Clint Eastwood: "We should laugh at race-based jokes"

[Spiritwalker]

Well.. everyone hides their ugly past....

Look at the Japanese-Americans during WWII, and what we did to them.

That's not really the point of being able to laugh at silly racism. I prefer to think of myself as a culturalist.

Certain cultures.. I can not stand. There are white/black/middles eastern and so forth..

[VCURamFan]

Originally Posted by Primadawn

Wooo...this thread got sort of serious....

I get what he's saying...stereotyping jokes. I don't think they're that offensive...

For instance, I am of Native American descent on my mother's side and Irish on my father's....

I would not be offended if someone were to say that I probably have a bad temper and drink a lot...

Dawn's all about some fire water!!!!

[TexasRN]

My little brother's wife is from India. She looks more Hispanic than Indian and they live in Texas so her origins are sometimes questioned. So when people ask her about her ethnicity she says, "I am Indian. The dot not the feather." My little brother has been known to answer back, "She's Indian. The 7-Eleven, not the casino." My little brother is 6 ft 5, has blonde hair and blue eyes. They are quite the pair.


~Amy

[VCURamFan]

Originally Posted by TexasRN

My little brother's wife is from India. She looks more Hispanic than Indian and they live in Texas so her origins are sometimes questioned. So when people ask her about her ethnicity she says, "I am Indian. The dot not the feather." My little brother has been known to answer back, "She's Indian. The 7-Eleven, not the casino." My little brother is 6 ft 5, has blonde hair and blue eyes. They are quite the pair.


~Amy

Hahaha, that's hilarious!!!!

[TexasRN]

Originally Posted by VCURamFan

Hahaha, that's hilarious!!!!

Yeah, they laugh at themselves all the time. It's great fun. More of us should be that way.


~Amy

[VCURamFan]

Originally Posted by TexasRN

Yeah, they laugh at themselves all the time. It's great fun. More of us should be that way.


~Amy

I agree.

remember that guy.....not sure if you've heard of him before, Spike Lee? well anyway, he boycotted one of Eastwood's movies because there wasn't one black guy in it?

[TexasRN]

Originally Posted by VCURamFan

I agree.

I laugh at you all the time, does that count?


~Amy

[VCURamFan]

Originally Posted by TexasRN

I laugh at you all the time, does that count?


~Amy

Haha, everyone does!

[Bonnie]

Originally Posted by Hughes_GOAT

remember that guy.....not sure if you've heard of him before, Spike Lee? well anyway, he boycotted one of Eastwood's movies because there wasn't one black guy in it?

"The Flags of Our Fathers"