Crap Jokes

[Red_Polo]

It depends on your interpretation of offended. I'm certainly not offended, but I find it an interesting subject for debate and a fascinating topic as its a source of such differing opinions.

Well that's definitely true.

I'd suggest most people are not just 'offended' it's a **** way of trivialising something and reducing it to being a matter of sensitivity and nothing more. It doesn't particularly matter whether people are offended or not. It's the other stuff surrounding it that counts.

[dom9]

My point was that when people come on here complaining about others getting purportedly offended about "a joke", but are then the most vocal people whingeing about how quick everyone else is to take offence, then you find out they haven't even seen what set it all off, the irony meter is maxed the **** out.

Yep. 100%

So many people piling in and completely missing the original point. And then inventing a completely new made up point.

[bacon]

This one may be the thread closer ..

I went to my local Chinese last night
I ordered chicken chow mein egg fried rice and Singapore crispy noodles
The guy tipped it loose into a plastic carrier bag
I said what the **** are you doing?
He said we’re not allowed to put Chinese into containers anymore

[EwarWoo]

Ooof. Now that's an example of bad taste.

[Patricks_Berger]

This one may be the thread closer ..

I went to my local Chinese last night
I ordered chicken chow mein egg fried rice and Singapore crispy noodles
The guy tipped it loose into a plastic carrier bag
I said what the **** are you doing?
He said we’re not allowed to put Chinese into containers anymore

Ouch!

Some will see the dark humour in that, and others not.

It’s a prime example of a poor/bad taste joke of which there are loads on this thread, but I’m interested to see if people think it’s racist or not.

[baitman]

Ouch!

Some will see the dark humour in that, and others not.

It’s a prime example of a poor/bad taste joke of which there are loads on this thread, but I’m interested to see if people think it’s racist or not.

Just **** off, Evra

[EwarWoo]

but I’m interested to see if people think it’s racist or not.

Basic test. If any other nationality was in the news for the same reason, could you replace Chinese with them and it still works? If so then it's a no.

The jokes about the story, not about their nationality, it's fine. Well, it's pretty ****ing far from fine, but it's not racist and IMO in the spirit of the thread.

[fidget]

Is the right answer.

[Yozza]

Basic test. If any other nationality was in the news for the same reason, could you replace Chinese with them and it still works? If so then it's a no.

The jokes about the story, not about their nationality, it's fine. Well, it's pretty ****ing far from fine, but it's not racist and IMO in the spirit of the thread.

Agree - it's in really bad taste but not racist...

[Red_Polo]

Agree - it's in really bad taste but not racist...

Would be surprised if anyone thought otherwise.

[RoadEnd]

BREAKING NEWS:

Jurgen Klopp has resigned as manager of Liverpool. He told media that he will be taking his family back to Germany on Saturday.

So don't forget, the Klopps go back this weekend.

[BillobShaisley]

Ouch!

Some will see the dark humour in that, and others not.

It’s a prime example of a poor/bad taste joke of which there are loads on this thread, but I’m interested to see if people think it’s racist or not.

It's ****, but neither offensive or racist and nothing like the racist rape joke which I was PM'd (and so am now eligible to have an opinion on).

[ChesterDave]

Basic test. If any other nationality was in the news for the same reason, could you replace Chinese with them and it still works? If so then it's a no.

The jokes about the story, not about their nationality, it's fine. Well, it's pretty ****ing far from fine, but it's not racist and IMO in the spirit of the thread.

Not 100% true. Nobody orders German takeaway

[Red_Polo]

Not 100% true. Nobody orders German takeaway

Had one earlier this week

[dom9]

Not 100% true. Nobody orders German takeaway

You clearly haven't been to my local schnitzelshack. Mmmmm.