Jem and Scout had been brought up by Atticus to believe in fairness to people, regardless of their race or colour "Do you defend niggers, Atticus?" "Of course I do. don't say nigger, Scout. ... This was fun for them, talking with friends, having lunch, and joking. ...
The situation escalates and Hally then tells Sam about a joke his father makes about a black person's buttocks is not fair. "I laughed because I think it is a bloody good joke." Hally tells Sam to persuade him that he did actually enjoy the joke. ... " A crowded Main Street with all the people watching a little white boy following his drunk father on a nigger's back! ...
Harassing acts can include: racial slurs racial "jokes" offensive remarks based on race offensive comments based on race drawings or pictures that depict people of a certain race in an unfavorable light threats intimidation hostile demeanor, or physical violence. ... Evidence of secret tapes revealed that four top executives referred to minority employees as "black jelly beans- and "niggers."" ...
E.g. in chapter 10 Huck set a dead rattle snake in Jim's sheets as a joke, but Huck forgot about this and another snake came along and bit Jim, Huck didn't mean for this to happen but never told Jim. ... Huck said, "It was fifteen minutes before I could work myself up to go and humble myself to a nigger - but I done it, and I warn't ever sorry for it afterwards neither. ...
