Nobody Can Take a Joke Anymore

[glatt]

Originally Posted by Undertoad

If it's not funny because it's false, point that out. If it's funny, but supposed to not be funny because the subject is verboten, it's suddenly even MORE funny.

One of the funnier jokes I've heard is:

"How do you stop black kids from jumping on the bed?"
"Put Velcro on the ceiling."

I would never tell this joke to anyone out of fear of being labeled racist. Is that progress? Am I more tolerant and that's a good thing, or am I a coward who is giving in to political correctness? The joke doesn't imply that blacks are inferior, just that they tend to have curly hair. And they do. But I feel like the joke must be racist because it's about race.