You’re right, parody threads are allowed only in the Pit. I’ll break this out as a separate rule.
Correct.
Agreed, “minorities” is a sloppy usage. I’ll remove it. Rather than list every possible category, I’ll make it “based on someone’s race, ethnicity, religion, nationality, gender orientation, or other group identity other than political affiliation or leaning.” This rules out blond jokes but allows japes against Republicans, Democrats, liberals, conservatives and what have you. Not sure if this distinction will work but let’s give it a try.
This has been covered by others - the homework rule hasn’t changed. I’ll add clarifying language.