How is Russel Peters&HIS AUDIENCE not arrested in Canada 4 all the racist stuff he jokes about that ppl laugh?

Question

at? Russell Peters = legal Canadian racism as entertainment?? 0_o

I don't get what to me is "the North American hypocrite mentality". No offense but I don't get where you people draw the line so at least to me it looks very hypocritical. In my country of origin, I can speak up and make TRUE remarks about any and all races as freely as I want and not be branded a racist. It doesn't phase me one bit if North Americans (USA, Canada) think I am racist because I don't buy into their bullshit of tiptoing around their feelings. I wasn't put on Earth to lie and babysit anyone just the same that I expect the truth from others and not babysit me. (Ex: there's plenty of nonsense with the people I come from & I acknowledge it instead of denying. But there's also the overt USA attacks of yanks against my people filled with fallacies and untruths and I put them back in their place by responding with pointing out TRUE flaws of their people/culture).

NOW! For my question: Why isn't Russell Peters arrested for hate speech? And more important: why isn't HIS AUDIENCE arrested for RACIST LAUGHTER? Yes I know: you can't go to jail for laughing! Yet he spews out what N. Americans (yes, I mean you Canadians) consider racist, and if you laugh at it, you are AGREEING with the "racist" statements therefore YOU ARE A RACIST TOO. Are you not?!

So let's say I am a White person living in Canada and I made a joke about Indians the way he does because I am purely stating facts, so far as you people have told me, I would get arrested for "hate speech". But he can because he is Indian, evidently everyone is clueless as to self-racism (I forget the exact terminology of one who is racist against their own race and/or ethnicity) so he gets carte blanche. Fair enough; he also makes "racist" jokes about Koreans, Chinese and Blacks! Why is he not arrested for those??

Please note: I have no problems with Russel Peters, I find him very funny because he says everything I agree with and often say out loud myself to people to their faces. Funny how *most* Canadians would brand me a racist and yet they are laughing along with the racist Russel Peters jokes. Riddle me this Canadians, because I am clueless as to your sensitivities and laws. Either I'm not racist or you're all as "racist" as I am, eh??

Answer 1

Yes, it is a double standard. One of many.

Answer 2

If you look at Peters' routines, you will see he hates on no-one. Quite the reverse in fact - he points out stereotypes, and truths, often in a positive light. He handles the race issue very well indeed, and offends no-one. This makes him very funny - highlighting differences, but, in an amusing way. Thus, not racist, and certainly not hate speech. In fact, if you listen, he runs no race down - usually, it's quite the opposite. That is why he is not only able to do what he does, but, why he is so popular doing it.

Answer 3

If that is the case then Rick Mercer should have been charged with treason years ago. Politicians are expected to go on that show and make fun of themselves. But that is the thing...it is all in good fun. You got to be able to laugh at yourself, notice differences in your neighbours and laugh together. Otherwise we could end up being gun-toting angry people who get all worked up over everything. Canada is a free country in so many ways: free to laugh and have a good time without fear of imprisonment, fines or retaliation.

Answer 4

His humour is definitely not racist, in no way is he derogatory mean spirited or speaking with malice or hatred to any race. As Canadians in we celebrate diversity and can laugh at ourselves. There is absolutely no indication of any superiority of any race in his shticks. Here is the definition of racist.



http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/racist

Answer 5

It is clear you do not understand Canada's hate speech laws. Racist remarks....or remarks based on perceived stereotypes.....are not the same as hate speech.

Answer 6

They laugh because they know he is just making jokes.