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Rob Kamphausen said:
what your boss and brother did wrong was not correctly perceive their environment. if its pissing you off, it was cruel of them to continue. in that instance, they're pretty much upsetting you on purpose, which is wrong in my book.



I have to disagree with you whole heartidly here, Bobo. The intent of the comments is what makes it wrong. I too joke around with some friends of mine who are black because they also joke with me about being white. In both instances, we're not saying things with the intent to hurt or degrade each other. Actually, we're making fun of stereotypes and racism itself because we are also willing to apply those stereotypes to ourselves in humorous fashions. Like I said, we don't mean it; nor are we being hateful with it.

But from the way Stupid Dog told his account, his boss and brother were degrading black people for their own amusement and possible self gratification. If that's true, then they are wrong no matter how sensitive their environment is.

whomod said: I generally don't like it when people decide to play by the rules against people who don't play by the rules.
It tends to put you immediately at a disadvantage and IMO is a sign of true weakness.
This is true both in politics and on the internet."

Our Friendly Neighborhood Ray-man said: "no, the doctor's right. besides, he has seniority."