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I feel that its personal experiences and environment that affects some people and their outlooks and it builds tolerance and intolerance depending on the situations they get caught up in.

My dad is some what the same in that respect. But in all honesty hes just an old fashioned ethnic jolly Greek man who doesn't take things in vane, or doesn't mean it in a negative light.

although it is funny when we mention gay people to him because he gets a bit on edge. He likes them as a normal person would, but if he gets hit on by a gay dude he gets a bit defensive haha.

Anyways, I believe it stems from media stereotypes, historical events, personal situations and environment. Your dad is an individual still and has been and seen a lot of the crazy crap going on in this world, and with age comes the glorious skill of not giving a shit. So, unless hes a hard core KKK activist or slaughters Chinese babies for trophies, he seems and thinks like every human. its just his outlook on life. And the stereotype you dad was mentioning about black people is very much a real thing.

There are black people and there are Niggers. A big difference. Like gay people and queens. Humans and assholes. All these jokes people make stem from a common idea or event. They tend to stick as a joke and should always be taken as a joke. In the end, its all about the actions, not the words. I think. I don't know. I'm a chicken farmer. As for abolishing it? don't laugh at the jokes. The things you don't laugh at get slammed with "that awkward joke" he said and he should say them less and less. I'm blabbeling now lol.