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While calling BBT "nerd black face" is over-the-top and inaccurate (see subthread above), what does privilege have to do with offensive stereotypes? Are you claiming that, for groups above a certain level of privilege, there is no such thing as an offensive caricature?

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Not exactly but sort of. Think of the effect the caricatures have. Caricatures that are punching up (making fun of rich people, tech geeks, etc) affect people in a way different way than caricatures that are punching down (making fun of the poor, and racial and sexual minorities, etc).

It's similar to the difference between being called the n-word vs cracker.

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