• lmmarsano@lemmynsfw.com
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    3 days ago

    difference between punching up and punching down

    That whole framework is kind of pretentious bullshit. Comedy has no duty beyond entertaining. Good comedy might test boundaries by teasing “correct” thought in all domains especially in our “sacred”, arrogant assumptions. Ultimately, they’re mere words & thoughts that at worst offend: anyone who imagines actual harms beyond mere offensiveness is a bit full of themselves & needs to learn humility perhaps through extra derision of their bullshit.

    • Nora (She/Her)@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      3 days ago

      Eh I dunno, its less of a framework you should operate on, and more of a general rule of thumb. it’s probably possible to tell offensive jokes about minority groups that youre not a part of in a funny manner, but idk.