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I guess then that we differ. If someone makes me laugh I don't consider who did it (that would be discriminatory :-})>>>
>>>Maybe the person's motivation is not to make you laugh. Maybe their motivation is to insult you...
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>>So if someone who is a member of a group to which you belong tells a joke at the expense of that group you might find it funny but if the same joke was told by someone who is not a member of the group then you might consider it an insult - or at least assume that their motivation was to insult you? Paranoia is too strong a word but I do find that odd.
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>It isn't so unusual, though. For instance, blacks will poke fun at themselves but a white person better not do it.
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>Even closer to home,
the FoxPro-ers among us can make mordant jokes about the future of VFP and it will be taken in fun. A VB developer saying the same things will get a more hostile reaction.
Emphasis mine. Anywhere but here on the UT anyway... :o)
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