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I went to a comedy show where the comedian ruthlessly mocked vegans. It was very funny.

There's not many targets of mocking these days that are acceptable maybe vegans are one.

Every comedian mocks vegans eventually. It's the same stupid jokes over and over with every comedian when it comes to how people eat. It's on television, it's even a joke is Scooby Doo. It's lazy comedy. There are entire YouTube channels dedicated just to mocking vegans. Yes, vegans are legal to make fun of, doesn't mean they aren't beating a dead horse at this point. First it's about how weird they are, then usually something about bean sprouts, then about how the vegans claim it tastes just like the real thing, when no vegan would want it to. Then end with how the vegans are dicks and the comedian will just enjoy their burger thanks. I've seen this routine verbatim by at least 5 different comedians.

Why are we so obsessed with mocking groups? Is it really a necessity to deligitimate and derrogate the claims of an entire class of people for the sake of some laughs? If that is the case, I'd rather not laugh at all.

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