Quote Originally Posted by Tuerto View Post
What makes you think that you can categorise levels of Racism? i am presuming that you aren't black? if that is the case, you would never know how it feels to have a white person, in a room with a load of other white people, make a joke about the colour of your skin, however meek or piss-poor the joke is. I can't say for sure, but i would say that plenty of black people have had 'gentle' remarks disguised as humour thrown at them over the years, and i'd bet that it pisses them off, because it probably isn't that funny to them. Analise the intent, by all means, what isn't measurable is how the person on the end of the joke feels, what they have experienced, or if they have been victims of racism in the past. Could you see how it would not be a joke to them?
Another good post, I've got splinters in my arse over this.