This is creating an arbitrary line where the writer is saying (gestures here) "THIS is okay', but (gestures there) "THIS is not okay". But since comedy is all about surprise, misdirection, and transgression, all that the writer is saying is some kinds of transgression are allowed and some are "too serious" to be allowed.
But what if someone told a joke that made fun of rape victims that also caught people by surprise and made people laugh? Trying to create some arbitrary lines about what kind of comedy is permissible and what kind is forbidden just makes the forbidden stuff into more of a sacred cow. And humor is all about slaughtering sacred cows.
But what if someone told a joke that made fun of rape victims that also caught people by surprise and made people laugh? Trying to create some arbitrary lines about what kind of comedy is permissible and what kind is forbidden just makes the forbidden stuff into more of a sacred cow. And humor is all about slaughtering sacred cows.