Why GES Doesn’t Punch Down
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Have you heard the term punching down? I was unfamiliar with it until Colin Jackson (on the GES staff) explained it. Cambridge Dictionary defines punch down as follows: “to attack or criticize someone who is in a worse or less powerful position than you.” It adds, “If a comedian punches down, they make fun of