Maybe some of my cynicism comes from having spent so much time working in tech corporations; the market really doesn't regulate itself as well as most libertarian-leaning folks would hope. I have seen virtually no reason to assume that corporations are capable of making good choices--most people are victims of addictive hedonism and ignorance and confusion in this society (all functions of the attention economy and the profitability of algorithms and capitalizing on rage/ignorance), and it creates a very lucrative cycle of violence, anger and activation/overstimulation. Most consumers won't and don't demand change or any meaningful filtration of content because of how prominent the ideological doctrine of "freedom of speech" as an absolutist, universal mechanism is, and then the sheer ratings of outrageous content serve to reinforce the very same outrage economy that makes companies like Netflix choose to prioritize controversial and harmful content because it attracts eyeballs and $$$.

I grew up loving Family Guy, which I do believe qualifies as an "equal opportunity offender," but the reality is that show's writer's room is still extremely homogeneous. Ditto to the Simpsons and South Park; there are some newer shows (like Tuca and Bertie, which was made by a significantly more diverse group of people, I believe with the specific intention of being funny and ridiculous without causing harm) that still make fun of people and make societal commentary in ways that I perceive to hold the spirit of equal opportunity mockery without devolving to stereotypes that cause harm (as the aforementioned cartoons have, which still reinforce the same kind of hatred against trans people, for example, that Chappelle espoused). I guess what I'm getting at is that I increasingly find the idea of equal opportunity mockery to be illusory; if certain people are high risk and already experiencing serious, chronic systemic marginalization and pain, it doesn't carry the same weight as making fun of someone like Donald Trump who inserts himself into the public eye willfully and has a lot of privilege (although personally, I still find attacks on things like his weight to be obnoxious and unfunny).

I do think that illustrates the complexity of the problem, since it's a subjective spectrum with a lot of nuances. But as a sensitive person, and one who doesn't really find it particularly inconvenient to try to be fairly sensitive to the feelings of others (and I still manage to have lots of goofiness and comedy and joy in my life), I'd rather approach things with a somewhat common denominator of respect than expect other people to deal with the normalization of bullying and "jokes" that actually cause widespread pain and even affect things like legislation.

Love the dialogue! It's great to talk respectfully about these things, even if we really have totally different views.