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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Whilst this is true, and I've read interviews with them in the past discussing comedy that make a lot of sense (the intent being to mock neo-nazis and take away the power in it, not to mock Jewish people)... I do then have to wonder, why is it also OK for these shows to do the same with every race? They also make light of black people (and things like slavery, which saw horrors on par with the Holocaust), Chinese people, starving kids in Africa... Etc... And they are none of those things?

Is it simply OK for any minority to mock any other minority? Or is it that Jews / the Holocaust are specifically off limits to anyone but Jews?

Regardless; my point was never that it isn't offensive to some people and people have every right to be offended by it. My point is only that some people finding a thing offensive, does not mean it should be banned / illegal etc.

No matter the level of poor taste.

It isn't legitimately inciting violence, it's borne of ignorance at worst, not hatred. If it was a video of a guy seriously suggesting that everyone should go out and attack Jewish people then by all means arrest him. But it's not. It's just an insensitive, not-very-funny joke that's fallen flat. Really I'm just not a fan of censorship, full stop.

It always boils down to intent. Anyone that believes the guy posted that video on youtube for a prank at his girlfriend is kidding themselves. He was trying to say something controversial repeatedly thinking he could get away with it by featuring the dog.

If you want to play a prank, does it really need to incorporate hate for a group? If the objective is humour, does the audience (youtube not his girlfriend) not need to see it as funny?

The likes of Southpark have always tackled issues leaving the audience in no doubt what its position is on the subject, thats the big difference.