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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am with a previous poster. I don't get it at all.

Here is what I am reading - the class was holding a discussion on gay marriage and adoption. The Professor told the class she was going to go and seek the opinion of black males on the topic. The class objected to her seeking the opinion of black males and to illustrate their point one of them said "That's why they're in jail, just send them there." I am not getting the gay marriage - adoption -jail -black males connection at all.
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I think you're reading it wrong.

I read it as:
They were talking about gay marriage and adoption. The professor talked about how many black males objected to the morality of allowing gay people to adopt (likely discussing the different reactions to it across races/cultures) and the student implied that black people should just be in jail because not only are they criminals, but they're criminals with bad opinions. Rather ironic actually, being against gay adoptions = jail-worthy, being racist = laugh-worthy. Also it wasn't even a funny joke.

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I don't get it either. They're in jail, just send them there. That sentence doesn't even make sense to me. I doubt an entire college class believes all black males should be in jail.  I don't even get how it is a joke. None of it makes sense. I imagine most laughed because they didn't get it - that nervous laughter as they were reacting in the moment. Or else something else was said. I have the luxury of rereading it multiple times and I still don't understand what was said. I do get that it sounds like the intention was to be disparaging but I don't get the relevance of the statement to the conversation they were having or even what was meant by the statement itself. I don't think I'd be able to start a class conversation about it and I am an adult as I don't understand it well enough to speak to it. [/quote]

I am the original PP being responded too and even with the explanation, I am still not seeing it. I am with the PP above. Did kids laugh because one of them did or the professor did so they thought they should too? Maybe even the professor didn't get but decided to just go along? [/quote]

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