Hello all.

I've noticed this increasing acceptance of tongue-in-cheek racism in modern times recently. So called 'offensive' comedies like South Park, Drawn Together and Family Guy are all funny because the apparent bigoted and racist humour is always tongue-in-cheek, ie. It's funny because the notion of racism is so ridiculous and ignorant.

I'm just wondering, is this really a good thing? On one hand we're finally able to take a step back and laugh at how we humans can be so pathetic with our isolated ideals and views. On the other hand, we're laughing at racism.

Partly the reason I bring this up is because me and my uni squad are kinda guilty ourselves. 'Jew face' is one of our most frequently used "joking insults" (mostly exchanged during our Call of Duty 3 battles). It's funny to us because we don't even know any jews, nor are we anti-semite. It's a completely soulless insult.

What do you guys think of the subject? I find the supposedly racist humour of Drawn Together and South Park absolutely hilarious, yet I consider myself baron of any racial prejudices. Is this hypocrisy? I know i'm not the only one.

Cheers.
B.Basher Reviewed by B.Basher on . Tongue-in-cheek racism Hello all. I've noticed this increasing acceptance of tongue-in-cheek racism in modern times recently. So called 'offensive' comedies like South Park, Drawn Together and Family Guy are all funny because the apparent bigoted and racist humour is always tongue-in-cheek, ie. It's funny because the notion of racism is so ridiculous and ignorant. I'm just wondering, is this really a good thing? On one hand we're finally able to take a step back and laugh at how we humans can be so pathetic Rating: 5