Culture: September 2019 Archives

Dave Chappelle Punches Up - Arc Digital

"For the non-woke majority, which includes average Americans who don't work for the media or Hollywood, punching down is now punching up, because they feel culturally voiceless: they have no say in how culture is communicated to the masses or what is voted up or down as acceptable or problematic. These are parents who feel powerless as Hollywood educates their children. These are angst-ridden teenagers who don't feel accepted by the mean girls or woke activists in cardigan sweater and slim-fitted blue jeans. For non-woke folks who have working-class jobs, who are tired of all the speech-policing and the internet shaming, punching the woke minority provides a feeling of crisp and sensational relief -- like downing a can of ice-cold Pepsi at a sweltering filling station."