My oldest niece turns 16 today. In honor of her birthday, I want to tell you a story about her. My Oldest Niece is a natural blonde, with all the stereotypes that come with the hair. Recently, at the dinner table, she told an "off-color" joke that played-off of a racial stereotype. My brother-in-law seized this as a teaching moment and warned my niece to be wary of where and to whom she told such jokes because she might hurt someone's feelings. In an effort to make the lesson personable to her, he asked her if she was offended when people told "blonde jokes."
My niece was quiet and the table could tell she was contemplating the question. My brother-in-law was inwardly dancing with glee, thinking he had effictively communicated a principle. After a few moments of thinking, my niece replied by saying "Only when I get them."
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