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Italians aren't discriminated against en masse in the US, so poking fun at the language is seen as "punching down".
by kevinmgranger 5y ago
Italians aren't discriminated against en masse in the US, so poking fun at the language is seen as "punching down".
- JohnWhigham 5y agoItalians aren't discriminated against en masse Neither are Asian Americans? Despite what the media wants you to believe
- joker99 5y agoAt least anymore. There used to be a time when discrimination against Italian Americans was quite the norm See: https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/immigration/italian/under-attack/ https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/immigration/italian/...
- r-zip 5y agoI think you mean punching up, or "isn't seen as punching down."
- kevinmgranger 5y agoWhoops, meant isn't. Too late to edit.
- mc32 5y agoPunching up and punching down are idiotic concepts. Either something is wrong or it isn’t wrong. This concept is basically a get out of jail free card people can use when they cross certain lines that is based on made up pretense that there exists a universal scale of power and weakness. It’s a manipulative tool that some people thought up to control conversation.