It's funny because it's so obviously ludicrous. The Amish ARE a noble sect of Christian people, and I can't think of any religious group LESS likely to contain scumbags like this rapist illegal ALIEN.
Do you think ANYBODY here takes it seriously ? If they don't, it defames no one - except perhaps the illegal, for his obviously unfavorable comparison to a prominently moral group. The illegal has no more morals than what I flush down the john every morning. And even less value to society.
I take the joke as a COMPLIMENT to the Amish.
Well said;)
I spent my life in public relations. I know that for everyone who gets the joke, there are ten others whose lives do not contain the knowledge base to understand that it is intended as a joke. They include, but are not limited to, persons born in states where there are no large Amish populations, persons who have recently joined America one way or another, and persons younger than 40, who have already been indoctrinated to think that all Christians are evil, and especially anyone who dresses modestly.
Repetition engraves carelessly evil thoughts into the minds of people who lack the foreknowledge to repel the invasion. It is the basis of advertising, which is one of the most successful techniques in our economy.
Perhaps you are too young to remember the rash of "Polish" jokes that once defamed an entire ethnic group and nation soon after the N-word was finally recognized as socially unacceptable. That craze took about 30 years to extinguish, and is still around on the Internet. Yet the Poles have been among our staunchest allies not only in the Middle Eastern wars, but also in the culture wars.
But mostly, the Amish comparison is simply not funny. Over and over again, it's boring, rude and ignorant. As another FReeper recently said, some jokes are funny once; some are funny always. Trust me, this one's fifteen minutes are over. It was funny never.