Marwat Khan Lodhi
BANNED
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- Jun 23, 2010
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"Racist jokes are crass. Vulgar. Hurtful.With your joke, you judge me before you even know me. You make me less than equal, less than human. You affect my employment chances, my promotion options. You affect how shopkeepers and security guards treat me. You humiliate me infront of colleagues, friends, family, strangers.
You're willing to get a laugh from people at my expense. Your joke is dangerous and I'm not going to pretend this is acceptable any more"
Racist jokes aren't about humour: they are killing our community. With every joke you remind your mates that this person, me, is different; that I'm not like you.
Every joke reinforces a wall between you and your mates, and me. You prevent me from integrating, becoming one of your circle. You exclude.
No, I won't take a joke because racism isn't funny - The Drum (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
You're willing to get a laugh from people at my expense. Your joke is dangerous and I'm not going to pretend this is acceptable any more"
Racist jokes aren't about humour: they are killing our community. With every joke you remind your mates that this person, me, is different; that I'm not like you.
Every joke reinforces a wall between you and your mates, and me. You prevent me from integrating, becoming one of your circle. You exclude.
No, I won't take a joke because racism isn't funny - The Drum (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)