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Machiavellian on 19 September 2017
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DonFerrari said:
Chris Hu said:

So what exactly is wrong with making people more equal.  Also a lot people that are strongly opposed to socialism consider themselves Christians without realizing that Jesus was a big time socialist.

Nope Jesus didn't want to overthrow Rome, nor did he wanted to FORCE others to get their things picked and distributed, he incentived solidarity and that happens a lot in capitalism.

CosmicSex said:
No one wants to live in a world where only racist comments are protected as free speech. Most institutions like this understand that students are who the serve so protecting their interests should surpass turning racists jokes into divine words of wisdom. I swear sometimes I feel like you guys think I should want to be called N***er or just have such a low opinion of myself that I am in love with racists or things with a racist context.

Except there was no joke and no racism. There were two friends teasing each other. One mocked his british accent all the time while the other said in southern accent "you want some gritty?". Where is the racist joke in this?

 

@o_O.Q  sorry lost the multiquote for you: yes macking opportunities more spread is the way.

That is where the problem is.  When is it just a joke and when is it a demeaning statement.  Case in point would be if two people were talking loud enough to be heard by someone else.  One person makes a demeaning joke concerning a race and then someone of that race over hears it.  This is the same case.  It does not matter if two people are friends when it comes to this type of issue. You leave those jokes at home, with your friends in a bar but not when you are at work.  The ambiguity is what gets people in trouble because in those situations it cannot be determined the context of such comments.  This is why most hand books and videos on the subject just say do not do it.  It’s the world we live in and your place of work isn’t the total free speech place to make such jokes.  I know this on a very personal level because I been there. I taught classes and makes jokes all the time.  Even the most innocent joke can rub someone the wrong way and you find yourself trying to explain you way out of it and it’s just not worth it.