Posted by Geoff Berrow on 03/30/07 13:51

Message-ID: <h88Ph.14$7_3.12@newsfe02.lga> from Steve contained the
following:

>| I'm not sure that's helped me much. I'm just trying to stifle the urge
>| to post a rather racist joke about pigeons...
>
>
>i would assume, geoff, that you are white given the hint of great guilt in
>that reluctance. a great number of jokes exist that highlight stereo-types
>or characteristics of other cultures. i think we're mature enough to hear
>it - and laugh - if it's not hateful. ;^)

Hateful is very much in the eye of the beholder don't you think? I'm
not racist and one of the great things about Usenet is that race doesn't
matter as much and your colour is a secret unless you choose otherwise.
It is logical to assume I'm white, given my name, location and what I
said in an earlier post, but I'm actually a dog. ;-)

It's quite an old joke and so is out of it's time. It comes from a time
when it was unusual to see a black face. The word coon doesn't seem to
be used so much these days.

Anyway, without wishing to cause offence to anyone and only because you
ask, here is the joke.

A young black immigrant goes to work at a building site. After about a
week he goes to the foreman and says "I'm sorry boss, I just can't work
here any more".

"Why" asks his boss, "you're a good worker I'd be sorry to see you go.
Is it the work?"

"No, it's not the work".

"Is it the other men than? Are they giving you a hard time".

"No, the men are great".

"Well what is it then?" asks the boss.

"It's them racist pigeons" says the young man. "I can't stand it".

The boss is amazed. "Racist pigeons?"

"Yes", says the man, "all day long they go 'Look at the coon, look at
the coon, look at the coon...'"

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