Manly Essence

Well, I'm still working on the controversial issue. I'll probably need to not be on vacation to finish it. It isn't like I can just throw my own opinion out there and be diplomatic. It would be fun... but aren't there enough blogs doing that?

I'm stirring up shit in my personal life. It has come to my attention that, as a woman, I can't really just enjoy life with out some sort of ridicule. You think I'm being dramatic, but I can't even listen to Raw Dog Comedy on Sirius XM radio with out hearing derogatory comments about women. Just yesterday, no shit, a comedian said, "I have to be careful talking about PETA and vegetarians, because I'm not supposed to make fun of women." At first, I didn't even understand the joke, but a few people in the audience chuckled, so I thought about it. Why is that funny? I tried to imagine it in reverse. I have to be careful talking about PETA and vegetarians, because I'm not supposed to make fun of men? Oh, I get it... the comedian made a joke that assumes all PETA members and all vegetarians are women... and by doing so, insulted them. So, it's a double insult to women. It's like saying, "I have to be careful talking about comedians, because I'm not supposed to make fun of ______. Whatever word is inserted in the blank becomes not ONLY worse than comedians, but also an insult to the _______ for being worse than comedians. What the fuck did women ever do to him? It's sad when comedians have to resort to hate because their schtick isn't getting laughs. I hope PETA members and vegetarians didn't find it too insulting. I'm a damn fine woman! They should consider themselves lucky to be compared to me or any of the women in my life. In my world that isn't an insult, even though it was clearly meant to be one.

I'm sure that the Woman-hating Comedian would probably say that he makes fun of everyone equally, but this is no real consolation to me unless he spends most of his time making fun of himself. You see, the real assholes in our world put other people down, typically, to lift themselves up -- they know this and we know this -- but they very rarely find their own short-comings funny. That's why this comedian is probably careful when talking about himself, because it would be tasteless to make fun of a social disease.  <exaggerated wink>

Exactly!