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Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris
Perhaps Harriet Harman would like to outlaw humour and mickey-taking altogether (apart from the PC-approved Ben Elton type).
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No one banned Bernard Manning, or people like Jim Davidson, from joking about whatever they wanted.
Though most people today wouldn't find the terms they used acceptable.
People are free to make fun of whatever they like, but the vast majority of people wouldn't find the terms coon, nigger etc, funny per se, it would depend on the context.