そろそろ金木犀の香りが

してくる頃ですかね？(^^)

早く香りたいですね～

大好きなんですよ！

あなたの地域では

どんな感じですか？？

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➤アメリカンジョーク

➤インプットの時間

➤本日のワーク

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①アメリカンジョーク

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そもそもジョークは

日本では馴染みのない文化ですよね。

A joke is a display of humour in which words are used within a specific and well-defined narrative structure to make people laugh and is not meant to be taken seriously. It takes the form of a story, usually with dialogue, and ends in a punch line.

日本で言うボケ、ツッコミとは

また違った味なんですよね。

私はジョークに対して

あまり良い印象を抱いたことは

ありません(笑)

そこを深く考えずに

笑うところなんでしょうが、

んーん…笑えないのですよね…

例えば、グランドスタッフのお仕事の際に

アメリカの便でセキュリティーの質問を

していた際でした。

「他人から何か受け取ったものは

　ないですか？」

それに対して

陽気なカルフォルニアンなダンディーは

「あなたのキスを受け取ったよ」

と言い、ガチめに迫ってきたのです。

仕事ですよ？

周囲からの目線も痛いし

笑えなかったですよね…

それと、これは私の同僚に聞いた話ですが

「時間が空いている時にこれを

　見てくれませんか？」

と外国籍の上司に尋ねると

とても陽気に

「もちろんだよ！」

そのあとにその上司は

自分の仲間たちに向かって、

「この状態で時間が空くとでも

　思うのかね？はっはっは」

と、その仲間のギャラリーも

「はっはっは」

怖い…ですよね？（泣）

うーん…

私は本当にジョーク文化は

受け入れ難いです。

海外に留学したり、

ワーホリに言った子たちも

皆口揃えて一度は苦労したと

嘆いていますね。

なので、文化を

受け入れるしかないのです。

海外にとっても

日本が突っ込む際に頭を叩くのは

衝撃らしいですからね。

私もそれは好きではありませんが。

色んな文化があるので、

自分の好きなものだけに

触れればいいのです。

それ以外の違和感は単に

知識として取っておくのが

賢明です。

しかしジョークの中には

明らかに差別的だったり

いじめだろって思うものもあります。

日本でもイジられる行為が行き過ぎると

いじめ行為になるのと同じことです。

だからこそ、

上手く向き合っていく必要が

あります。

インプットの時間では

そんなracist jokeへの

対応の仕方を英語記事で

解読して頂きながら学んでください。

②インプットの時間

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今回も間あいだに

airilが質問していくので

一つのモジュールを

きちんと理解しているか

確認しながら

読み進めてください。

Responding to

a Racist Joke

By Nadra kareem Nittle

Updated July 16, 2019

Comedians from Chris Rock to Margaret Cho to Jeff Foxworthy have carved out niches by making jokes about people who share their cultural heritage, but just because they play up cultural differences in their stand-up routines doesn't mean the average Joe should follow suit with racist jokes. Unfortunately, people try their hand at racial humor all the time and fail.

Unlike the aforementioned comics, these people aren't making humorous statements about race and culture. Instead, they're dredging up racist stereotypes in the name of comedy. So how do you respond if a friend, family member, or colleague makes a racist joke? The goal is to make your point and exit the encounter with your integrity intact.

Don't Laugh

Say you're at a meeting and your boss makes a crack about an ethnic group being bad drivers. Your boss doesn't know it, but your husband is a member of that ethnic group. You sit in the room simmering with indignation. You'd like to let your boss have it, but you need your job and can't risk alienating him.

The best response is to do and say nothing. Don't laugh. Don't tell off your boss. Your silence will let your supervisor know that you don't find his racially-tinged humor funny. If your boss doesn't take the hint and makes another racist joke later, give him the silent treatment again.

he next time he makes a non-racist joke, however, be sure to laugh heartily. Positive reinforcement might teach him the kinds of jokes appropriate to tell.

・このモジュールでのracist jokeはどんなものですか？

・この社長が、次にracist jokeではないものを

　言った際に、どんな態度をとるのが正しいと作者は言っていますか？

Leave Before the Punch Line

Sometimes you can sense a racist joke coming. Perhaps you and your in-laws are watching television. The news features a segment about an ethnic minority. "I don't get those people," your father-in-law says. "Hey, did you hear the one about the…" That is your cue to leave the room.

This is arguably the most nonconfrontational move you can make. You're refusing to be a party to racism, but why take the passive approach? Perhaps you're certain that your father-in-law is prejudiced against certain groups and has no intention of changing, so you'd rather not fight with him over the issue. Or perhaps your relationship with your in-law is already tense, and you've decided that this battle is not one worth fighting.

・ここでもし口論が始まりそうになったら

　どうするべきだと作者は謳っていますか？

Question the Joke-Teller

You're lunching with an old friend when she launches into a joke about a priest, a rabbi, and a black guy entering a bar. You listen to the joke but don't laugh because it played on racial stereotypes, and you don't find such generalizations funny. You care for your friend dearly, though.

Rather than make her feel judged, you want her to see why her joke was offensive. Consider this a teachable moment. "Do you really think that all black guys are like that?" you might ask. "Well, a lot of them are," she answers. "Really?" you say. "Actually, that's a stereotype. I read a study that said black guys aren't any more likely to do that than others."

Remain calm and clear-headed. Keep questioning your friend and offering facts until she sees that the generalization in the joke isn't valid. At the end of the conversation, she might rethink telling that joke again.

・友達がracist jokeを言い始めたのに気付いて、

　友達がどうなるまで何をすべきだと作者は謳っていますか？

Turn the Tables

Your run into your neighbor at the supermarket. She spots a woman from a certain ethnic group with several children. Your neighbor jokes about how birth control is a dirty word for "those people."

You don't laugh. Instead, you repeat a stereotypical joke you've heard about your neighbor's ethnic group. As soon as you finish, explain that you don't buy into the stereotype; you wanted her to understand what it feels like to be the butt of a racist joke.

This is a risky move. The goal is to give the joke-teller a crash course in empathy, but you might end up alienating her if she doubts that your motive was to show her stereotypes hurt. Moreover, this isn't the nicest way to make your point. Try this only with thicker-skinned people you believe will respond well to having the tables turned. For others, you'll likely need to be more direct.

・ここでは近所の人から

　racist jokeを聞いたらどうするべきだと作者は

　謳っていますか？

Confrontation

If you have nothing to lose from a direct confrontation, go for it. The next time an acquaintance tells a racist joke, say that you don't find such jokes funny and request that he not repeat them around you. Expect the joke-teller to tell you to lighten up or accuse you of being "too PC."

Explain to your acquaintance that you think such jokes are beneath him. Break down why the stereotypes used in the joke aren't true. Remind him that prejudice hurts. Tell him that a mutual friend who belongs to the group being stereotyped wouldn't appreciate the joke.

If the joke-teller still doesn't see why this type of humor isn't appropriate, agree to disagree but make it clear that you won't listen to such jokes in the future. Create a boundary.

③本日のワーク

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