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Title: The ignorance of transgender jokes
Post by: suzifrommd on May 26, 2016, 06:46:28 AM
The ignorance of transgender jokes

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-transgender-jokes-uninformed-cruz-dan-patrick-perspec-0526-jm-20160525-column.html

Steve Chapman, 5/26/16

When I was a lad, I often heard jokes about blacks, Latinos and gays, who were regarded as amusing because of their supposed inferiority and defectiveness. Today most people would be embarrassed and offended by such humor. But, at least in some places, there is one group that is still a safe source of yuks: transgender people.

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In a season of anti-trans lunacy, nice to hear a sane voice.