• Margaret Cho PsyCHO

o Asian women “we’re beautiful, we’re like blondes except nobody thinks we’re

stupid”

o “have you ever seen a vagina, sir?... what if you had to eat pussy though?” gay

men’s fear of vulvas/women’s bodies (pantomime)

o violence against women

 #MeToo Canadian broadcaster “I’ve been trying to fuck him for 10

years… he never tried to punch me!”

 Boko Haram girls and women’s crew “we’ll hang out so much we get on

the same cycle, and then we will go the week before”

o on ageing “when I get a period first there’s a sound like [mechanical whirring]

then a bunch flows out like, then it’s real slow, like an old ketchup bottle”

• Jen Kirkman I’m Gonna Die Alone

o “but, men, when you act stupid, sometimes women act twice as dumb in your

presence just so as not to emasculate you, because we could every second if we

wanted to” (lime guy “the green one”)

o “so, shortly, 40, divorced, grey pubes. Yoo-hoo fellas”

o “divorced horniness… I was a cougar for one night… it’s not good… There’s no

word for a man who is in his 40s and dates someone younger. That’s just called a

man… (comparing to own nephew/moms)… I think he liked me as kind of his

teacher… Do not remind me that I could be your mother… I have guy friends

who love that stuff… That’s what a woman my age demands”

 o “sometimes people get uncomfortable… women have been masturbating for 5

years. It’s totally fine… when she says she’s going to read in bed, she’s

masturbating… If you know any women that are bitchy, they’re not on their

period, they didn’t have a story, that’s why, they can’t release ever.”

o “He’s gonna marry a 25-year-old model. I’m 40 with grey pubic hair, he doesn’t

want this… I know with guys and I don’t mean to gender stereotype, but come

one, I think it’s easier for guys.”

Using Bing’s model of explaining how jokes work, explain six jokes from two of the

comedians we have watched so far that collectively illustrate the argument that subversive

humor can sometimes end up reinforcing the boundary and/or distinction between ‘women’ and

‘men.’ Remember, in order for analytical writing to be coherent, you must establish a connection

amongst ideas (in this case, the six jokes you select), and show your reader how the scholarly

explanations help you in turn explain the cultural texts.

The goal of this paper is to help you deepen your understanding of scholarly and cultural

texts by examining and analyzing them carefully in relation to each other. You are doing this by

applying ideas explained by a scholar to humorous routines by comedians, and/or explaining

comedy routines to illustrate or challenge a scholarly theory. You are writing to readers who, you

should assume, do not know the scholars’, or the comedians’ work. Write in clear, easy to

understand language and style!

Your answer should extend 1250 words, approximately five typed pages in standard

font and formatting (12-point Times New Roman, double-spaced lines, one-inch margins).

Include a descriptive, appropriate title.

 You must provide correct citations within your paper in a citation style of your choice,

and a separate Works Cited page at the end. Include your full name, course number, and

assignment name on the first page; number all subsequent pages, and include your last name on

those.

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punctuation, prompt clearly Analysis
vocabulary, and directly
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