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0 pointsfivre5y ago0 comments

Are you Muslim? When you, or your hypothetical strawman comic make fun of them, are you punching up or down?

To not mince words here, if your comedy career was wholly dependent on making fun of Muslim cultural practices that have existed for millennia before you were born, in America, a country that totally had no relationship with the Middle East or history of anti-Muslim bigotry prior to 9/11, and you further cannot possibly even conceive of continuing it with some other variety of humor, it probably shouldn't resume. Quit that particular hobby and pick up a history book.

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dvt5y ago

> Are you Muslim? When you, or your hypothetical strawman comic make fun of them, are you punching up or down?

I'm not sure why this matters at all. In fact, it's just another red herring, as you provide no counter-arguments. I think that the case for free speech (my God, especially in comedy) is pretty strong, whether you're a Muslim comic making fun of Muslims or an Asian comic making fun of Muslims.

This isn't a strawman, this is the entire argument: is it okay to make fun of people? I contend that it is.

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0 pointsfivre5y ago0 comments

Are you Muslim? When you, or your hypothetical strawman comic make fun of them, are you punching up or down?

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dvt5y ago

> Are you Muslim? When you, or your hypothetical strawman comic make fun of them, are you punching up or down?

This isn't a strawman, this is the entire argument: is it okay to make fun of people? I contend that it is.

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