Can a white guy make jokes about black people?

I always do lol It's about being appropriate.

Haha this.

@laflux: I've made so many jokes about Black People Time it's unreal hahaha

I don't really mind as I am mixed so I hardly ever care when my white friends say something "offensive about race. In fact I hardly ever care when they say N*gga. (I censor it as I'm not sure if it's acceptable on this website) I'm not saying okay all the time...

@waezi2: I was actually just messing with ya brother man. Race has become so sensitive in America it's hard to call anyone anything without someone being offended. I'm of German decent and if I went to Germany and called myself "German -American" I'd get my little ass beat. Most black people in American have never been to and will never go to Africa so the term African -American is asinine. Also, we are not allowed to call anyone foriegners over here because apparently that makes regular Americans feel bad about themselves. I know everything I've said here is absurd but it's all true. The social system here is effed in the a.

Yeah, I looked up the song. I found the Billie Holiday version. And...I'm actually kind of speechless...I have nothing to say.....

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Still one of the funniest things ever, this and the racial draft. It all comes down to how your comedy is executed.

"Last night, I drank so much I African Americaned out."
-Zach Galifianakis

@iaconpoint: It's better than having a nation of rude pricks, like mine. Our situation is kind of the opposite. We are judgemental as hell when it comes to race. Heard of islamophobia?

All jokes are fair play in the context of comedy. It is all about context regarding a joke and how to apply it and make it work.

Of course you can, bud. Plenty of comedians do it.

I find it depends on the people I'm telling it to. I can actually say racist things in front of an African kid in my class and am okay to say them for a laugh because I know they don't have a problem with it.

depends on the situation and the person. i think making race joke is tricky because u can get your a** beat. Paul mooney is a good comedian, but he sometimes he goes too far on race jokes.

Exactly!

@waezi2: As a black man, I have no problem with this sort of thing, Daniel Tosh does it and he is hilarious, even when the jokes sting. Like the first post said, if it's funny you will walk away with a new fan base, if the joke sucks or is too offensive, you may need security.

comedians usually get away with it because its there career. now if it was some everyday person than yes thats not going to end well at all. as a white guy myself youd be suprised at how many white jokes i make wich make people go uh wtf

You can tell any joke you like, the question is do you have the tact, experience, and charisma to either pull it off, or know when not to try.