I am sorry aswell

[Neilzulu1]

What do you call an Asian between 2 houses?





Ali.

[coffeeboy]

What do you call an Indian in a dustbin?


Rumagin

[dolly pond]

i`ve never met anyone called
Rumagin and i work in a birmingham estate agent.......

[oldgrape]

when did racism become funny????

[stokemaveric]

what do you call an asian with a pig on his head?.........hamhead................er amhed.......lol

[taperface]

This is the trouble, Oldgrape. When did you lose your sense of humour - or was it never there in the first place? We should all be able to laugh at ourselves - and others - when said in a joking manner. During the war, our parents and grandparents used to crack jokes about the Germans, but it wasn't to any particular individual. In the face of adversity, this sense of humour has kept the British smiling - and unique. Mind you, The Simpson's are latching on quickly!!!!

[PhilLew]

I don't think these jokes are racist!

Making a joke about a stereotypical name for someone from any race creed or colour is common place the world over, how many Scotsman Englishman Irishman jokes have you heard!

Just because a particular name is the subject of a joke does not mean you hate all people from the country that the name originates from.

People seem to forget racism is HATRED for a certain race not just a mention of it, whether in a joke or otherwise.

P.S. I didn't think they were especially funny either!

[dolly pond]

if the asian jokes are racist, are the jokes about blondes, the irish, the scots, etc offensive? no-one ever complains about them!! to be sure to be sure, top of the mornin

[PhilLew]

I think you've hit the nail on the head Dolly, there's a difference between racist and offensive.

A blond may be offended by a blond joke; an Asian may be offended by an Asian joke and a Scotsman by a Scottish joke. But the jokes themselves would not necessarily be racist.

Anything can be offensive if someone takes offence to it.