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i dont like it when comedians put punchlines before basic ethics.
i try to be a good person before i try to be a funny person, and while its morally rewarding and more ethically sound, its WAY more difficult because you actually have to evolve as you learn more.
when i see someone saying shit like “theres no place for political correctness in comedy!” all i see is “comedy is hard!!!!! stop trying to make it harder!!!!!! its not fair!!!!!!!!!!”
and its not even a matter of edginess. you can be edgy in comedy without being downright toxic. when the joke is that its offensive for offensiveness sake, its no longer clever and you are no longer funny.
Comedy is supposed to be about punching up (at the powers that be, at the system; authority figures) or at least at your own level (peers, friends, yourself, if you’re not being too mean).
When you punch down (marginalized groups, for example) you’re not being funny; you’re just being cruel. And probably bigoted.
(Source: paper-mario-wiki, via kaen-ace-of-ravenclaw)