ext_5446 ([identity profile] redaxe.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] poltr1 2007-04-12 03:51 am (UTC)

Re: It's about ownership

Small nitpick: "epithets", not "epitaphs". But you knew that :-)

And yes, the rule of thumb I (and many of my friends use) is that ethnic (and equivalent) jokes and nicknames are fine when used about a group the speaker belongs to, not otherwise.

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