I thought your jokes were great--I was just making a point.

A lot of great humor went into the toilet when those who have set themselves up as the Certified Representatives of Their Races decided that nothing was all that funny after all. Not too surprisingly, once you get past the Official Spokespersons, most of the actual members of those races "threatened" by such humor are typically not bothered by it at all.

I remember Bill Dana. He would be stoned off the stage today. Some black comics can still make fun of themselves and black culture, with Richard Pryor being a sterling example. You did know he co-wrote the superb "Blazing Saddles?"

Don't see Don Rickles around much any more either. Lincoln Perry, who was a pioneer in Hollywood, and the first black actor to become a millionaire, lived to see his stage name turned into an insult. Amos and Andy TV tapes are sold as bootlegs.