HUMOR ( continued )

I would never hurt sensitive minorities by telling jokes about them in their presence.
It is true that humor often tends to stereotype.
It is true that the Irish drink more liquor than , say, the Jews. I recently read that the
per capita ratio of Irish alcoholics vis a vis the Jews is about 40 to 1. Still, the Irish love Irish humor. Jews tell Jewish jokes to one another and to non-Jews and seem more than tolerant of non-Jews telling Jewish jokes. Southerners ( say Aggies ) tell jokes about themselves all the time. ( Example: What do you call an Aggie after he graduates? Answer, Boss ) Their reputation for ignorance ( Ill deserved ) allows them to get the last laugh. Catholics are more than tolerant of humor directed their way.

Blacks and homosexuals don't seem to appreciate stereotypical jokes about them. These groups are so extremely sensitive that they may even physically attack anyone telling jokes at their expense.

There is nothing funny about the mentally challenged . Even I don't think jokes about them are funny. I also object to jokes about the elderly. Hmm- I wonder why that is.