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Blue_Adept

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10. Jokes that punch down are generally not appropriate.

Reply to jrthin (Reply #5)

Sat Apr 2, 2022, 04:47 PM

Apr 2022

This gets talked about a lot with comedy and people have a lot of blind spots on it in what they consider punching down as well.

You may not think it was punching down, but there are a whole lot of people who do, including a lot of black women going by many of their responses to the joke itself.

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Re. Smith/Rock Debacle and for this reason: As Smith and Rock may be role models for young men, I [View all] cornball 24 Apr 2022 OP

Only one of them decided to settle a dispute with violence. nycbos Apr 2022 #1

One said something inappropriate to a huge audience. cornball 24 Apr 2022 #2

The joke was not inappropriate. Some may have found the joke jrthin Apr 2022 #5

Jokes that punch down are generally not appropriate. Blue_Adept Apr 2022 #10

Wanda Sykes disagrees. BlackSkimmer Apr 2022 #11

Exactly. That's what comedians do: call out the rich and powerful. jrthin Apr 2022 #13

Exactly. BlackSkimmer Apr 2022 #19

IBTL? nycbos Apr 2022 #22

Will Smith laughed first. nycbos Apr 2022 #9

And he'd never have hit a larger man. BlackSkimmer Apr 2022 #21

oh nonsense Skittles Apr 2022 #16

Who would prop up ForgedCrank Apr 2022 #3

+1000 jrthin Apr 2022 #6

Exactly nt Raine Apr 2022 #7

Both of them had difficult childhoods nini Apr 2022 #23

I think Chris Rock behaved exemplary handling the assault. jrthin Apr 2022 #4

I agree. Imagine if he hit back? JenniferJuniper Apr 2022 #8

Smith wouldn't have hit a larger man. BlackSkimmer Apr 2022 #12

And that makes Smith a bully. jrthin Apr 2022 #14

These threads keep popping up. Treefrog Apr 2022 #15

This is still bog (eta: big) news and being covered on most news stations SYFROYH Apr 2022 #17

I agree, both that it's big news, and "bog" news as you said. BlackSkimmer Apr 2022 #20

What behavior of Chris Rock ? JI7 Apr 2022 #18

They should meet in person kacekwl Apr 2022 #24