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I am sorry, but you are just not a person I could be friends with.
As for the elitist charge, the dictionary defines the an elitist as "a person who believes that a system or society should be ruled or dominated by an elite."
That is not me.I am arguing that people demonstrate class by holding themselves to a higher standard of behavior.
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Jay, don't worry. I don't think we had a lunch date planned any time soon, still I'm sorry that without ever meeting me, you have deduced that I'm not somebody you could be friends with, because of my sense of humor.
And yes, that definition applies, because you are talking about some elite sense of morality, or whatever it is. You would like society to behave in the manner which you were raised to believe they should, and when we don't you call us "low class." It's snobbery. Definitely not an attitude Jesus would have!
However, I think it's a bit narrow minded. It's a poor order of priorities. Like I said before, there are much more important qualities in human beings than whether or not their sense of humor is offensive. That's pretty far down the list. Like I said, honesty, integrity, charity, compassion are all much more important. (And sorry, I don't find telling these jokes in this environment lacking in compassion. Lacking in taste, I'll give you.)
BTW, you mentioned Chris Rock as "clever", and he's one of the crudest comedians of his stature, not to mention, he tells plenty of racial jokes, the type of which you just said aren't OK. He says some stuff that is very offensive to many people.
You know, when we draw such an intransigent line, we are bound to be hypocritical at some point.
You know what I loved about June and Johnny Cash? They really had some lofty ideals of what was right and wrong, but they were so accepting of everybody. They had friends they loved dearly, whose lifestyle they disagreed with, yet they never judged them for it. Perhaps it was because they had so many of their own demons, that it would have been hypocritical to judge others. I dunno. Where I come from, being judgmental is a defect of character that is more important for me to overcome than my use of crude and tasteless humor. The St. Francis Prayer is the blueprint to which I aspire.
Yup, much bigger fish to fry than a tasteless sense of humor. I think I'll spend tomorrow working on being less judgmental and more tolerant and accepting of others, come to think of it. I keep letting that one get away from me, but thanks for the reminder!