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The only consistent measure I have seen is: * Down = people I like. * Up = people I don't like. The broader internet has a problem with jokes about bodyshami
by legostormtroopr 3y ago
The only consistent measure I have seen is:
* Down = people I like.
* Up = people I don't like.
The broader internet has a problem with jokes about bodyshaming, but jokes about bald men or "small-dick energy" are ok because... reasons. You can have famous comedians with multi-million dollar movie deals making fun of members of the general public, and as long as they target people in a percieved "powerful" social group, its punching down - and any callout of this behaviour is an "-ism" of some description.
- mnk47 3y agoTo me, it's closer to: * Down = the "oppressed" * Up = the "oppressor" But it's pretty much what you said, and it lends itself to patronizing behavior. As a member of the "oppressed" (minority in the US) I see it everywhere, particularly in media/entertainment but occasionally in real life, too. I'm a human being, I'm capable of taking a joke, and I have enough intelligence to tell when a joke isn't ill-intentioned. In fact, if it rings true, I'll probably enjoy it, just like white people have loved hearing jokes at their expense for decades.