" Now that it is non PC to make Irish or other racial jokes, what happens? ... It's all changed from laughing at the racial stereotypes, to laughing with them.
The same dichotomy exists linguistically, where forbidden words that were once used by "us", to describe "them", are now common currency amongst those who would bridle, were we to use them, on them.
It's becoming, don't laugh at us, unless we give permission, for you to do so."

Yes, how could I ever have leapt to that idea?