Academic paper showing that conservatives like jokes that punch down while liberals like jokes that punch up.
For jokes targeting low-status groups, system justification positively predicts ratings of funniness. For jokes targeting high-status groups, we did not see an effect. Overall, this suggests that system justification partially explains, appreciation of stereotypical humor. 2/2 pic.twitter.com/pdxeU3Imn7
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