“There's no topic that should be completely off-limits for comedy”
Agree
- Comedy helps process trauma
- Censorship is a slippery slope
- Context and intent matter most
- Humor reveals uncomfortable truths
- Every culture jokes about serious things
Disagree
- Some pain is too fresh
- Punching down isn't comedy
- Victims deserve protected spaces
- Words have real consequences
- Boundaries show basic humanity
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