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BobTheSubgenius

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6. My wife brought up her children to never accept that kind of "humour" from anyone.

Reply to Behind the Aegis (Original post)

Wed Nov 13, 2024, 11:59 PM

Nov 13

In the rare cases where there was a legitimately comical joke to be made, and the group it targeted was interchangeable with any number of other groups, she taught them to substitute "cannibals" instead, which I thought was rather clever.

Who knows any cannibals?

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(JEWISH GROUP) My 7-Year-Old Was The Target Of An Antisemitic Joke. Here's What I Told Him. [View all] Behind the Aegis Nov 13 OP

I'm so sorry you and your 7 year-old had to go through this. SheltieLover Nov 13 #1

It isn't about me. I don't have kids. Behind the Aegis Nov 13 #3

Wow! SheltieLover Nov 14 #7

I'm not Jewish (although my great-great grandfather was) but I wish I hadn't read this. That's a hell of a LoisB Nov 13 #2

I have a good nose for a Jew Danmel Nov 13 #4

How many times I have been told "You are so generous for a Jew". Behind the Aegis Nov 13 #5

My wife brought up her children to never accept that kind of "humour" from anyone. BobTheSubgenius Nov 13 #6