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To: Lane3 who wrote (211674)	7/12/2007 9:41:20 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) of 793914

People who are affiliated in some way often share insults jokingly. They say things to each other that couldn't be said by an outsider. Cubs fans could say things among themselves that would not be acceptable from a Yankee fan. Mormons could say things among themselves that would not be acceptable from a Catholic. Now with blacks, it's pretty clear who's an insider and who's an outsider. Some blacks and whites are close enough that they can make insider comments but usually you know the boundaries. Other groups may not be so clear. It's easy in any group for someone to make an insider joke thinking it would be received that way when the others think him an outsider and feel offended. Someone can be an insider and an outsider. A white Cub fan might make a joke about the Cubs to a black Cub fan and he is an insider, but in terms of making a racial joke he might become an outsider. If you think your making an "inside" joke, don't just look at the general level of connection, affiliation, or similarity you feel but rather the level of those things in the context of the joke.

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