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> you realize that, as always, he’s mocking white people. In this case the sensitivities of white liberals This is likely true, but is that "punching up" or "p
by SideburnsOfDoom 4y ago
> you realize that, as always, he’s mocking white people. In this case the sensitivities of white liberals
This is likely true, but is that "punching up" or "punching down" ?
You're saying that it's "punching up" but there's an element of punching up at "those comfortable middle-class white people, with their concern for a different minority to mine, who are having a hard time and are a political punching bag, let's trash that concern" which is not entirely "punching up", now is it? It's punching down by proxy.
- rayiner 4y agoIt’s the other way around—white people and their values are the target, not the proxy. For example, the joke about the rapper DaBaby getting cancelled for his comments about sexual minorities (but not his killing another Black man) is a commentary on white liberal moral priorities. Likewise the joke about gay people being able to pass as white with respect to the police is a commentary on the intersectional hierarchy that puts sexual minorities above Black people.
- SideburnsOfDoom 4y ago> It’s the other way around—white people and their values are the target, not the proxy. Quite, the gay or trans people are not the target, just collateral damage, but never mind them, who cares about them anyway? I don't think that you have a solid argument here.
- spacemanmatt 4y agoThere are a lot of comics who don't throw minorities under the bus for a laugh. I think he tries to appeal to middle-class white audiences with that material. He knows which side his bread is buttered on and he does not give a damn.