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Peter Pearson

LOL :) Everyone's saying he's the first African in space, but they keep forgetting about the chimps the US sent up in the 50s and 60s. Cheers, Peter Pearson

l a u r e n

hey hey hey ... are u implying that all us african dwellers are monkeys??? ... *peels another banana* ... like i was saying ... thats a terrible slur against all africans ... *scratch scratch* and i think it shouldnt be tolerated on this website :laugh:

situations to avoid #37:
"good morning ... how many sugars do you take in your coffee ... and what was your name again?"

coming soon: situations to avoid #38: "...and the dog was there too?"

Tim Smith

OMG, do you have ANY idea how racist that might sound? :omg: :laugh: Tim Smith I know what you're thinking punk, you're thinking did he spell check this document? Well, to tell you the truth I kinda forgot myself in all this excitement. But being this here's CodeProject, the most powerful forums in the world and would blow your head clean off, you've got to ask yourself one question, Do I feel lucky? Well do ya punk?

Ray Kinsella

Calm down lets not get too politally correct around here... Regards Ray "Je Suis Mort De Rire"

James T Johnson

LOL, way to take it like a m...er woman :-D James Simplicity Rules!

SimonS

Ray Kinsella wrote: Calm down lets not get too politally correct around here I agree. I'm from South Africa (from same city as Mark Shuttleworth), and I found that quite funny. :laugh: Cheers, Simon "Every good work of software starts by scratching a developer's personal itch.", Eric S. Raymond

Paresh Solanki

I could never understand why some jokes are like that. Some jokes are acceptable (eg many 'Irish' jokes), but some about other races appear to cause offence, surely if its ok to take the p out of the Irish, the same goes for Indians, Sikhs, Muslims and Africans? I never really saw the racist angle on this joke until it was mentioned in this post, in fact my first thought was the film Planet Of the Apes... Paresh Solanki There is no substitute for genuine lack of preparation.

Tim Smith

It isn't being politically correct, it was a warning that it can be construed as racist. Even though the "monkey" term has fallen out of favor, it was very commonly used as a term for black people. So don't take it as me saying "shame on you for saying that". It is just a warning that jokes like that can get you fired in the US. It might suck, but it is the reality of the situation. http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,s2072468,00.html http://www.mit.edu/activities/safe/cases/mit-pic-book/pres-orders-cover-pulled http://www.mit.edu/activities/safe/cases/mit-pic-book/summary.html http://www.voy.com/31499/1.html http://pub45.ezboard.com/fmindkandysinterracialdebateandrelationsfrm51.showMessage?topicID=125.topic I could just go on and on with links. Tim Smith I know what you're thinking punk, you're thinking did he spell check this document? Well, to tell you the truth I kinda forgot myself in all this excitement. But being this here's CodeProject, the most powerful forums in the world and would blow your head clean off, you've got to ask yourself one question, Do I feel lucky? Well do ya punk?

Tim Smith

Well, unfortunately in my youth I was exposed the word monkey being used for black by my more Neanderthal kin. :( But look at my response. I am not saying "shame on you". I am just warning people that using that joke in the US can get you fired. Sucks to live in a PC world. Tim Smith I know what you're thinking punk, you're thinking did he spell check this document? Well, to tell you the truth I kinda forgot myself in all this excitement. But being this here's CodeProject, the most powerful forums in the world and would blow your head clean off, you've got to ask yourself one question, Do I feel lucky? Well do ya punk?

Paresh Solanki

Tim Smith wrote: I am not saying "shame on you". I understood that, I was just saying that I don't understand why some jokes are more controversial than others eg I can get fried for saying : What do you call a punjabi man standing on one leg? Balan singh yet the same people applaud me for saying: How do you confuse an Irishman? Stand him in a round room and tell him to pee in the corner why is one bad and the other not? Paresh Solanki There is no substitute for genuine lack of preparation.

Tim Smith

Yeah, that is one of the problems. Some races/ethnic groups get more PC protection than others. Tim Smith I know what you're thinking punk, you're thinking did he spell check this document? Well, to tell you the truth I kinda forgot myself in all this excitement. But being this here's CodeProject, the most powerful forums in the world and would blow your head clean off, you've got to ask yourself one question, Do I feel lucky? Well do ya punk?

Christian Skovdal Andersen

:-D good one! Christian Skovdal Andersen Don't mention the war...

Brian Delahunty

ROFLMAO... wish i'd though of that.

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