dating advice also, i am pleased to report that one of our very own bloggers, lucierohan, should also be on the list of great female comedians.
Posts Tagged ‘comedy’
new sarah haskins video!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged comedy, lucierohan, Sarah Haskins on July 29, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Sarah Haskins is too good
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged comedy, feminism, media on June 6, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I know you’re all watching her anyway but just in case you didn’t catch this one.
Hamell on Trial, no Righteous Babe
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Ani DiFranco, comedy, gendered insults, Hammel on Trial, misogyny, music, objectification, raunch culture on April 24, 2009 | 3 Comments »
So last night Irene and I went to go see Ani DiFranco (which was super great especially the super cute/talented drummer) but unfortunately we found ourselves stuck listening to the opener, Hamell on Trial. Hamell on Trial sang poorly, had mediocre guitar skills, but worse than that he was incredibly offensive. Literally everything that came [...]
misogyny in comedy
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged comedy, gender, media, misogyny, sexism on April 10, 2009 | 14 Comments »
ive noticed that so much comedy is anti-feminist. SO MUCH. lucie wrote about this a whole ago, so im adding onto that thread. ive been watching this show, “30 rock”. when i first saw it, i thought it sucked. the main character, liz lemon, is this total mess. i personally dont see what’s so messy [...]
Funny Ladies
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Amy Sedaris, comedy, entertainment, Maria Bamford, Sarah Haskins on January 15, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Lucierohan brings up a good idea here. And something that bugs me to no end. I’m so tired of the whole women aren’t funny thing. They are. Sometimes they’re on television. But more than likely the person on your television screen is male. But hey, that happens beyond just comedy. But then people tell me [...]
Funny Bone Not Included: When Good Women Make Bad Dick Jokes
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged comedy, gendered insults, media, sexism on January 15, 2009 | 4 Comments »
This started out as a post about how guilty I felt about listening to crude comedy, but it turned into something almost completely different. The stand-up profession is horribly sexist, and this perpetuates the assumption that (I’m sure you’ve heard it often) “women aren’t funny.” In fact, Christopher Hitchens, a writer I usually really like, [...]
