Geejus...youse folks, once again, saying RACIST like it's bad or sumthin...
There is absolutely NOTHING wrong with ethnic jokes..just be sure to carefully pick your audience.
One morning, I stopped for gas on the way to work. My neighbor who worked with me and I stood by the pump telling Polack jokes. (this was almost 30 years ago when they were still considered funny)
A car pulled up at the pump next to us, the guy got out, listened for a minute or two and said,"Hey fellows, I happen to be Polish, and I take offense at those jokes. I really wish you'd stop."
He went into the 7-11, and we went back to telling Polack jokes.
He came back out a couple of minutes later, heard us still telling the jokes and got PISSED! "I asked you politely not to tell those kinds of jokes," he said, "I guess the only thing left to do is kick your ass!"
Hell, I had almost a half-hour before I was supposed to be at work, so I said, "Sure pal...let's go behind the store so no one can interfere."
We walked around behind the 7-11 and the prick pulled a razor on me.
The ONLY reason I'm here today to tell this story is that there was NO PLACE for him to plug it in... <rimshot>
Thanks folks, I'll be here all week...(unless the Mods decide otherwise for telling the joke)
But seriously folks...take my wife, PLEASE!
Racist jokes are indeed racist, regardless of the intent or how non-racist you THINK you are....