Lazy Sunday Ali G Feminist Post
April 29, 2012 No CommentsAli G interviews Naomi Wolf about feminism!
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This Fall, The Bachelor Takes On Canada
January 26, 2012 No CommentsFor better or for worse, the popular franchise The Bachelor will come to Canada in the fall of 2012. Although it was only announced this past Monday, casting begins now. Let’s hope the one hunky man and his Canadian pick really fall in love and make it work — which would be contrary to the ...
Shit Girls Say: Sexist Or Just Plain Silly?
December 14, 2011 4 Comments“First of all, ew.” “Do you know anything about computers?” “Could you do me a huge favour?” These are just a couple examples of the Shit Girls Say. The idea behind this popular Twitter feed has been turned into a YouTube video now gone viral. I know, it’s hard to deny. Women do say shit like this ...
The Big Bang Theory’s Season Opener: Slut Shaming And Racism Are Funny
September 29, 2011 No CommentsJust when you thought your favourite TV show was safe, Renee Martin from Womanist Musings reminds us how sexism (and racism) is everywhere. The Big Bang Theory is one of the few comedies that I continue to watch. I know that it has its problematic elements, but sometimes you have to say, hell with ...
Sex: The Reason Men Become Comedians
September 3, 2011 No CommentsAs the cultured and refined readership of the Morning Quickie will doubtless be more than aware, the Edinburgh Festival in all its different manifestations has been in full kilted swing over the past few weeks. Indeed, I am informed that one of our esteemed editors was in attendance herself, doubtless flying the feminist flag high ...
Mila Kunis & Kristin Wiig Prove Women Can Be Sexy AND Funny
July 14, 2011 No CommentsSexy women are stepping out from the “hot girl” role and stealing the comedic show from their male counterparts, with the help of stars like Mila Kunis and Kristin Wiig. Since the dawn of television and movies, women have been known as either 1) pretty or 2) funny. Rarely has there ever been a case ...
It’s No Joke — Women Are Funny
April 22, 2011 No CommentsWhy do people keep insisting women can’t be funny? It’s getting to be beyond a joke. “Very few female comedians can pull off funny funny,” muses a ridiculous article in the Herald Sun, Melbourne’s highest circulating newspaper. The article, a review of Jen Brister’s stand-up comedy, continues by informing us the show is “surprisingly, quite ...
It’s Not Funny Being A Bedwetter
March 22, 2011 No CommentsCelebrity books are often complete wastes of paper. The star usually has nothing to say, but it willing to stretch that nothing to 300 pages if it means a nice, hefty cheque. Sarah Silverman recognizes this, and starts The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee explaining that this is exactly why she is writing ...
The Comedy Award That Can’t Take A Joke
November 17, 2010 No CommentsComedians don’t expect to get much — except for laughs. However they do get an award — the Mark Twain Prize for Humour is given each year for contributions to American comedy. This year Tina Fey won, but part of her acceptance speech was censored. Bizarrely it was about Sarah Palin, the figure she was praised ...
Sad Sarah Says Goodbye To Show
May 13, 2010 No CommentsComedy Central has cancelled their only show with a female lead. Goodbye Sarah Silverman Program and hello Battlebots! Why is it so hard for comediennes to hold their own in the major leagues with the men? Is it because they can’t keep their eyes on the balls? The show has been on the brink ...
