One of the most pervasive ideas in our culture is that comedy is either 'punching up' (taking aim at the rich and powerful) or 'punching down' (making jokes about people less privileged in some way than the comedian). For many, punching up is acceptable, but everyone from Dave Chappelle to Bill…
One of the most pervasive ideas in our culture is that comedy is either"punching up" or"punching down" . For many, punching up is acceptable, but everyone from Dave Chappelle to Bill Burr to Jerry Seinfeld has been condemned by various segments of the too-online crowd for"punching down."UAW ANNOUNCES HISTORIC AUTO STRIKE AFTER NEGOTIATIONS WITH AUTOMAKERS FALTER
Indeed, one thing lost in conflating jokes with violence is that comedy can be tremendously healing. I was on suicide watch for a period in my mid-20s. Afterward, I had an existential crisis. My brain had just tried to kill me, and I was terrified that it would do so again. One of the ways that I got through this crisis was by learning to laugh about it. I watched that The Office episode in which Michael Scott almost kills himself doing a demonstration on suicide.
Humor, even dark humor, can have profound mental health benefits. The same cannot be said of a punch.
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