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On Joking About Race Without Being Racist
My “white girl talkin’ about racism” tag has had plenty of use in 2012, and it’s still only January. Between 2 Broke Girls and “Shit White Girls Say to Black Girls,” I’m running into a lot of commentary and outrage … Continue reading
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Tagged comedians, community, language, taboo, white girl talkin' about racism, writing
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“But”: the Rape Apologist’s Favorite Conjunction
Today I’m going to talk about the word “but.” “But” is a conjunction used to connect two different clauses, where the second clause will contradict or negate the information in the first clause. “I usually love this restaurant, but tonight … Continue reading
Thoughts on Censorship
My posting has been light in the past week, as I’ve been fighting off a monster cold and can’t seem to stare at a computer screen for longer than a few minutes until the phlegm overtakes the back of my … Continue reading
On Rape Jokes
[Massive trigger warning for this entire post.] If you look at my About page, you’ll see the mission statement for this blog: “The Funny Feminist is a way for me to explore my two opposing life philosophies: that everyone should … Continue reading
An Apology for Every Occasion
Hey, remember when Tracy Morgan made those violent homophobic jokes in one of his stand-up routines? Remember when Jennifer Aniston said that she dressed up for a living “like a retard?” Remember when Mel Gibson made extremely violent, racist, anti-Semitic, … Continue reading
Help! It’s the Thought Police!
Here are a few (paraphrased) Facebook status updates I’ve had to see on my news feed over the last few months: “Why are you all complaining about Amy Winehouse’s death when a lot of people died in Norway? We only … Continue reading
On Reclaiming “Bitch”
I wrote a post a long time ago about gendered insults and how we should avoid them. I stand by the opinion that it’s demeaning to insult a person based on sex and/or gender, and I’ve tried to adapt my … Continue reading
“I’m an Equal Opportunity Offender!” and the Elementary School Mentality
So Tracy Morgan is in a heap load of trouble for his homophobic “joke” during his stand-up routine. In case you haven’t heard, Tracy Morgan “joked” that people who complain about gay bullying are just whining, and if his son … Continue reading
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Tagged comedians, dammit (janet), famous people say the darndest things, gallows humor, language, taboo
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Feed the Trolls, Tuppence a Bag…
A little over a month ago, I wrote a half-serious post encouraging readers to avoid ableist language when making fun of stupid, annoying people. I say “half-serious” because I still have mixed feelings about the use of “crazy” and “insane” … Continue reading
I Love the Smell of Troll Droppings in the Morning…
Troll (n): one who posts a deliberately provocative message to a newsgroup or message board with the intention of causing maximum disruption and argument. [Source: Urbandictionary.com]. I got my first troll dropping today. In response to my recent post about … Continue reading