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Ethnic/Minority Humor
An Example of Stereotypical Humor
A little Mexican boy goes into the kitchen where his mom is baking. He puts his hand in the flour and wipes it all over his face and says, "Look mom, I'm a white boy!" His mom slaps him in the face and says, "Go show your father." He goes to his dad in the living room and says, "Look Dad, I'm a white boy." His dad slaps him hard in the face and says, "Go show your grandmother." The boy goes into his grandmother's room and say, "Mira, Abuelita, I'm a white boy." His grandmother slaps him in the face and sends him back to his mother. His mother says, "See, did you learn anything from that?" To which the boy replies, "Sure did! I have only been white for five minutes and I already hate you Mexicans!" ("Mexican Jokes.").
Discussion
This joke contains several assumptions about the relationship between Mexicans and white people. The first is that the two races hate each other. Furthermore, the author implies,...
However, imagine the same story, but instead of a Mexican boy putting white flour on his face think of a white boy putting wheat flour on his face and saying "Mom, look -- I'm a Mexican boy!"
The underlying message is that since Mexicans hate whites, it is all right for whites to hate Mexicans. This is a justification for racism. It troubles me that this type of humor reinforces misunderstanding between people and contributes to divisiveness.
The question then becomes 'what is so funny about this sort of humor?' These types of jokes exist in many cultures. The power of this kind of derogatory humor is that it serves to enhance the illusion of superiority of one race over another. Members of the dominant race can then feel better about themselves at the expense of another. Any damage that is…
Works Cited
"PC to the Rescue." Joke Budda. Columbia University Daily Spectator. (NDI). 22 July 2011. <http://www.jokebuddha.com/Minority#ixzz1SyVLvch3>
"Mexican Jokes."Mexican Jokes.net. (NDI). 22 July 2011. <http://www.mexicanjokes.net/jokes.php>
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