Submitted 2 months ago by EABOD25@lemm.ee to [deleted]
Of course I’m referring to ethnicities, lifestyles (this is a coverall, please don’t hate on me), genders, sexualities, and culture. Let’s try to avoid offensive language and phrasing. For the sake of friendly banter, just be as friendly you can be and use neutral phrases as much as you can muster
My favorite is being witty. Coming up with an unexpected funny response in natural conversation.
It’s not hate speech at all. I’m acknowledging that a different people exist. In my perspective, they have the same rights and chances as I do, they are humans with a different lifestyle than me, and if you consider the theory of implicit bias, you might have an entertaining story that another person can relate to despite their culture, lifestyle, or peoples.
I will say though that thank you for giving me the benefit of doubt to explain that, but to me it’s also offensive that a large amount of people believe that we shouldn’t talk about the differences between people with appreciation and humor.
This shitpost is pretty funny. Does that count?
Well, it’s not a shitpost. So no, it doesn’t count
Oh. Could have fooled me. My mistake.
Mexicans. And I don’t say that because I am one, we are genuinely hilarious. We always prank each other with the most racist of stuff we can possibly find, call each other such vile yet affectionate nicknames, etc.
Though I suppose it may not be limited to Mexicans only. Maybe just people with a good sense of humor that aren’t so sensitive and can take a joke? Dunno.
I got a Puerto Rican friend that loses her shit when you refer to her by any other Latino heritage. I’ve learned that’s an ongoing joke from all the decent people from different
And I want to highlight that I said “decent” people. Just like everywhere else, each place have their indecent people
Okay, risky topic, but I’ll give it a shot. Disclaimer: I’m trying my best to be forthcoming and just with special effort to being socially sensitive. If I offend anyone, it’s purely unintentional and would love to hear about it so I can improve. We can’t get better as a mishmash of ethnicities without having these discussions openly and respectfully, so here it goes 😬
For stand up comedy, African Americans are the reigning monarchs by far. Their ability to assess and critique culture is unmatched and their position as an oppressed community gives them freedom to speak freely without worrying too much about backlash. A Black dude can go on stage and point out all sorts of ridiculous things other ethnicities do, and most people would not be too offended. If a White person did that, they’d likely run into justifiable problems because of the implications. Allow me to illustrate:
Black comedian: Aren’t White people so entitled? There’s a reason she’s called Karen and not Aisha!
Audience: lol that’s so true 😂😆😅🤣🙂
White comedian: Aren’t Black people so <omitted>. There’s a reason…and it’s because of 400+ years of brutal oppression!
Audience: Wtf 🤨😠😧😳😬
I find women stand-up comedians validating and informative. Because I have difficulty with gender norms, hearing a woman talk about matters that most men wouldn’t is validating to me. Like when they talk about men being bros, I love that! Or how they discuss matters that imply perceptive and emotional sensitivity, which most men stay clear of. They’re also informative because I get to hear about their experiences and adaptations to being female, something that I would otherwise not have any idea about. It’s almost like hearing the perspective of another reality because their experiences are quite different from my cis-gendered male experiences.
As Latino myself, I like Latino stand-up too because they express things that I agree with, but generally aren’t discussed in public forums. So when someone says it in a show, it feels like I exist and am not crazy or alone in those matters. Like when they discuss how much more enmeshed Latino families are compared to others. Or like when G-Lo (George Lopez) said that as Latinos, we don’t care what the price of gas is, we’re still only gonna put $10. Omg, I laughed sooooo hard at that! However, they’re not as funny to me as African Americans because I mostly already think like them. It’s not new. Also, since Latino is actually a pan-ethnicity of many other distinct ethnicities, there’s a lot of variation.
With Asian-American stand-up, I value their perspectives on matters. I find their discussion on family topics interesting and informative since I have no experience with them. I guess it helps me empathize. I also like their perspectives on other ethnicities because it’s fun to hear how they perceive social matters, then compare them to how they are navigated in Asian-American communities.
White comedians are funny too, especially when they focus on matters that have to do with accountability or contradictions. I find that hearing them helps me understand how to navigate daily life since they are the dominant culture, so it’s not only funny, but informative.
In my daily life, I love autistic people because they’re so unique in their style of thinking…almost as if they were a different species in the same body. Just as a matter of survival, they have to assess social matters logically, which grants them an opportunity to point out things that no one else would even think about. They also have a strong tendency to consider justice, which makes them extra sensitive to social bullshit. I must be forthcoming that I am autistic myself, so I have a bias here, and find their perspectives quite validating as well.
Again, I’m solely sharing my preferences and opinions rather than claiming to describe universal reality. I hope I didn’t offend anyone! If anything, we could at least use this exercise to improve our ability to have these risky discussions.
Entropy@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
Pick one
EABOD25@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Well one I said, the other is an assumption, so… blocked
Entropy@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
To say any one particular group, be it ethnicity, race, sexuality or otherwise, is still a broad stroke generalization. Just because you’re saying something positive instead of negative doesn’t make it any less problematic. It’d be like if I said all black people are really hip and trendy. That wouldn’t be okay.
RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Welcome to Lemmy, if you’re going to sped a lot of time here I will tell you right now your block list is going to get long. Very long.