I know it's practically 2014 already but just as recently as 2012 dudes like Adam Carolla and Joseph Gordon-Levitt were clarifying for all people everywhere that women, especially the pretty ones just...well, are about as funny as a dead fish wearing red stilettos.
To understand what "being funny" is exactly all about in general, we need to recognize that to actually "be funny" requires a certain level of intelligence, comedic timing, witticisms, wisdom, and insight into not just the human condition, but into the subtle art of language. These are all attributes that women aren't supposed to supposedly possess because men like to envision themselves as being the final authority on damn near everything, i.e. "mansplaining" .
It seems that at its very pith, the myth of "women aren't funny" really more so centers around the fear of a male being emasculated. Mainly, losing the power of captive female audience members being participants--not equals--to their hilarious musings and, ahem, acumen. A comical woman morphs into competition not just for who's telling the best jokes but who ultimately is the final philosopher on the human condition. Because that's the point, the human condition is not really the human condition when it's heavy handed on the male perspective. Case in point, let's decipher the meaning of these two gender charged statements:
Despite the thematic context of those two sentences being featured in this blog, did you think the man was funny whereas the woman was overemotional? If you did, congratulations, the patriarchal corporate social mediums have most likely successfully conditioned you. You're a product of gender-engineering in its vilest form, the subtle one.
But as promised here are FIVE VIDEOS OF HYSTERICAL WOMEN:
This is Natasha Leggero and I listen to her almost every morning when I'm getting ready for work; she's very fierce. Since the clip I had posted earlier was not what it said it was, here's her entire comedy album. It's more like an audio track than a video but whatever.
Amy Schumer's ideal video would have been on "Swedes/Cutting" - which is a hilarious diatribe on uncircumcised penises. But instead, since this was one of the only few videos I could find of her on YouTube, her subject manner is on her "slutty friend".
Again, the same problem with Aisha Tyler's routine on female masturbation - not on YouTube, but it can be found on "Aisha Tyler is Lit" via the track Interesting Sex. Instead, try to enjoy her comparing turning 30 to really turning 90.
Anything Maria Bamford does is pure comedic gold. But it's less expensive to go see her than most male comic venues--at least last time I investigated it.
Why Whitney Cummings hates porn and why you should immediately fall in mad adoration of her. Unfortunately I am forced to theorize that it was far easier to track down videos of Whitney Cummings than the above 4 female comedians and that's most likely due to Cummings being perceived as "more attractive".
No wonder so many great women are hysterical.
To understand what "being funny" is exactly all about in general, we need to recognize that to actually "be funny" requires a certain level of intelligence, comedic timing, witticisms, wisdom, and insight into not just the human condition, but into the subtle art of language. These are all attributes that women aren't supposed to supposedly possess because men like to envision themselves as being the final authority on damn near everything, i.e. "mansplaining" .
It seems that at its very pith, the myth of "women aren't funny" really more so centers around the fear of a male being emasculated. Mainly, losing the power of captive female audience members being participants--not equals--to their hilarious musings and, ahem, acumen. A comical woman morphs into competition not just for who's telling the best jokes but who ultimately is the final philosopher on the human condition. Because that's the point, the human condition is not really the human condition when it's heavy handed on the male perspective. Case in point, let's decipher the meaning of these two gender charged statements:
He was hysterical.
vs.
She was hysterical.
But as promised here are FIVE VIDEOS OF HYSTERICAL WOMEN:
Amy Schumer's ideal video would have been on "Swedes/Cutting" - which is a hilarious diatribe on uncircumcised penises. But instead, since this was one of the only few videos I could find of her on YouTube, her subject manner is on her "slutty friend".
Again, the same problem with Aisha Tyler's routine on female masturbation - not on YouTube, but it can be found on "Aisha Tyler is Lit" via the track Interesting Sex. Instead, try to enjoy her comparing turning 30 to really turning 90.
Anything Maria Bamford does is pure comedic gold. But it's less expensive to go see her than most male comic venues--at least last time I investigated it.
Why Whitney Cummings hates porn and why you should immediately fall in mad adoration of her. Unfortunately I am forced to theorize that it was far easier to track down videos of Whitney Cummings than the above 4 female comedians and that's most likely due to Cummings being perceived as "more attractive".
No wonder so many great women are hysterical.
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