structure (hence the power of political satire), and highlighting the imbalance or weird logic in a situation. George Carlin says, “It’s the duty of the comedian to find where the line is drawn and cross it deliberately.” But he generally crossed the line to poke at the power structure–he poked fun at censorship with the seven dirty words you can’t say, and went after things like religion and airport security. What he didn’t go after? A little kid who hurt himself. And it’s not like you can’t make fun of injuries. Jerry Seinfeld had a bit that went: