Is this joke funny or just racist...?
"You look like a (choose a word from the list below) ...with that beard!
- Muslim
- Islamic Extremist
- Terrorist
- Syrian Rebel
Ma oldest sister - well step-sister, technically - says this above mentioned
"joke" everytime ma beard gets to a certain length. It's the only reason I even bother to trim ma beard down, though ah never tell her that.
Aye, ah know what yer thinkin': Graeme, why the f**k would ye do that, ya daft bastard?! I'm too passive aggressive in ma nature, too nice. Basically, right, the joke's implying that all brown skinned people look the same and are terrorist.
Ooop, did I really just say that? :sarcastic:
Naw! Didn't think it was that funny! Doesn't really help that I got bullied at school for being mixed race, either. So maybe that's why it pisses me off, so much? And if
that joke wasn't funny when I was a wee lad, it's still not funny hearin' a variation of it as an adult. Mind you, it's a nice attempt a politically incorrect humour - it's just sh*te, but got tae admire the effort! Granted it's a better than:
"Oi paki... Hahahaha!!" But that's no sayin' much, is it?
It's not exactly the most appropriate thing for a white person
(ma sister) to say to someone of mixed race
(me), it is? Before y'all get offended, don't worry, I do have a point in this rant.
Read on, if ye can be bothered. (A wee bit o' subtle humour, there - just for me, mind you, but still...) Anyway...
I think the only reason I let inappropriate jokes slide with ma family. Is because of exactly that,
they're family! It's perfectly acceptable for yer family to make jokes at each others expense, isn't it? There's no consequences or any consideration for one's feelings when the punchline is:
"... I'm only joking!".
I mean, hypothetically speakin' -
whatever the f**k that means? - say yer being bullied, made fun of and gettin' called ugly. You wouldn't respond to an insult with this comeback:
"At least ma reflection doesnae huv a brown paper bag over its head when ah look in mirror! Only jokin'..." 
Would you? No! Unless, you had the balls & a Scottish accent to give it the full affect - it's not called a punchline for no reason!
^ Even by Scottish humour standards, believe me, that's a
f**kin' brutal putdown when said as written in the Scottish dialect.
And the Scots are a twisted, cruel f**kin' bunch when it comes to insult comedy. Got tae remember, of course, with that style of comedy (insults / putdowns), there's a very fine line between being very funny and being a total c*nt! Ma point is this, remember ah mention that I had a point? Aye, right. So here's ma point:
If yer gonnae joke about someone else's appearance, f**kin' tread carefully! Because. if the intention is to make 'em, then it'd better be funny. Or else, you just end up comin' across as, and makin' yerself look like, a total c*nt!
Ah think ye get ma point? It's pretty clear, right?
Sorry for wastin' yer time and boring you sh*tless with this rant. Ah didn't know what thread to post it in? F**kin' hell... Is this a rant or a f**kin' overly aggressive comedy essay? F**k knows! :idontknow: :bigsmile:
