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Jokes: benign amusement or discrimination and hate.

the aim of this page is to contribute to raising awareness about how certain jokes can lead to discrimination and hostility among members of society. It is important to teach students the benefits of jokes and also the drastic ,negative repurcussions they have on certain minority groups and let them identify the embarrassments and difficulties these jokes set up and the social and cultural context which gives rise to this verbal aggression;and thus,create the need for more dialogue, social inclusion and non-discrimination discourses in support of minority groups, which will ultimately have benefits for the entire society.
It is also important to send the message that discriminatory jokes are incompatible with the values they are taught.

• Do you love listening or telling jokes ?How do you feel when you tell or listen to a funny joke?
• Can jokes help us overcome conditions of sadness,boredom,depression....?
• How do you react to people who tell

. a joke about a physically disabled person?
. a joke that makes fun of women?
. a ioke that ridicules a mentally disabled person?
. a joke that makes fun of the elderly?
. a joke that ridicules a particular religion?
. a joke involving a particular region in your country?
. a joke making fun of a particular race?
. a joke that makes fun of rural people?

Read these jokes and tell which categories they discriminate against and why.

Joke 1

A woman was paying for some items in a supermarket :"a pint of milk, a packet of bacon,a small bag of rice and a few vegetables".The man at the checkout said," l bet you're single aren't you?"
"Well yes,I am,"the woman replied."How did you know?".
" Because you're really ugly,"replied the man.

Joke2

How do you make a Berkani(from Berkane)laugh on Monday?

-Tell him a joke on Friday.

Joke3

What do you call a handicapped with half a brain?
-Gifted.

Joke4

An old man got up late and hurried out to see what the time was.

"What's the time pleeeeeeeeeezzzzzzzzzze?"The old man asked .

"I am very sorry.I am a stranger in this town."The mentally disabled young answered.

Joke 5

A young man with a wild and multi-coloured
hair styles sits next to an old on a public garden bench.
The old man stares at the young man." What's the
matter old man?"says the young ." Never done anything crazy in your life?"

The old man replies:
"Yeah.When I was in the Navy,I got married to a parrot. I thought you
might be my son."

Read these jokes and fill in the blanks with the appropriate words.

Joke 5

Mutes

Joke6

Joke7