http://ultraviolet.in/2007/09/06/laugh-a-big-laugh-for-me/ a site for Indian feminists Mon, 06 Sep 2010 04:08:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://ultraviolet.in/2007/09/06/laugh-a-big-laugh-for-me/comment-page-1/#comment-111 Unmana Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:24:15 +0000 http://youngfeminists.wordpress.com/2007/09/06/laugh-a-big-laugh-for-me/#comment-111 Interesting. I remember a female friend once telling me that it wasn't appropriate for me, a girl to use sarcasm even though our male friend (who is incidentally now my husband) did... Something to do with the "fact" that women are supposed to be "gentle", not "critical", I believe. Interesting. I remember a female friend once telling me that it wasn’t appropriate for me, a girl to use sarcasm even though our male friend (who is incidentally now my husband) did… Something to do with the “fact” that women are supposed to be “gentle”, not “critical”, I believe.

]]> http://ultraviolet.in/2007/09/06/laugh-a-big-laugh-for-me/comment-page-1/#comment-110 Anindita Sengupta Thu, 06 Sep 2007 05:52:30 +0000 http://youngfeminists.wordpress.com/2007/09/06/laugh-a-big-laugh-for-me/#comment-110 Interestingly, there's an article on this at Alternet and Andi Zeisler, a co-founder and editor at Bitch, a magazine about feminism and pop culture, says "A lot of people are threatened by funny women," she says. "Women are just not socialized to use comedy as power. We're socialized to play nice. It seems weird that comedy should be so subversive in these times, but it still really is." Link: http://www.alternet.org/story/61102/ Interestingly, there’s an article on this at Alternet and Andi Zeisler, a co-founder and editor at Bitch, a magazine about feminism and pop culture, says “A lot of people are threatened by funny women,” she says. “Women are just not socialized to use comedy as power. We’re socialized to play nice. It seems weird that comedy should be so subversive in these times, but it still really is.” Link: http://www.alternet.org/story/61102/

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