tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7967227554286265253.post1852570931928110910..comments2023-03-23T06:00:49.393-05:00Comments on Wisecrack: Feminism and Comedy: Rape Joke RoundupCaitlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13516262549434303774noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7967227554286265253.post-8975657556256020002009-07-30T16:21:00.230-05:002009-07-30T16:21:00.230-05:00Is Dave Chappelle's spoof of R. Kelly, "P...Is Dave Chappelle's spoof of R. Kelly, "Pee On You," essentially a rape joke? It's offensive. It's stupid. It's poopy humor about R. Kelly's scatological abuses of young women. It's kinda funny.<br /><br />The word "FUCK" is synonymous with sex and violent degradation. "Fuck that noise," does not generally mean you want to metaphorically have sex with a sound. Every time someone uses the word "fuck" they tacitly assert the premise that "sex = violent degradation." Yes?<br /><br />Will comedians stop saying "FUCK" just because it's offensive? Fuck no!<br /><br />What passes for funny and for professionally funny is rarely genuinely humorous or clever. Some of it is downright nauseating.<br /><br />Comedians walk the tightrope along what is socially acceptable. "Did he go TOO far this time?" They mistake outrage for being relevant. And they mistake nervous twitters at sophomoric tastelessness for being clever or genuinely funny.<br /><br />It used to be that "The Drunk Driver" was a perfectly decent set up for a joke. Now Drunk Drivers aren't seen as that funny anymore. Society changes.<br /><br />A little over 20 years ago, John McCain told a rape joke. It got a laugh. It wasn't funny. But twenty years later he got called on the carpet for it. Maybe we are making progress.<br /><br />http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/07/15/sources-recall-mccains-jo_n_112955.html<br /><br />Here's an interesting piece too;<br />http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/sexist/2009/05/27/who-can-make-a-rape-joke/<br /><br />Amanda Hess has written a lot of interesting analysis on the subject!<br /><br />http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/sexist/2009/07/02/the-onions-best-and-worst-rape-jokes/Rustyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05673189030644074151noreply@blogger.com