An Indian walks into a cafe .................

[Crabtownboy]

 

[padredurand]

So it's okay to use racial stereotypes as long as you either try to be funny or make a political point?

 

[Reynolds]

So it's okay to use racial stereotypes as long as you either try to be funny or make a political point?

Well, I am native American and was not offended. The joke was not funny, but it did not offend me. The reason it did not offend was that politicians(not the Indian) were the butt of the joke.

 

[rsr]

Broken English is always funny, you know. Just look how blacks were made to talk in films from the '30s and '40s. It's a riot, don't you think?

 

[rsr]

Actually, the joke is funny. (Will Rogers would have laughed and probably stolen it.) The delivery was not. But I prefer the panda version.

 

[Alcott]

OK. Did he get the job?

 

[Happy]

Broken English is always funny, you know. Just look how blacks were made to talk in films from the '30s and '40s. It's a riot, don't you think?

"made to talk" ? Uh no.
They agreed to follow the script for which they also were in agreement to be paid for speaking the lines according to the script.