I don't entirely get what you're trying to say here, but I think perhaps it would be helpful to think of it more in terms of power than physical condition. It's

I don't entirely get what you're trying to say here, but I think perhaps it would be helpful to think of it more in terms of power than physical condition. It's not really an example from the world of comedy, but as an example, think about how much offense Hillary Clinton generated when she made her "deplorables" comment. It's because she was an elite punching down at the downtrodden, right? I'd also add that the word "rule" is probably a bit strong. I'd say that comedy is very results oriented in that comedians mostly seem to do their writing by interacting with audiences and just repeating what works. They probably really only have guidelines at best.