forehead marks (humor)

[Allen Thrasher]

Someone sometime wrote and responded:
> > >      Q. What does that red dot on women's forehead mean?
> > >      A. Well, in ancient times, Indian men used to practice archery
> > >         skills by target practicing by aiming at their wife's red dot.
> > >         In fact, that is one of the reasons why they had many wives.
> > >         You see, once they mastered the art of archery and hit the
> > >         target....
> > >  
> > I don't find any humor in above.  It's disrespectful to women..
> > 

When I was a boy in Norfolk Virginia we all knew the story of William Tell
and used to play at reenacting his famous feat, sometimes seriously and
sometimes humorously, miming unfortunate ends for Tell Jr.  Was this
disrespectful to boys, or to men, crossbowpersons, or Swiss?