> Like most comedy, there's a question of punching up vs punching down. "Punching up" vs "punching down" is this weird trope that materialized in the past coup

> Like most comedy, there's a question of punching up vs punching down. "Punching up" vs "punching down" is this weird trope that materialized in the past couple years as a way to argue "making fun of MY preferred groups is not allowed." But there are many successful professional comedians who don't agree with it, and "punching down" on the rubes is in fact a time honored genre of comedy...