Blondes

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>>>>> "Harrell01" == Harrell01  <Harrell01@aol.com> writes:

    >> You need to get in touch with my daughter she is a blond and I
    >> think we have helped here to hear them all. Heheheh.

    Harrell01> I have been questioning within myself whether not these
    Harrell01> jokes are appropriate. To me, they are along the same
    Harrell01> lines as racial jokes...they are based on stereotype
    Harrell01> and certain physical appearances.

    Harrell01> Maybe some of you aren't offended at all, but I take
    Harrell01> offense to these jokes on behalf of those who are
    Harrell01> blonde, and I'm in no way a blonde. I think the jokes
    Harrell01> are very degrading, and are not even funny.

    Harrell01> Does anyone else share my position, or am I making too
    Harrell01> much of it.

I share it.  I commented to my daughter (no one in this family is
blonde) that for as bad as the 60's were when I was a teen ager, we
had elephant jokes that were similar to blond jokes (or Italian jokes,
or Polish jokes, etc.).  The good thing about elephant jokes is that
no one was offended (except maybe a few particularly articulate
elephants!).  I think what we ought to get started today are Joe Camel
jokes, or Marlboro Man jokes, since smoking tobacco is stupider than
any of these other categories. :->

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