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*** Normalizes the idea of Native Americans being on "reservations" and kind of others them.
*** Normalizes the idea of Native Americans being on "reservations" and kind of others them.
*** Implies that the "reservations" predate colonization, which is untrue.
*** Implies that the "reservations" predate colonization, which is untrue.
* I went to a seafood disco last week...and pulled a mussel.
** This one depends on a premise that only makes sense in the context of the joke. Search the web for "seafood disco", and you will only find this joke.


Funny, but still problematic:
Funny, but still problematic:

Revision as of 17:56, 2 December 2021

Just for completeness, I'll put less-funny jokes here.

  • A Buddhist pulls out a gun. "Whoa", the vendor exclaims, "I thought you guys were about inner peace!" The Buddhist replies: "This is my inner piece."
  • Q: Why don't blind people skydive? A: Because it scares the hell out of their dogs.
    • It's too easy to read this as making fun of blind people, even if it doesn't really.
  • Q: Why were the Native Americans here first? A: They had reservations.
    • Despite no obvious ill intent, this one has at least a couple of problems:
      • Normalizes the idea of Native Americans being on "reservations" and kind of others them.
      • Implies that the "reservations" predate colonization, which is untrue.
  • I went to a seafood disco last week...and pulled a mussel.
    • This one depends on a premise that only makes sense in the context of the joke. Search the web for "seafood disco", and you will only find this joke.

Funny, but still problematic:

  • A blind man walks into a bar... and a table... and a chair...
    • This one is actually still kind of funny, even though it is overtly making fun of the handicapped, and I'm not sure why. I think it's partly because it's really more of a joke on the "walks into a bar" joke-template than about laughing at the blind man.
  • I have the heart of a lion and a lifetime ban from the Toronto Zoo.
    • normalizes harm to animals