I've just retired from ten years in a factory that was 50/50 black and white. I enjoy reading "Yo Momma" type jokes, as a type of word play like puns, but have seen them used in "close combat" so to speak. I've seen someone pushed to tears and quiting their job when they were the focus of a "dozens" attack.

Two friends can have fun with the dozens, trading insults with mutual respect. It's a game played by and with your peers. An enemy can wound you deeply by targeting your weak spots.

Is it fun between equals or an attempt to rape someone's spirit? That's the core of the dozens in the real world.

Jeff Smith