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It's about punching down or punching up. Why do people like Chappelle need to make fun of a group that is fighting for their rights and recognition across the
by Yaina 4y ago
It's about punching down or punching up.
Why do people like Chappelle need to make fun of a group that is fighting for their rights and recognition across the world?
He's signalling that trans people should not be recognized as themselves, and their issues not taken seriously.
At this point it doesn't matter if people laugh at the end.
- Chris2048 4y agoWhen special interest groups can get you cancelled, they are in a position of power - criticising them is punching up - this is exactly what one of those jokes refers to: that trans people/groups often have white privilege, or some kind of institutional support. That said, suggesting there is a binary power structure is incorrect in the first place.