Tommy Tiernan has denied that he is anti semetic - well he's hardly anti-Mexican is he? He claims his comments have been taken out of context, So what exactly is the context in which remarks about the mass murder of 6 million fellow human beings on the basis of their ethnic origins could be considered as funny? I just don't get this humour - his remarks are offensive, and not just to Jewish people but to any thinking person anywhere. Almost every racist remark I have ever heard has been prefaced by a phrase like "I'm not a rascist but.." I consider myself to have a broad sense of humour, but there are limits beyond which things cease to be funny and Tommy has definitely crossed the line with this stuff, in my opinion.
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