"i do not see how you can tolerate the schindler joke and get all offended about something"
It really isn't about my being 'offended' - the argument is whether one is racist or not
The name Schindler invokes the Holocaust in some - it provokes argument with others; some have argued that Schindler profited by the use of free Jewish Labour - not a stance I take, by the way
His name was largely forgotten until Thomas Kenneally published his book; he was first recognised by Israel nearly two decades after the War ended.
It took a blockbuster Hollywood film, by a major director to even recognise his mane.
My sole concern in posting my objection was based on the OPs record of trolling by making outrageous statements
As it is, I'm delighted with the opportunity it has provided to discuss humour in this manner - a subject that, related to my interest in the tradition, consumes a great deal of my work
Jim Carroll