tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6398614958488349827.post7917247840601185949..comments2024-01-20T13:30:53.223+00:00Comments on Madam J-Mo: My evening listening to rape jokesJanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08994872363987967637noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6398614958488349827.post-66395673151053727542012-07-20T20:12:06.762+01:002012-07-20T20:12:06.762+01:00I've only ever seen Yusuf once (on TV) I remem...I've only ever seen Yusuf once (on TV) I remember finding him painfully unfunny and embarrassingly outdated in his comedy. So I feel that if I were at that same gig, I would have felt similarly angry and uncomfortable. (Although not having heard this actual material, I'll stop short of condemning it). I'm sorry that you had such a horrible night. <br /><br />However…<br /><br />There should be NO SUBJECT that is off limits to comedy, so it irks me some when people say things like 'rape jokes are never funny'. I assume I don't have to clarify that rape is the most hideous, disgusting act a person can inflict on another, but part of comedy's job is to find humour in all the shit bits of life, to say the unsaid. Just because there is nothing funny about rape, doesn't mean you can't have a comedy routine including rape that is funny. I would draw your attention to Louis C.K. YouTube 'Louis C.K rape' and you will find an example of what I'm talking about. The main and important distinction for me is 'who is the butt of the joke and why'. <br /><br />You say that you 'support free speech', but then say that there should be 'moderation in what comedians are permitted to talk about'. EVERYONE has the right to say whatever they like and EVERYONE has the right to find it deplorable/funny/moving/nonsensical. <br /><br />I just want to repeat, this is NOT about me supporting Yusef. From what I've seen of him, he's appalling. But that's just my opinion. He has every right to be appalling and I have every right to find him as such. <br /><br />So, in answer to one of your tweets it's definitely more worrying to me that a roomful of people found it funny than it is that one guy said it. <br /><br />Thank you for blogging, it's an interesting and worthwhile debate. <br /><br />Yours, Geff.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14783199094883501085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6398614958488349827.post-58562005123437349212012-07-20T14:08:32.250+01:002012-07-20T14:08:32.250+01:00As a bloke I find this kind of 'comedy' of...As a bloke I find this kind of 'comedy' offensive in so many ways. The obvious ones - rape isn't funny it's a horrific, demeaning crime, misogyny is just as bad as racism, again, not funny - but also in that it differentiates me from others of my gender, isolating me. It also gives the impression that this is typical male behaviour and viewpoint - dear God, let's hope it isn't. How have we gone backwards from the 80's 'alternative' comedy to the days of The Wheel Tappers & Shunters. Plus, the irony of misogynistic nonsense being peddled by a man who would have been the target of Manning an Co. I've got two daughters and this stuff makes me shudder for their futures. Keep up the good work, great blog.Jake Shellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09903971498722303947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6398614958488349827.post-57638864446526226362012-07-20T13:00:24.651+01:002012-07-20T13:00:24.651+01:00Powerful blog. Depressing. I'm sorry you and m...Powerful blog. Depressing. I'm sorry you and many other women and possible rape survivors had to endure that evening. It just keeps on perpetrating those myths. Thank you for sharing this and challenging these attitudes.Ebbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09880059271958990277noreply@blogger.com