I live in New York. I am a comedian, writer and actor. My day job is blogging for VH1.com. I write about the silly things celebrities and pop stars do, so you know...God's work.
You may have seen my writing on many other reputable websites (The Huffington Post, Hello Giggles, xojane.com, The Hairpin, Splitsider, The FW, etc.). I also write crazy blogs about Game of Thrones, Magneto and Jeff Goldblum.
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![“It’s interesting; a lot of women who are successful in comedy are lesbians. Or they have a fluid kind of gender identity, like I do. I am very fluid in that capacity. [Cho has had relationships with both men and women. She is currently married to a man.] But you can’t really be a successful female comic if you give a s**t what guys think at all. So a lot of heterosexual women end up dropping out because they just care too much about what guys think. I think that’s why there’s always lesbians who take over because they don’t care. It’s just an element to their personalities that helps them get by.
Cho has a point that women, especially heterosexual women, are socialized to seek approval at all times, and that can get in the way of comedy, which is all about no holds barred.” - Jezebel.com
What the…??? I don’t even… Wow….
So the whole “ladies in comedy” thing has been on my mind a lot lately. It comes up in conversation with people all the time. I’m honestly at the point where I don’t know anymore if I’m truly at a disadvantage in the industry or if being a girly girl is a strength. I wrote this big long rant and deleted it. It just infuriates me that it’s more often than not other women who seem to want to measure me as a comic based on the length of my skirt.
Also, for a real mindfuck, click on the source link on jezebel and see what the photo the original article had matched to Cho.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l42n57MAGh1qbmmu7o1_400.jpg)
“It’s interesting; a lot of women who are successful in comedy are lesbians. Or they have a fluid kind of gender identity, like I do. I am very fluid in that capacity. [Cho has had relationships with both men and women. She is currently married to a man.] But you can’t really be a successful female comic if you give a s**t what guys think at all. So a lot of heterosexual women end up dropping out because they just care too much about what guys think. I think that’s why there’s always lesbians who take over because they don’t care. It’s just an element to their personalities that helps them get by.
Cho has a point that women, especially heterosexual women, are socialized to seek approval at all times, and that can get in the way of comedy, which is all about no holds barred.” - Jezebel.com
What the…??? I don’t even… Wow….
So the whole “ladies in comedy” thing has been on my mind a lot lately. It comes up in conversation with people all the time. I’m honestly at the point where I don’t know anymore if I’m truly at a disadvantage in the industry or if being a girly girl is a strength. I wrote this big long rant and deleted it. It just infuriates me that it’s more often than not other women who seem to want to measure me as a comic based on the length of my skirt.
Also, for a real mindfuck, click on the source link on jezebel and see what the photo the original article had matched to Cho.
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danisdapper said:
Everybody wants approval, regardless of gender.
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