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A-Z of Things Unseen: X is for Xenophobia

Author
[email protected] (Things Unseen)
Published
Tue 19 Apr 2016
Episode Link
https://soundcloud.com/thingsunseen/a-z-of-things-unseen-x-is-for-xenophobia

Following a chance remark from a Ukranian flatmate on the stereotypical characteristics of her neighbouring countries (sleazy Lithuanians, tidy Hungarians...), the comedy writer Paul Kerensa decided to investigate the global nature of our tendency to pigeon-hole nationalities. With stand-up comedians replacing jokes aimed at minorities with ones at the expense of celebrities and nearby towns, he compares tribal attitudes in parts of the Christian Bible, and thinks about victimless comedy.

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