Polish Jokes about Americans

Reflections on jokes and cartoons about suicide.

This article is intended to engage others in a dialogue about the role and meaning of jokes about suicide. Types of jokes involving suicide are examined to distinguish the different types of humor involved. A sample of 118 recent political cartoons in an online website was downloaded, of which 73 concerned suicide bombers. Examples of suicide cartons and jokes involving disparagement, incongrui...

What do Americans know about entitlements?

African Americans' opinions about human-genetics research.

BACKGROUND Research on attitudes toward genetics and medicine registers skepticism among minority communities, but the reasons for this skepticism are not well known. In the past, studies linked mistrust of the medical system to historical ethics violations involving minority groups and to suspicions about ideological premise and political intent. METHODS To assess public knowledge, attitudes...

Beliefs about tobacco use in African Americans.

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to describe beliefs about the influence of genetic and environmental factors on tobacco use among African Americans and to identify factors that are independently associated with these beliefs. DESIGN AND SETTING Participants were 94 adult African American men and women who were enrolled in a study on race, genetics, and smoking. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE...

Sanlu Dairy Online Jokes

In this article I analyze online jokes that developed in response to the tainted milk powder scandal in China. Sanlu Dairy milk jokes were widespread on the Internet, especially on Chinese websites, from midSeptember to early November 2008. I explore why the jokes became popular during the tragedy. Within the context of Chinese culture, I examine the reasons for their emergence and the internal...