I want to explain clearly and simply why a joke I was told is racist. Embarrasingly, all I can come up with right away is: If the joke needs to perpetuate racial stereotypes in order to be funny, then it's not funny.
posted to Ask Metafilter by reflecked at 2:43 AM on April 29, 2008 (66 comments)

I would like help understanding the CHANDRA xray satellite mission.
posted to Ask Metafilter by reflecked at 4:34 PM on May 4, 2006 (7 comments)