"Yup - it looks like we are!"

Reading back through this thread I don't see evidence to support this comment.

When Roy Chubby Brown makes a "funny observation" like - "maybe all Muslims aren't terrorists, but how come the terrorists are always moslem" that is clearly a racist joke.

Why?

1, He satirizes no-one but invites the audience to treat Muslims with suspicion and contempt, whilst having a "knowing" laugh at the PC Brigade.

2, When interviewed about the points of view that his jokes imply, he confirms that those are indeed his opinions and he stands by them.

On this basis I conclude that Roy Chubby Brown is an objectionable Racist man and that his kind of humour, which does encourage prejudice and derision, can be compared (loosely) to the kind of derision expressed by Nazi comedians in the 1930's in Germany as it villifies a demographic group and excludes them from the joke.


Now that I have read Tommy Teirnan's explanation, it seems clear to me that:

1, that he does not think that 6,000,000 jews dying was either funny in itself nor in any way justified.

2, he holds no disparaging views about Jews.

3, that he has made an effort to clarify both of the above and has expressed regret for upsetting members of the public.


On this basis I am prepared to accept that his joke was made in a wider context and that it may make a deeper more valid point.

Satirizing racist attitudes is an important part of combatting racism.