More on intolerant jokes at work

[jennyaxe]

When I talked to cdybedahl about the coworker who made a racist joke, I realised something interesting. None of the other six people around the table followed up with a similar joke. It was just a polite smile and then they passed on to another topic.

That's pretty impressive. Generally, when a bunch of guys hear one joke like that they'll follow up with others of a similar nature, trying to top eachother or something. These guys didn't. Which makes me think I'm not the only one bothered by it, even if I may be the only one wanting to say something.

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Re: More on intolerant jokes at work

[pir-anha.livejournal.com]

i was gonna get back to that post right about now and ask you what the reaction of the other people was.

because, while few people speak up loudly against such jokes, quite often i see the joker "frozen out" quietly. people might be loth to make a scene, and prefer to just quickly move on from the embarrassing moment.

looks like that's what happened here, and you are indeed not the only one bothered. which would be a good thing.

[archbishopm.livejournal.com]

Smile and nod. *smiles and nods* I wish more people would actively fight the idiocy but after a decade or three you just get so bored...:-p

[cdybedahl.livejournal.com]

And you can't legally carry a flamethrower here anyway.