1. Okay, I tried to resist but can't help it. A few quick thoughts on Joan Rivers & 1950s "sick" or "new wave" comedy.
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8. Like a lot of 1950s rebels, Rivers ultimately wasn't able to do much with her anger beyond express it.
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9. Interesting tension between Rivers the rebel & the Rivers who gave in to social conventions (the WASPized stage name, plastic surgery)
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@HeerJeet ah. That might explain why it didn't resonate with me. I didn't have a "good black girl" ideology to rebel against that way. -
@tressiemcphd Yeah, that makes complete sense.
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