Talk:Humorless feminism: Difference between revisions

From Feminist SF Wiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
(humorless women/feminism and prejudicial humor)
 
(more further readings!)
Line 1: Line 1:
always interesting to see where people go ... i was thinking primarily of research focusing on comedy and humor that looks at gender distinctions, and the history of women's humor; and how that ties into aspersions cast on women and feminists.  glad to see others raising the issues of sexist/racist/prejudicial humor, although it seems (to me) to be a somewhat different (albeit related) issue. ... certainly the relations of prejudicial humor to oppression/hierarchical class structures is an interesting topic that we have only begun to hint at.  --[[User:Lquilter|LQ]] 09:25, 10 December 2006 (PST)
always interesting to see where people go ... i was thinking primarily of research focusing on comedy and humor that looks at gender distinctions, and the history of women's humor; and how that ties into aspersions cast on women and feminists.  glad to see others raising the issues of sexist/racist/prejudicial humor, although it seems (to me) to be a somewhat different (albeit related) issue. ... certainly the relations of prejudicial humor to oppression/hierarchical class structures is an interesting topic that we have only begun to hint at.  (probably we need to flesh out the further readings, though, because they primarily address the first issue--women's/feminist sense of humor or lack thereof. i haven't done much reading on the uses of prejudicial humor, so hopefully someone else can add some supportive "further readings"? )--[[User:Lquilter|LQ]] 09:25, 10 December 2006 (PST)

Revision as of 09:27, 10 December 2006

always interesting to see where people go ... i was thinking primarily of research focusing on comedy and humor that looks at gender distinctions, and the history of women's humor; and how that ties into aspersions cast on women and feminists. glad to see others raising the issues of sexist/racist/prejudicial humor, although it seems (to me) to be a somewhat different (albeit related) issue. ... certainly the relations of prejudicial humor to oppression/hierarchical class structures is an interesting topic that we have only begun to hint at. (probably we need to flesh out the further readings, though, because they primarily address the first issue--women's/feminist sense of humor or lack thereof. i haven't done much reading on the uses of prejudicial humor, so hopefully someone else can add some supportive "further readings"? )--LQ 09:25, 10 December 2006 (PST)