America's Loveliest AccentsLanguage PoliticsVariationSprachwissenschaften und LiteraturwissenschaftenEnglisch
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Autor Angus Grieve-Smith
One concept that I’ve found extremely valuable in recent years is the notion of “punching up.” I first encountered it in the context of rape jokes, but it applies to jokes about race and ethnicity, and really any joke that affects different groups of people disproportionately.