Yes, I think the main reason is to laugh at racism, because the alternative is to cry at it. I think this makes all the difference in terms of who is doing the joking--there is a poignancy and dignity to even cruder forms of race humor when it comes from certain members of a race, because it reveals a certain mastery and superiority over the topic.
Yes, I think the main reason is to laugh at racism, because the alternative is to cry at it. I think this makes all the difference in terms of who is doing the joking--there is a poignancy and dignity to even cruder forms of race humor when it comes from certain members of a race, because it reveals a certain mastery and superiority over the topic.
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