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Why is it that when a more progressive comedian tells a joke that everyone says it's funny and doesn't hurt anyone's feelings, but when a conservative comedian tells a joke that it's racist or sexist or transphobic or deeply unsettling?
Like, I get why it's all those things, but like why is that their version of humor? Like, if someone's a comedian and they vote for republicans (yes, there's already a problem) and then they ask "when is a door not a door?" Are they able to say "when it's ajar"? Will their party abandon them if they do? Or are they just incapable of providing any punchline other than "x group of people are a subhuman species and deserve to die"? Also, what compels their fans to laugh at that?
You might be interested in this Some More News segment where they try to analyze whether modern conservative comedians are even telling jokes these days. They compare it to what conservative comedy used to be ~20 years ago with the likes of Jeff Foxworthy and talk about how those guys actually were making jokes with actual comedic structure (subjective level of funniness aside).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSXKzPOcYDU
I actually watched that one and really enjoyed it, but I still don't get the mentality. Like, I love slapstick humor and a good pratfall gets a big laugh out of me, but I've never laughed at someone getting slapped or falling and hurting themselves.
This is actual hurtful "comedy." How do people enjoy that or think it's okay?