[Teacher317]

He would have gotten a laugh if he had made some comment self-denigrating to his own ethnic group, like asking if all of the Irishmen were out getting drunk at the corner saloon.

Perpetuating the stupidity of Political Correctness, "only certain people are permitted to say certain things."

[Cincinatus]

You can call it "PC" if you want to, but I prefer to think of it as "good manners."

Ethnic humor is like a loaded machine gun -- it can be very effective, but should be used with extreme caution.