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Jake the Snake saying that he knows a joke he shouldn't tell, the entire audience being like "don't tell it," and he told it anyway and lost the whole audience who was with him up to that point. It was the racist/xenophobic one about dropping silverware down the stairs to name your kids. There were a few Chinese people in the audience.
As an Asian person, there's not much I hate more than jokes about Asian names or accents. Not even because it's racist and offensive, but it's just so cheap and hacky. On the other hand, when someone laughs at those jokes, I know that's a person I want nothing to do with ever.
I love a good offensive joke as much as the next guy, but it’s mostly the same ignorant old cheap shots when it comes to racist jokes. Hurr durr I know the bike thief was black because he left watermelon and fried chicken on the ground. Ok grampa time for your walk.
It's offensive because it's the absolute lowest-hanging fruit. It's the least amount of thought and effort possible to put into a "joke". Oh, and the bigotry...
Yep, exactly. It's such a hack, easy joke to make and I almost find that more offensive than the racism.
Yep. I feel like a good joke needs a bit more effort than just saying "chin chong". Like, it is a foreign language that has developed in a completely different part of the world, of course it will sound weird to you!