Punching down in comedy is bullying rather than humor.
40.00% - Comedy works by crossing lines — the rule to only punch up, never down was invented by people who wanted to protect themselves from jokes, not by people who understand how humor works.
35.00% - Criminalizing words hands whoever defines 'harmful speech' a weapon against everyone else — the cure for bad speech is more speech, not silence.
25.00% - Free speech is either absolute or it isn't a right — the moment government or corporations decide what's acceptable, you have permitted speech, not free speech.
100.00% - Punching down in comedy is bullying rather than humor.
0.00% - “Punching down” should always be avoided in comedy.
50.00% - Always a Catch!
