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 . T o 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 ...
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