Funny harm harm: The intersectionality of oppressive “jokes”

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KBOO
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Tue, 10/12/2021 - 8:00am to 9:00am

As a general rule, comedians are better off when they punch up rather than down. But when they routinely punch down, and their target is always the same -- trans people -- the result is anything but funny. Trans rights pioneer Mia Macy and KBOO's own Sonia Battrell join Traci and Abe to talk about the intersectionality of oppressive "jokes." 

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