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No skin thick enough: The daily harassment of wome...
Have you ever asked the people who might be targeted by those jokes (women, minorities, etc.) if they feel comfortable with them?
Keep in mind a joke about someone "like you" is easy to read as a comment about you.
tomp
on July 22, 2014
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I have. They might, or they might not. But instead of changing myself, or expecting them to change, I simply choose not to associate with them.
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Keep in mind a joke about someone "like you" is easy to read as a comment about you.