Theres a new show on channel 10 (australia) called can of worms. Its basically a bunch of people sitting at a panel and arguing their opinions, except they are idiotic and ignorant as where I'm smart and awesome. The show focuses on questions and topics that would sometimes be considered 'taboo'. One of the questions that interested me since it provoked many various opinions was 'does laughing at a racist joke make you a racist?'

My thoughts on the question were as follows. I think that if you laugh at something, it means you have a good sense of humor. You are able to see the joke and how it was intended to be funny. So the short answer is that I dont think laughing at a racist joke makes you a racist. In fact, I dont even think slandering someone because of their nationality makes you a racist. If the intent was to offend them (ignoring all other circumstance), then you are nothing more than a prick. A mere asshole just trying to hurt someones feelings. To me, the word racism is propaganda used to control how people from different backrounds speak with each other. I would draw the line at the likes of the KKK and wanting to kill someone you dont even know just because of the colour of their skin. To me, that would pass as racism.

Any thoughts?