Is Rape Ever Funny?
Touchy subject, I know. Once a week I write a round-up for Jezebel, Gawker Media’s women’s site, about the misogyny that runs rampant on all of the web’s gossip blogs. A frequently targeted topic is...
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Kate Beckinsale hates her butt. Who hates Kate Beckinsale’s self-loathing? We do! [Candy Kirby] John McCain is doing a fundraiser with a guy who compared rape to the weather saying, “As long as it’s...
View ArticleWhoopi Goldberg Doesn’t Like Rape Jokes
Sometimes it’s not what is said that’s funny but the reaction to what is said that brings on the LOLs. Take for example the subtle interaction between actress Sofia Vergara, from the new comedy...
View ArticleProtest Today Against Facebook’s Rape Jokes
There’s a lot of dodginess on Facebook (status “updates” from your sister’s fetus, hello) but there’s one thing we cannot tacitly approve by ignoring — rape jokes such as: “Kicking Sluts in the Vagina”...
View ArticleDaniel Tosh Suggests Audience Rape Woman Who Complains About Rape Jokes
“Tosh 2.0″ host and comedian Daniel Tosh suggested an audience rape a woman who complained about rape jokes, asking “Wouldn’t it be funny if that girl got raped by, like, five guys right now? Like...
View ArticleDaniel Tosh Issues Half-Assed Twitter Apology For Rape Jokes
Daniel Tosh apologized yesterday for suggesting onstage Friday night that it would be funny if a female audience was raped by five dudes — although it was a pretty meh apology, given it was just...
View ArticleThe Soapbox: Daniel Tosh Apologizes For Rape Comment, But Is Still A Lazy,...
Over the weekend, a blogger on “Cookies For Breakfast” wrote about a friend’s experience at a Daniel Tosh comedy show — highlighting how the comedian had made several rape jokes — and even encouraged...
View ArticleRape Jokes: I Can’t Believe You Clapped For That
Louis C.K. just got 100 percent lamer, in my opinion. I just watched this rape joke reel put together by the feminist org, the Women’s Media Center, to show that Daniel Tosh’s not-funny rape joke last...
View ArticleLouis C.K. Didn’t Defend Daniel Tosh’s Rape Joke After All
Comedian Louis C.K. hit up “The Daily Show” last night and addressed his tweet from last week that seemed to be in support of Daniel Tosh’s rape joke. C.K. said he was in Vermont on vacation and not...
View ArticleThe Soapbox: The Thing That Is Funny About Rape
Wouldn’t it be funny if the boys that photographed themselves assaulting Savannah Dietrich got raped right now? Also, that priest, Monsignor Lynn, who is going to serve three to six years for failing...
View ArticleWWE Announcer Cracks A Kobe Bryant Rape Joke
On “Monday Night Raw” last night, WWE announcer Abraham Washington cracked a rape joke about a wrestler, saying the guy was “like Kobe Bryant at a hotel in Colorado … he’s unstoppable.” WWE issued an...
View ArticleComedian Jamie Kilstein Tells A Funny Rape Joke
Want to know how to tell a funny rape joke? Comedian Jamie Kilstein shows you how it’s done. [Feministing] Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin is suing to restore women’s access to the RU-486 abortion...
View ArticleUFC, FOX Pressured To Drop Quinton “Rampage” Jackson From Fight Over His...
On January 26, FOX is set to air an Ultimate Fighting Championship fight with MMA fighter Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, who last April posted a video on the YouTube channel for FilmOn in which he jokingly...
View ArticleThe Soapbox: What Do Rape Jokes Make Rapists Think?
The Internet Rape Joke Wars have been waged, on and off, since at least last year, when comedian Daniel Tosh responded to a woman who had challenged him during his set about the number of rape jokes he...
View ArticleComedy Central’s “Inside Amy Schumer” Employing Comedy Writer Kurt Metzger...
Why is Comedy Central still employing “Inside Amy Schumer” staff writer Kurt Metzger given his disturbing behavior towards women on Twitter and his admission on Facebook that he once choked an...
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Philadelphia Bar Thinks Date Rape Jokes Make For Clever Pick-Up Lines
You know what doesn’t turn me on or make me thirsty? Date rape jokes. Smiths Restaurant and Lounge in Philadelphia apparently thought it would be a great idea to draw attention to their establishment...
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Funny Girl Sex Guide: 7 Steps To A Terrible, No Good, Very Bad First Date
Once upon a time (a couple weeks ago), a woman (me) emerged from her self-imposed dating exile and went on her first date in months. What transpired was the very definition of a no good, terrible, very...
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The Soapbox: Some Good News (Really) About Rape Jokes
As if we didn’t already have enough reasons to say RIP Society: French “YouTube comedian” (I know) Remi Baillard recently released a video called “Free Sex,” in which he’s filmed pretending to fuck...
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