Why can't Americans take jokes?
919403
I don't really give a shite mate, I was just being disaggreeable for the fuck of it. Aint that what this is all about? You certainly got a lot of people squealing. I don't aggree with censorship especially on a site like this, although, your joke was a bit crap wasn't it? Keep 'em coming!
887373
That's a good question!  It may be because white people are trying to make up for our ancestors' mistakes and cruelties by standing by when our own race is ridiculed.  I think that reasoning is stupid, but oh well.\n\nI'm personally not offended when black comedians tell jokes about white people.  I know we do some pretty weird things, but it's not so obvious to us.  So when they point it out, I can laugh and say, "Yeah, I do that.", have a good chuckle out of it and feel flattered that they thought enough of my race to make a joke out of it.  I firmly believe that an inability to laugh at oneself shows intense insecurity.\n\nOf course, another reason why it may be acceptable for blacks to joke about whites but not the other way around is because white people are in the political majority at this time.  Most of the people in power are white Christian men.  Whenever someone is considered the majority, it's okay for other groups to joke about them.  Doesn't make a whole lot of sense, but there it is.
290180
Because Political Correctness has no sense of humor. Before PC, Polock jokes, anti-Catholic jokes, dumb people jokes and many more were regularly told regardless of who was listening. In those days, you laughed even if it was at your own expense, or you were a poor sport. Today, everyone is so oversensitive about everything that jokes are almost extinct. Today, the only 'correct' way of making people laugh is through vulgarity. Kinda sick, huh?
349650
We've been sick of Americans for a long time, but there's unfortunately not much we can do about it except make fun of Americans on our own TV. Heck, we go so far, unfortunately, as to base a large amount of our national pride on being not American. So yeah, we're sick of you all; maybe that's why we're not as helpful on the international scene now as we were.
28589
You don't have to do anything. It's not like you have a problem. Everyone laughs at their own corny jokes. It's the human nature. Live your life for you boo. Laugh it up, even it was dumb as s***! Toodles!
869240
Most Americans will see this "joke" for what it is... an expression of his lack of respect for the American military. If they have have any sense they will steer clear of candidates that will weaken and destroy America, which not always, but in most cases is the Democrat party.
857466
Well, America has been lucky.  Hopefully, we will continue to have it.  Heck.. We got the British soldiers fighting along side us now.  Thanks   \n\nI think Teresa F from Northern England answered pretty good, so I won't go into battles etc.  In fairness I will defend the British sense of humor.\n\nI have worked with some British soldiers and find them friendly and funny. Yes, the soldiers would joke around about the US soldiers be chaps from the colony or something along those lines, but they would take the ribbing just as well and with a smile on their faces.  Don’t take things so personal people, it’s like them saying hello and giving an open to their kind of banter.  They also do it amongst themselves, but they are always willing to have an American join in on the fun.
51162
The American can not.\n\nThe Canadian can the last I recall.
408912
they r rude when telling a joke they don't think if it is going 2 hurt u b4 they say it. they like 2 mess around a lot(joke around) they can get pretty loud.
1177511
Nobody is able to understand American English all of the time. Least of all other Americans!
642064
I have to chuckle....It's funny but true..We Americans did steal it and can't speak it....Spelling is even a whole nother gummy bag. You can tell that from reading some of the questions and answers posted here.
921676
Anyone is doing these jokes is really rude! Also,there is nothing funny about that joke.It's not funny and it's not even close to funny.9&#92;11 is a very big deal in the U.S. and people should not do it no matter what the reason.I have never heard any of these jokes or anyone to use them but I am still going with this answer because it is still very rude and mean to the U.S.
961953
Why do you need jokes about us English when the whole world is already laughing at us !!
672696
People do what the TV tells them to. This includes being offended. It is fine in America to make fun of straight white men. You can tell jokes at the expense of Catholics, Protestants, and even sometimes Jews. Italians and Irish are ok to pick on. It seems that even Indians (from India) can sometimes be mocked. White hip hoppers....they are open game. \n\nIt is because the media or some huge personality hasn't come against it and said with conviction, "It is wrong to make fun of these people."
592060
Yeah, but if they cant take a joke f*** them!
903313
Kerry tried to make a joke and it makes him look bad. Bush's jokes get people killed. Republicans are bleeding votes and they're trying to grasp on to anything they can, even a gaff made by a senator. And they think this is going to magically erase all the republican corruption and blunders from the past six years from voter's minds. \nGee they must really think Americans are stupid!
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Most Americans don't give a shit about issues affecting them and the other members of society but damn it if you took away our Internet, movies, television, and other media then we would raise some serious Hell.\n\nYou can make fun of Jesus and God (see South Park), you can allow a innocent poor people to go to prison for shit they didn't do. We can allow many people (mostly children) that cannot afford health care to die. We can let an asshole run the White House and the US Ecomony into the ground but...don'take away our iPods! \n\nIt's a shame that we can only consume and not give back to the world we live in. It sad that the most powerful nation on the planet allows its own children to go starve and the poor and powerless to suffer. \n\nMaybe if info-tainment was pushed like it is then America would be a better place and we could have real world peace and not a WAR (prentending) to make peace!\n\nPlease see my newest question...thanks