So Tragic
WHAT WE'RE READING
Earlier this week, Fox News aired a segment in which a correspondent went to New York City's Chinatown to ask people there about the presidential election. In Canada, also this week, an organization sent their correspondent to a doctor's office to discuss a trans-rights bill. Both segments quickly descended into stereotyping, if not outright bigotry, masquerading as humor pieces. But as BuzzFeed's Scaachi Koul explains, this form of "punching down" is not — and never will be — funny. Analyzing the power dynamics of comedy, Koul dissects the potential power of humor when used right, and why it so often goes wrong. Read the piece here.
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