My friend Meghan wrote this great piece about feminism and comedy and Amy Schumer for The Guardian and you should check it out. The very act of being a female comic is an act of feminism because to do so says that a woman’s comedic voice is as valuable as a man’s. However, Schumer does not speak for all women. She only speaks for herself. Her worldview is not the same as Tina Fey’s, nor is it the same of Amy Poehler’s. Nor Maria Bamford, Wanda Sykes, Jessica Williams, Janine Brito, Aparna Nancherla, Anjelah Johnson. It is not the same as any of the innumerable female comics who take the stage every night in pursuit of a killer set. And that’s fantastic. Each of these women’s voices speaks to a different audience because each of these women’s voices speak for themselves.
Posted on: Tue, 06 May 2014 20:05:01 +0000
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