advice : ethics : WHO CAN BEST MAKE THE DETERMINATION OF WHETHER A COMMENT/JOKE IS BIGOTED? THE PERSON MAKING THE COMMENT, THE PERSON/PEOPLE TO WHOM IT IS DIRECTED, OR AN OUTSIDE OBSERVER? [+] serious ballot by FiddleFaddleOnLSD ACTIVE Sun Mar 05, 06 - Fri Nov 28, 08 I am asking this for a few reasons: 1. The labels racist/bigoted/anti-Semitic are used quite frequently. Often the person accusing another of racism/bigotry/anti-Semitism is not the person/people to whom the comment or joke is directed. In a sense, they make the judgment themselves without asking the person/people to whom it is directed. 2. Often, a person will say their comment/joke was not racist/bigoted/anti-Semitic. They will make this determination without asking the person/people affected what they think. Often, they dismiss what the person says. Examples: “The term “racist” is used too much”, “have a sense of humor”, etc. 3. Often, the affected group may have a fairly defined standard of what type of terms are OK. Some of the time, what it is OK within the affected group is not OK for those outside the group to use. Who can best make the determination? Think carefully before you answer. The person/people it is directed at The person making the comment Outside observer Other (specify) Ballot #89533 : SEE RESULTS Comment: show your vote with comment?

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