiful, white millionaires have feelings too. But we cheer for the underdogs, protect the weak and helpless. There is a certain humanity that I believe works for us.

[southsider2k5]

The existance of a double-standard doesn't make racial slurs ok.

 

Who said it did?

 

What gets boring is the outrage from people who have no problems doing the same things to other groups of people.

[southsider2k5]

You raise a great point. I believe there is a scale that society has and is using. What suffering has this group endured, how justified was the suffering, how recent, how severe, and what is balancing it?

 

So while it would seem to be unfair to negatively portray WASPy millionaires, we accept it on some cosmic balance scale. Figuring they can go home to their nice homes in the suburb, polish their Mercedes, and feel better about themselves. Conversely, negatively portray a disabled person who has been denied employment, denied a quality of life, liberty, and happiness, and we feel a need to "protect" that individual.

 

I'm not saying it is fair in any way. Beautiful, white millionaires have feelings too. But we cheer for the underdogs, protect the weak and helpless. There is a certain humanity that I believe works for us.

 

Its not just the rich, the powerful, or anything like that. How many drunken Irish, or stupid Polish jokes do you hear? Its OK to portray all Jews as money hungry, and all Indians as either taxi cab drivers or 7-11 owners. How many rich taxi-cab drivers do you know?

[Texsox]

Its not just the rich, the powerful, or anything like that. How many drunken Irish, or stupid Polish jokes do you hear? Its OK to portray all Jews as money hungry, and all Indians as either taxi cab drivers or 7-11 owners. How many rich taxi-cab drivers do you know?

 

Exactly. And that is where my concept of a scale comes into play. The worse the plight of the group, the less we are willing to accept those insults and racial slurs. The "easier" it is for the group, the more willing we are to ignore the insult.

 

Using these examples, the average Jew in America isn't subjected to many barriers, not denied many advancements, plenty of Jewish people in high level government and private jobs. So as a society we are slower to react than if the attack is against Blacks.

 

Again, not saying it is necessarily fair, and your comment about creating a disadvantaged group was brilliant. We should be more careful about allowing comments about all groups.