1. There's been a fascinating on-going conversation about the role of comedy in the Trump era.
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Or cloaking unpalatable but honest thoughts, a la "kidding on the square."
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4. Trump joke-y manner helped ease the discomfort even many Republicans had towards him. "He's just being un-PC, doesn't really mean it"
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Also a typical abuser/manipulator's tool: if you are offended, he was just joking and you are too touchy.
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if "uncomfortable" = horrific, yes
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On that subject, this is one of the most important single thoughts I've ever considered on laughter: http://i.imgur.com/yyHw8YY.gif
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as a healthcare professional or a black person or...a black health professional
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Yes, sort of: as I've written, it's mechanism for assimilation/alienation -- of ideas, of situations, of identities, of people.
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