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“I’ve read some blogs during this whole [rape joke controversy] that have enlightened me. This woman said how rape is something that polices women’s lives. They have a narrow corridor. They can’t go out late, they can’t go to certain neighborhoods, they can’t dress a certain way…I never…that’s part of me now that wasn’t [there] before.”

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Louis C.K., The Daily Show, 7/16/12. (via hulksmashes)

lou i knew you were smart

woah is this for real because if so I am pleased

(via saturniinae)

But then he goes on to say how he can still appreciate a good rape joke and all discussions about this just bring gender into it too much, particularly women arguing about what they feel and men need to just tell them yeah, we listened to your feelings, now shut up. And he prefaced this by saying, “It’s also a fight between comedians and feminists, which are natural enemies. Because stereotypically speaking, feminists can’t take a joke and comedians can’t take criticism. So to one side you say if you can’t take a joke, stay out of the comedy clubs.” CK deserves no pass.

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Reblogged for commentary. I actually think this was the worst possible way he could have handled it. First, he didn’t take any responsibility for supporting Tosh in the first place, then he insinuated that the root of all of this was feminists not having a sense of humor (though he was careful to balance it out with (much milder) criticisms of comedians- that they can’t take criticism). Then, when some people in the crowd booed his comment about feminists not having a sense of humor, he pulled the “See?” card- because objecting to what he was saying is apparently the same thing as not having a sense of humor.

THEN he goes on to say “So I’ve learned all about the rape culture this week, and I didn’t know before” BUT he then says “And it still doesn’t matter, and women are just getting all over emotional, as women do, and dudes you should humor them a bit and then tell them to shut the fuck up.”

Then he finished with a joke about killing jews, to show “Hey, I’m being offensive! It’s what comedians do! What, you can’t laugh at me being offensive?”

It was really, really gross. It was also a really pathetic attempt to appease his more progressive fans while still not alienating any jerks by actually taking a position. He did not once, not once, criticize anything Daniel Tosh said or did here or act like maybe there was a legitimate reason to criticize it.

(via sexistculture)

Reblogging for additional commentary. It really did come off as, “Yeah I learned a little bit about rape culture that I didn’t know before but I don’t actually give a damn about it. Joking about rape pays our bills so shut up.” I don’t understand how someone could watch this interview and JUST take away the above quote. That just seems really disingenuous to the interview as a whole.

(via supersoygrrrl)

Yeaaaaaaah, I actually just watched this interview. He gets zero points for that, and this selective quoting is BS.

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I watched the interview earlier and spent most of it arguing with him. It was a useless gesture, but the point was that the above commentary is right on the money. “Oh I had no idea there was rape culture, but now I am aware the term exists. But hey, after I indulge you for a few seconds and listen to you (like that stupid Klondike commercial), shut up because the man is still in charge, okay? Because we really don’t want to hear it.” I was also frustrated how little Jon Stewart challenged him in the interview.

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If this whole thing isn’t a perfect view of privileged peeps getting to choose what to be bothered by, I don’t know what is. He’s a progressive-sounding, forward-ish thinking dude being confronted with his own shitty, privileged behavior. He is smart enough to acknowledge the issue, but he can’t be assed to give a fuck because he might have to come up with funnier jokes if he did.

I just recently watched a few episodes of Louie. I’m done though. You don’t get my money if you support rape culture. I still haven’t seen a movie with Johnny Depp in it since the Polanski petition bullshit. Rape apologists don’t get my money. Period.

(via elizabitchez)

Reblogged for commentary. Brilliant commentary.

I am trying to remember the last Depp movie I saw, and let me tell you how much it still pains me to support Natalie Portman via my love of Thor for the same reasons.

(via ouyangdan)

So Rebecca pointed me at this last night and I took a look at it today and… yeah, this commentary is basically how I feel.

I also just break out in hives when men are given cookies for acknowledging even the slightest effect of rape culture or sexism, or acknowledge that feminism is important. Like, no shit?

(via shorm)