No, they are disgraceful.
They are verbal abuse made to diminish and hurt women.
Telling a sexist joke is as reprehensible as telling a racist joke.
If it is not acceptable to diminish someone because of his/her race or colour, it is equally unnaceptable to diminish someone for being a woman.
Simple as that.
Here goes an excellent text about it, written by Toula Drimonis:
