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Host, NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour. Author, FLYING SOLO (6.14.22) and NYT Bestseller EVVIE DRAKE STARTS OVER. IG: lindaholmes97

Washington, DC
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    1. Linda Holmes‏Verified account @lindaholmes 3 Oct 2018

      I want to address something Jimmy Kimmel says here. "Comedy is very democratic. The people who are great, rise to the top; the people who are good, rise to the middle; and the people who aren’t good, don’t make it."http://www.vulture.com/2018/10/jimmy-kimmel-louis-c-k-comedy-cellar-comebacks.html?utm_campaign=vulture&utm_medium=s1&utm_source=tw …

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    2. Linda Holmes‏Verified account @lindaholmes 3 Oct 2018

      First of all, it's incredibly naive at this point to believe in absolute meritocracy in any endeavor, but to blow off the influences of any kind of discrimination in comedy is ludicrous.

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    3. Linda Holmes‏Verified account @lindaholmes 3 Oct 2018

      Second of all: Right in this same piece, they're talking about CK being given a spot on stage. A spot many people would kill for. Giving him that spot is a specific choice made by a specific person or people. That doesn't just *happen*.

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    4. Linda Holmes‏Verified account @lindaholmes 3 Oct 2018

      There are people who would give him that spot -- people who think his comedy is funny -- and people who don't. The idea that it's like the hot air balloon in The Good Place and you walk near a stage and it turns red or green? That's fake.

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    5. Linda Holmes‏Verified account @lindaholmes 3 Oct 2018

      I hate this depersonalization of the ways that people become famous, get opportunities to remain famous, and get opportunities to recover from stumbles. Those are all choices. It's not an algorithm.

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    6. Linda Holmes‏Verified account @lindaholmes 3 Oct 2018

      I don't even know if guys like this know how many people they're kind of kicking in the head when they say this stuff? Anyway, I am taking a short break from Dude Opinions.

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    7. Linda Holmes‏Verified account @lindaholmes 3 Oct 2018

      Shoot. And one more thing, too. The thing about "no, I don't consider whether my shows are inclusive, because I'd never want a woman to think she got a spot because she's a woman" is so broken.

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    8. Linda Holmes‏Verified account @lindaholmes 3 Oct 2018

      The reason you have to be aware of whether your shows are inclusive is not because women otherwise aren't good enough. It's because you, as a curator, have antennae that are naturally more likely to hear some voices than others. That's true, in my opinion, of basically everyone.

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    9. Linda Holmes‏Verified account @lindaholmes 3 Oct 2018

      In my own life, I think of it like turning up the levels on your microphone, not because other people aren't speaking at the same volume, but because *you don't hear all frequencies well*. You have to make a specific effort to hear across a spectrum.

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    10. Linda Holmes‏Verified account @lindaholmes 3 Oct 2018

      Your effort is to compensate for your own limitations, not to compensate for other people's not being able to compete. And those limitations aren't necessarily because you're a bad person! Two equally aware, thoughtful people can have totally different references.

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      Linda Holmes‏Verified account @lindaholmes 3 Oct 2018

      I am much more likely to *naturally notice* things that vibrate on a frequency that thrums in my head, but as a curator, I can't confuse that with quality or meritocracy. So if you don't notice gender, if you "don't see color" with comics? You'll perpetuate your own limits.

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        1. Linda Holmes‏Verified account @lindaholmes 3 Oct 2018

          Okay bye. I have to stop thinking about this, because it's maddening.

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        2. Juan‏ @JuanIsidro 3 Oct 2018
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          I like this tweet, but it’s also kinda saying quality doesn’t exist and the only reason people make it is because they had the chance. So if we give the chance to others they’ll make it just the same.

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        3. Linda Holmes‏Verified account @lindaholmes 3 Oct 2018
          Replying to @JuanIsidro

          No, it's definitely not saying that.

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        1. Emily Spearman 🌒 🌕 🌘‏ @EmlzArt 3 Oct 2018
          Replying to @lindaholmes

          This is a really good and useful metaphor! What a good way to clarify a complex idea that causes a lot of people to stumble. I’ll definitely remember this for future discussions about representation 🙌

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        2. Our Lady of Perpetual Zoom‏ @RebeccaBromels 3 Oct 2018
          Replying to @lindaholmes

          This is a GREAT explanation. Saving to share with my programming class tomorrow as we talk about equity and inclusion in the arts. Thanks!

          1 reply . 0 retweets 5 likes
        3. Barreeee‏ @scarybareee 4 Oct 2018
          Replying to @RebeccaBromels @lindaholmes

          I'm sure you'll have a unique opinion.

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        2. giddy girlie  🍔‏ @giddygirlie 3 Oct 2018
          Replying to @lindaholmes

          Exactly! Acknowledge your innate biases, work to overcome them. Bring diverse voices to the conversation & be willing to listen. It's the ONLY way forward. So sad that some ppl feel threatened by that; looking outside themselves is so scary.

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        3. King Nate Dog 👑‏ @jesseggordon 4 Oct 2018
          Replying to @giddygirlie @lindaholmes

          100m olympic mens sprint final.. Should we have the best of the best compete? Or just chuck in a few white and asain dudes to make it fair?

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        1. Special Snowflake‏ @zedverism211 3 Oct 2018
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          I'm happy being limited.

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        2. Ben Kaiser‏ @benjaminkaiserr 4 Oct 2018
          Replying to @lindaholmes

          What the actual hell are you talking about? look, I get the attempted sentiment here, but bottom line can be found in terms of free markets. In the free market that is comedy audiences will decide who is or isn't funny. Just like any other industry. Male, female, old, young, etc

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        3. ben b‏ @brrrrrunette 4 Oct 2018
          Replying to @benjaminkaiserr @BenKaiser19 @lindaholmes

          Some people like to blame the system and arm chair quarterback when they can’t make it. It’s easier to take a nuanced approach against an ally because it you can score “takedown” points. There’s nothing to lose with this kind of take

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