But, what those dudes (and, I imagine legions of Dane Cook fans) don't realize is how hard it is to have ovaries AND a sense of humour. When are we supposed to be irreverent and silly? Between watching Katherine Heigel movies and eating salad? Um, I don't think so, that's when yoga class is!
Being funny is hard for women; like a dog walking on it's hind legs, that shit's unnatural.
Now, finally a woman has come forward to truly illustrate all the obstacles facing us when we try and bring levity to the mix. She, brave, trail-blazer soul that she is, set out to write a comedy piece for a website that went all affirmative action and called for funny ladies to submit work. A sample:
And so I did that. I tried on all my clothes, and I felt better until I tried on one pair of pants that didn’t fit me anymore. And then I totally started to cry again, because I am so fat. I cried for a little while on the floor while my cats crawled all over me, purring and being symbols of how lonely I am. My cats love to be symbols of my loneliness. Sometimes, I have to be like, “Stop signifying so loudly guys, I’m watching Grey’s Anatomy!”She may not have succeeded but bless her lil' heart for trying.
Thanks to Feministe for re-posting the original and to Wendy Molyneux for telling it like it is. Please, please, please read the rest, it's hilarious.