... , and even our own homes. We hear a racial slur, and let it slide because it is in fact just a joke. Hardly. Racist jokes are not harmless, many people think the jokes are funny, but they still hurt the people the jokes are about. Some of the worst racists are the ones who think that they are not racist and really are. Some of ... ...
... . Before Guitar leaves, Milkman asks him what has been going on with him lately. He tells Guitar he's been "making some funny smoke screens lately." Guitar doesn't answer him and jokes with Milkman about asking his guest to clean up after she leaves so he doesn't find Milkman's severed head messing up the apartment the next day. Guitar leaves. He has ... ...
... say she didn't want a "Homey" at her party and think it is okay, though she is being discriminatory, because it was "just meant to be funny. One who tells racist jokes always swear "I"m not racist, but- before he offends the sensitive listener. The listener is then scolded by others when she is offended for being oversensitive. The humorous context in which ... ...
