[kevinmgranger]

Italians aren't discriminated against en masse in the US, so poking fun at the language is seen as "punching down".

[joker99]

At least anymore. There used to be a time when discrimination against Italian Americans was quite the norm

See: https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/immigration/italian/...

[mc32]

Punching up and punching down are idiotic concepts. Either something is wrong or it isn’t wrong.

This concept is basically a get out of jail free card people can use when they cross certain lines that is based on made up pretense that there exists a universal scale of power and weakness.

It’s a manipulative tool that some people thought up to control conversation.

[r-zip]

I think you mean punching up, or "isn't seen as punching down."

[kevinmgranger]

Whoops, meant isn't. Too late to edit.

[JohnWhigham]

Italians aren't discriminated against en masse

Neither are Asian Americans? Despite what the media wants you to believe