More Words, Deeper Hole

I suppose I don't read widely enough, but I've only seen the expression "throat punch" used here, on this blog, by people I always supposed were quite nice.

I don't understand it. This blog is so full of sensitivity! I personally don't need any of the "Memetic Prophylactic" warnings, trigger warnings, NSFW warnings, and other warnings that you provide James (I treat some of them as political commentary and as indicators of something potentially interesting), but I understand that some readers here really truly benefit from at least some of them. So why are you (and other regular commenters here) so casual about imagining punching someone in the throat? Humor? No one here makes jokes about other very similar kinds of assault.

(Just to be clear: I imagine that punching someone in the throat might put them in the hospital or kill them, and would definitely be very painful and extremely distressing. Are you imagining the same thing?)