Yes. And there are numerous less well-known freedoms as well.

I gave up dairy and lost no weight.

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Totally. My sons get asked about their “girlfriends” and told they are “lady’s men” all the time. We’re talking about two people who have barely grasped the concept that mommy doesn’t have a penis. Can’t we just wait a few years before we start forcing some heterosexual courtship nonsense onto their attempts to play…

Well, that was part of the joke. Making an actual Native-American disguise him/herself as a caucasian would be more offensive.

I feel like it’s the issue of “what are we making fun of? The opressed or the ridiculousness of the oppression?” It’s a very fine line, and I think Fey has done it well in the past, although perhaps a few missteps. Meanwhile, shows like Two Broke Girls use racial stereotypes as tired punchlines, and that seems like a…

A joke about racism or sexism is not necessarily a racist or sexist joke. It all depends on the target.

Lindy West said a lot of things as a twentysomething white woman.

No, she means the general population being unable to differentiate between a joke that pokes fun at the asshole vs. a joke made at the expense of an entire group of people because the joke deals with race in some manner.

There’s no way to be confused about that!

As a ethnic Jerkbag I advise you to check your privilege and think twice before invoking such a slur against my people.

To be fair-ish, didn’t Chris Rock stop performing at colleges for more or less the same reason? He and a few other minority comedians probably feel the same way Fey does.

Actually, I think the father was a chauvinist; but you are equally unrealistic. I would never teach a child to NEVER hit anyone, because - while I am not violent - I have fought to defend myself & others. I was not the aggressor & it was necessary.

I’m not sure that I have a problem with “forced” cultural assimilation that takes the form of mandatory education (exception for aculturating native populations via education of minors).

But remember, despite the fact they can be driven into a rapey, violent rage by a smile, direct eye contact, or a flash of female wrist or ankle, men are still the wisest, most capable, and most well-suited for leadership than women are.

As the mother of 2 boys, I’m becoming very aware of the weird way we teach them things. At my son’s playgroup a dad got super angry at his son when he got into a tussle with a little girl over a toy. He was yelling “you never hit a girl” at his kid. And I was just thinking “Dude, why not teach him not to hit ANYONE.”

I never rape the women I see smiling at me. I’m ready for my prize now, Nobel committee.

It is not forced cultural assimilation to explain that in the new country there are laws, and those laws must be obeyed. Rape is against the law, even if it is of one’s spouse. This does not seem to me to be remotely controversial.

To me, the last paragraph exemplifies why this is a good idea. It seems like they’re going out of their way to avoid saying “your immigrant ways are wrong” and instead are saying “there are the rules here. even if these rules don’t apply where you are from, they apply in Norway.”

Is it weird that I feel like this is okay? Like, it should be taught as part of language classes and middle school classes and to everyone everywhere.