Related: this is a fantastic essay by @stellabugbee about men & women, Trump, Howard Stern & the "PC" debate.http://nymag.com/thecut/2016/05/howard-stern-donald-trump-dad-objectified.html …
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Key point she makes: "If, instead of listening to Howard, I’d spent those mornings listening to the comedy and radio now made by women...
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I wouldn’t have given Howard’s (or my dad’s) opinions nearly as much weight." This is really true: there are finally voices speaking BACK.
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And speaking back using the powerful language of comedy, not just political rhetoric, which is crucial. It's no longer "comics v feminists."
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Recently I was trying to play my boys a bunch of old comedy faves of mine from high school, because I was a massive comedy nerd...
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Have you seen Gail Singer's documentary Wisecracks, about women comedians? Very much worth watching.
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