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When someone makes a crude joke on the internet (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/memes@lemmy.ml
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[–] 125 points 3 years ago (4 children)

Just don't punch down. Simple as.

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  • [–] 45 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Dont tell me how to shitpost. If I want extra spicy ill get banned doing it

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  • [–] 17 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    A person of culture, I see

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  • [+] -10 points 3 years ago* (2 children)

    Define punching down.

    Is it economic power? 400e minimum wage here

    Is it history? 400 years of Asian/African colonialism

    Privilege? Amazon, any official manufacturer site and PayPal don't work here. We just got Google Pay and Apple Pay.

    Slavery? The word slave originates from the word Slav and we had nothing to do with colonialism.

    I'm a white European and I am way less privileged than any US minority, technically we Slavs are also POC in the US.

    So I technically can't punch down on Americans. These kinds of things are dumb since you can't know someone's ethnicity, race, sex, country, etc. online.

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  • [–] 11 points 3 years ago

    So I technically can’t punch down on Americans

    Black trans women in the United States are routinely assaulted and raped and have an HIV+ rate of 60%. You sure about that?

    My point is that targeting vulnerable groups for humor isn't funny, it's just bullying and it's sad. It shouldn't be a controversial point.

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