Sorry, But I Find Your Offence Offensive

"How tolerant should I be of intolerance? I regard the telling of racist and sexist jokes as a form of bullying, and I tend to shun the company of people who tell such jokes because I am intolerant of the lack of tolerance they show - which probably makes me as bad as they are. Are they so insecure that they have to denigrate others to make themselves feel superior?"