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Save an American woman… from herself

“Call or go online right now, and for not even a dollar a day you can sponsor a uterus, and make all the decisions for it, and for a woman you’ve never even met.”

By Lori Adelman • 11 years ago

Just for funzies: Kristen Wiig’s last SNL episode

Whether you loved or hated Bridesmaids, Indisputable Feminist Wisdom posits that Kristen Wiig is the best ever. She’s smart, funny as hell, and not afraid to shy away from real conversations about what it’s like to be a woman in what can be a truly– let’s face it– sexist a$$ industry. Haliegh Collins over on Policy Mic even goes so far as to call Wiig a “feminist icon”, noting that “In a sexist industry, Kristen Wiig has succeeded not just as another funny, silly actress, but as a personable and witty writer,” and posting a video of her talking about sexism in the movie business in response to being asked if she’s a feminist. It seems ...

By Maya Dusenbery • 12 years ago

“God wouldn’t have given women tummy-pockets if he didn’t want babies swimming around in them!”

Let the great Ron Swanson–I mean, Nick Offerman–and some other late-middle-aged men explain why they know best when it comes to women’s reproductive health.

Women’s Health Experts Speak Out from Judd Nelson

Transcript after the jump via Shakesville.

Let the great Ron Swanson–I mean, Nick Offerman–and some other late-middle-aged men explain why they know best when it comes to women’s reproductive health.

By Lori Adelman • 12 years ago

Ladies-Only Panel Settles Longstanding Men’s Health Questions

“There’s a long simmering debate over hanging left or hanging right. And we’ve made the decision for you.” Bwahaha.

Watch this video and laugh. And then cry.

“There’s a long simmering debate over hanging left or hanging right. And we’ve made the decision for you.” Bwahaha.

Watch this video and laugh. And then cry.

By Miriam • 12 years ago

Letterman comedy booker who thinks women aren’t funny removed

Last week we ran a guest post by Molly Knefel responding to the latest episode of sexism toward female comics. Eddie Brill, a major comedian gatekeeper in his role as a booker with the Letterman Show had, once again, reiterated the idea that women comics aren’t funny.

Molly’s take down of this tired idea is quite sufficient, and apparently Letterman heard the responses–Brill was removed from his position as booker for the show yesterday, according to Jezebel.

CBS’ official line is that he was removed for talking to the media without permission, but I’m sure the backlash to his sexist comments had something to do with it.

Brill will still keep his role as warm-up comedian for the show, but ...

By Miriam • 12 years ago

Guest post: This is why we keep talking about gender in comedy

By Molly Knefel

Every few months, another article pops up about women in comedy. Perhaps it is by some dude boldly proclaiming that women aren’t funny, patting himself on the balls in self-congratulations for his bravery. Or it’s a response to some such article, or a narrative from a female comedian talking about her experience. These articles happen a lot. For people who like to read about gender in comedy, it’s exhausting. I am here to throw another article into the fray. Here’s why:

Yesterday’s New York Times features a profile of Eddie Brill, the 53-year-old comic who books Letterman. It positions Brill as an older comic stylistically outside of the younger “alt” generation but portrays him unquestioningly as an expert ...

By Molly Knefel

By Katie Halper • 12 years ago

Christopher Hitchens saw WMDs in Iraq but missed the humor in women

Christopher Hitchens’s death, much like his life, provoked much discussion and reflection, as well as praise, sorrow, glee, homage-paying, and copious changing of Facebook profile pictures. Since Hitch died last Thursday, several writers have revisited his unwavering support for the Iraq War and his sexism. Hitchens was as insistent and wrong about the absence of humor in women as he was the presence of WMDs in Iraq. Clearly, perpetuating the second lie has been more harmful, leading to war, deaths, debilitating injuries, trauma, economic and geopolitical disasters. But, since the debate over WMDs is finished, let’s discuss the myth that women aren’t funny, as immortalized in Hitch’s Vanity Fair article,”Why Women Aren’t Funny.”

Like Hitch did, I’ll use a combination of anecdotes and ...

By Chloe Angyal • 12 years ago

Not Oprah’s Book Club: Agorafabulous! Dispatches From My Bedroom

I’m a long time fan of Sara Benincasa, who I interviewed last year. She’s a comedian, a sex advice columnist, a feminist, and she does a mean Peggy Olsen impression. She’s also a recovering agoraphobic, and her book Agorafabulous! Dispatches From My Bedroom, out in February, is based on her one-woman comedy show of the same title.

The book traces the origins of Benincasa’s phobia, which began with increasingly severe panic attacks in her adolescence, and culminated when Benincasa, as an undergraduate, locked herself in her apartment, became afraid to leave her bed, stopped eating, and considered suicide.

These days, Benincasa gets on stage in front of hundreds of people and makes them laugh. But for much of ...

I’m a long time fan of Sara Benincasa, who I interviewed last year. She’s a comedian, a sex advice columnist, a feminist, and she does a mean Peggy Olsen impression. She’s also a recovering ...