How does every black joke start

In rarer cases where white people are the actual target, the joke tends to zoom in on a certain sector of the population—hippies, rednecks, anyone who is both white and poor—and rests on observations about socioeconomic circumstances, not the disadvantages posed merely by having a certain color skin.

All of which is to say that the teller of white-people jokes bears a special responsibility. A lot of the white people making white-people jokes apparently are not. One more thing white people like: beating a joke to death.

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By choosing I Accept , you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. Here are 7 racist jokes Ferguson police and court officials made over email.

Share this story Share this on Facebook Share this on Twitter Share All sharing options Share All sharing options for: Here are 7 racist jokes Ferguson police and court officials made over email. Reddit Pocket Flipboard Email. Police in Ferguson, Missouri. Here are the seven emails the Justice Department uncovered, all of which come from current employees and were apparently sent during work hours: A November email said President Barack Obama won't be president for long because "what black man holds a steady job for four years.

One line of the email read, "I be so glad that dis be my last child support payment!