Tag Archives: prejudice

The most offensively stereotypical joke in the world: An Avitable original

Posted on Friday, August 27, 2010 by Avitable

A rabbi, a Catholic priest, a black guy, the Duggars, a gay guy, a Chinese guy, a redneck, a Polish guy, a Muslim, an Indian, an Englishman, a Mexican, a mommyblogger, Tiger Woods, a fat guy, a redhead, a blonde … Continue reading →

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Where Mel Gibson lives (with apologies to Shel Silverstein)

Posted on Friday, July 2, 2010 by Avitable

There is a place where Mel Gibson lives All around the hate begins, And there the folks are mainly white, And there the words are formed from spite, And there evil words have taken flight To deny the Holocaust sin. … Continue reading →

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New ways to be offended by the Internet

Posted on Thursday, May 28, 2009 by Avitable

Thanks to the Internet, (relatively) new terms have been entering the vernacular of the web. There’s texting and blogging and Twitter and Facebook and Woopra and iPhones and email, just to name a few. And these new terms in turn … Continue reading →

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Nigger

Posted on Thursday, May 15, 2008 by Avitable

“Adam, you wouldn’t seriously want a black guy to be our President, would you?” That’s an actual quote from one of my uncles a few weeks ago. The thing is, I didn’t grow up in an explicitly racist household. My … Continue reading →

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Misogyny

Posted on Monday, April 30, 2007 by Avitable

Over on the “Save PPP Before They Go Out of Business Awards“, someone named Cassytrue left a comment for me saying, “Misogyny does not equal humor.” My initial response was to leave a smart-ass comment, which said “Cassytrue, where on … Continue reading →

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