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While with your friends, you hear them making sexually and/or racially offensive jokes. Do you call them out or keep quiet?

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psionandy
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Marked as Best! October 08, 2009 06:20 PM
I think the great contemporary philosophers John Flansburgh and John Linnell described the situation quite will in there 1990 treatise as linked below

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gGCmlpF8gQ

----quote-----
This is where the party ends
I can't stand here listening to you
And your racist friend
I know politics bore you
But I feel like a hypocrite talking to you
And your racist friend

It was the loveliest party that I've ever attended
If anything was broken I'm sure it could be mended
My head can't tolerate this bobbing and pretending
Listen to some bullet-head and the madness that he's saying
----quote-----

I'd absolutely call them on it. After all if I said nothing then i'd be tacitly endorsing their views.
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vicgoodwin...
vicgoodwin...
October 08, 2009 05:43 PM
If I am personally offended I will say something, otherwise I just ignore it. I think it is rude and dis tasteful and they all know that, so they try to keep it low around me :)
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skwerly
skwerly
October 08, 2009 06:03 PM
I'll jump in! I'm a “dirty joke” fan, and I am notorious for telling them for hours around the campfire or at get-togethers. I believe life is just too dang short to become offended at every little thing. But, I also have a very odd sense of humor. The more offensive a joke, the better it is to me. No, I'm not winning any awards for being the politest human on the planet, but I sure do have a good time! :)
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samid
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October 08, 2009 06:54 PM
People in a group like that tend to go along with things, even if they aren't right, just to seem like part of the group. It takes that one special person, that one strong leader, to stand up and say it isn't right and that ability, in my opinion, is quite the virtue. People like that should be applauded. You don't have to be mean about it. Just pipe in and say, "I don't really think that's an appropriate joke. It's not funny and definitely not cool," and then walk off. You will be highly respected upon doing this because you will make everyone think and they will most likely agree with you and feel bad for not having done it themselves.
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jillbeth
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October 08, 2009 07:14 PM
I would politely let them know that I found their humor offensive and to please not do it when I'm around. True friends would be considerate enough to save their jokes another time. If they kept it up, I'd have to find some new friends whose values were more similar to mine.
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