There's a vast gulf between idealistic notions of being able to laugh about anything, and the reality that some of these things are very offensive to a large number of people. If you don't understand this, well, it's really quite mind-boggling.
If the world was one filled with peace, and no war, exploitation, slavery, racism, etc... sure, we could all make jokes. But it isn't, and those things you are making jokes about were used in reality to enslave, oppress, disenfranchise, rape, murder, etc an entire race.
How the fuck is that funny, under any circumstance, in any context?
There's also a massive gulf between stating Moroccans are troublemakers in Belgium, and making monkey jokes about black people in general. Again, if you don't understand this... :facepalm:
Also, anecdotes about what happened on a tv show, or the black friend who finds your racist jokes funny, mean absolutely nothing. If a large number of the people your joke is about find it offensive and racist, you probably shouldn't fucking make the joke. If you continue to make the jokes knowing they offend and hurt people of the race your making them about, you're acting as a racist. It's that simple.
And it doesn't matter at all if it's "not meant to harm"... That's irrelevant. If it does harm, intent is completely irrelevant. Shut the fuck up with the "racial jokes"... It's not funny. People of the race do find them offensive and hurtful, regardless of your intent, and with good reason. These same notions behind your jokes were used to subjugate and torment their ancestors for hundreds of years. Stop being so fucking callous and disrespectful.
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Can we quit the off topic.
Sure thing. Apologies. Done now.