Originally Posted by MaskTVMaura

The reason it's not okay for white people to utter racial slurs in North America is because we are presently at the economic "top of the heap". From the top looking down, it ISN'T funny to make fun of the struggles and hardships non-white people have to face in this continent just trying to get ahead in today's world. But from the bottom looking up, it IS okay to poke a little fun. Besides, most of the white jokes are funny and somewhat true!

These jokes aren't really about race, they are about economic disparity.