2000 BMW X5 TURBO

[fraserp]

Originally Posted by JCL

I don't think you see the point that several of us tried to make, above. It has nothing to do with turbans or turbos. It has to do with a thread where someone unknown to all of us, either an ebay scam artist or a clueless vendor (we are not sure which it was, frankly), posted an ad. Then everybody laughed at him and his ineptitude. Then somebody said maybe he is Indian. Then when some said that isn't very funny, several piled on to say that yes, it was, and we should have more of it here.

In the context of a fool posting an ad on ebay, what could be funny about associating his ad or his ineptitude with his ethnicity? The poster who made the comment apologized, didn't mean anything by it, and we have moved on. But several of you continue to post that it really is funny. Pretty sad IMO.

I laugh at you and I laugh at myself. as far as my concern he could be american, italian. indian or anyother (...ian) A Joke weather its based on ethnicity or not its still a joke and we need to laugh alot more at ourselves. So glad i am not thin skinned and can laugh at my self and my ethnic background. when its a Joke. Can you laugh at yourself or everyone here has to be careful what they say cause it may offend you.??? Anyway as you said we Moved on.

[JCL]

Originally Posted by fraserp

I laugh at you and I laugh at myself. as far as my concern he could be american, italian. indian or anyother (...ian) A Joke weather its based on ethnicity or not its still a joke and we need to laugh alot more at ourselves. So glad i am not thin skinned and can laugh at my self and my ethnic background. when its a Joke. Can you laugh at yourself or everyone here has to be careful what they say cause it may offend you.??? Anyway as you said we Moved on.

Of course I can laugh at myself. And where did you get the idea that I was offended, or thin-skinned? I already posted that I was not offended. I just said that I didn't think it was funny.

[fraserp]

ok --- cool

[X5Dawg]

I tried hard not to respond to this crap, but I am so sick of everyone claiming "racism" everytime someone mentions something about a different race. What in the hell was racist about that comment??? Should I be offended and screamed racism if he had said, "Maybe he is white and meant twin baseball caps"??

Most people that scream racism don't even know the definition. They get "OFFENDED" and to shut others up they claim racism.