Are ethnic jokes inherently wrong, racist, or offensive?

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I assume ‘Ben’ is Ben Shapiro, but who is Sol?

[_Robert_]

jakelafort wrote:

i admit begrudgingly that Craig is intelligent.

I don’t know about that. I recall one debate with Hitchens answering one of his questions in a subtle, offhand way (that only he could.) Craig was befuddled; insisting (whining) he didn’t get an answer. It was funny too, because Hitch just kept going….while Craig looked bewildered almost like a robot that had a short circuit.

[Reg the Fronkey Farmer]

How does Moses make his coffee?

Hebrews it.

Eh, OK Reg, exit stage left.

[jakelafort]

Christina, Sol and Ben are the characters in Unseen’s first ethnic joke.

Robert, i would not be surprised if Craig is otherwise ignorant. But as a polemicist he is pretty good considering he has a pretty much impossible job apologizing for Christianity.

Reg, that joke was A ok.

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Oh that Sol. Yeah, he and I go way back.

[_Robert_]

Reg the Fronkey Farmer wrote:

How does Moses make his coffee? Hebrews it. Eh, OK Reg, exit stage left.

I bet he boils the hell out of it.

[jakelafort]

Hebrews coffee, boils the hell out of it, lox in the flavor brews for the Jews with Moses’ noses.

[Simon Paynton]

Reg the Fronkey Farmer wrote:

But much of what JP offered was very basic

Are there really that many clueless men around??

You could call it basic, or thorough.  Yes, there are a lot of clueless people around, and I think I’m one of them.  You never know what people don’t know.  If he’s building a world view, he has to start with the basics.

Only weak men don’t like independent minded women. But male inadequacies are not the fault of women.

Also, patriarchal men.  When did JP ever say that male inadequacies are women’s fault?  That’s the opposite of his stated message of self-responsibility.

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Simon Paynton wrote:

Also, patriarchal men. When did JP ever say that male inadequacies are women’s fault? That’s the opposite of his stated message of self-responsibility.

It’s irrelevant anyway. He’s found himself on the wrong side of Captain America. Only a matter of time before he falls to the protagonist’s plot armour and fades into obscurity.

Until the next reboot.

[Simon Paynton]

Ah, a wish is only a wish, lol

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A wish? No. I’m only invested in Peterson to the extent he publicly stirs up transphobia or other forms of bigotry. In all other facets of his personhood, or philosophy I don’t really think of him until headlines are in front of my eyes (which they have been now and then since his reemergence and the publication of his latest book). I had some sympathy for his wife getting so gravely ill and his severe addiction, I suppose. I also find his celebrity and influence interesting as a cultural phenomenon, though I’ll admit not enough to follow all that closely. The only reason I triggered this tangent here is specific wording in this thread touched on both those things: his influence on stirring up transphobia and his strange rise from obscurity.

I do find it amusing this pretty much is the current plot for Captain America, though. The Red Skull is serving as a parody for Peterson. I haven’t read it and I wouldn’t know and I wouldn’t know if it was well done or not even if I had, but the absurdity of it seems fitting.

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[Simon Paynton]

The Red Skull seems to be a men’s rights activist.  It’s a lazy parody.  I would be upset if I was JP.

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I don’t really give a shit if he is, personally. Reap what you sew in this case.

[_Robert_]

The question could be: Is JP some sort of  gateway to nationalism/fascism for a significant portion of his fans?

[Simon Paynton]

I don’t see how, in any way, shape or form.  He’s specifically against totalitarianism.  That’s why he speaks out in favour of free speech.

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