Racism at the dojo

[alsey]

i would say that if its not done with intent to offend, and it doesn't offend anyone, then its not racism anyway. there is a difference between discrimination and friendly jokes.

[Jiffy]

Yeah, I guess just a variance in interpretation, but at the end of the day, we both think the same.... any kind of discrimination that offends is simply unacceptable.

[bushido_man96]

i would say that if its not done with intent to offend, and it doesn't offend anyone, then its not racism anyway. there is a difference between discrimination and friendly jokes.

The only problem here is that it may just sound like a friendly joke, but someone takes it in a manner you did not intend.

[Jiffy]

The other thing is onlookers. You may not intend to offend the person you are speaking to/about, but people who over-hear it may get offended.

[bushido_man96]

The other thing is onlookers. You may not intend to offend the person you are speaking to/about, but people who over-hear it may get offended.

Yes, good point here too.

[alsey]

real racism is nasty stuff and it doesn't really involve stupid jokes which i don't find funny anyway. i don't know what its like where you guys live but the political correctness thing here is so over the top. people will get annoyed about stupid jokes instead of concentrating on solving real racism problems.