Not to put too fine a point on it, humor is often derisive. It is, also, a way to make sense of a senseless world in which we are as different as we are alike. I am a musician. Am I to forbid musician jokes in my presence? The offensive nature of a joke is determined by two factors, the intent and attitude of the teller and the potentialy offended listener's sense of security. When I hear a musician joke or a bridge player joke, I am unlikely to take offence because I do not feel threatened by the steryotyping that is the basis for group or ethnic jokes. On the other hand, if I heard a Jew joke or a fat joke, I would have to know the religion or weight of the jokester and, unless he prayed or looked like me, I might well feel uncomfortable. Best to be so secure that jokes can be just jokes and not some conspiracy to oppress. I have noticed that WASPS rarely object to WASP jokes. Good for them. If men do not bring law suits against women for telling anti-men jokes, I say good for us. It shows that we are secure enough to recognize that our position in life is not determined by a clever turn of phrase.