[encom]

A joke is not an action. It can never bring harm to another person.

[glenstein]

Here's an NIH paper going over the harms this brings to other people:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4659767/

[claudiawerner]

There is no yet identified metaphysical difference between speech and other actions, and freedom of expression laws frequently also protect non-speech actions such as burning flags.

[PaulDavisThe1st]

"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will really hurt me"