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    Kali Mama: p ycioqw ued more »
    ObtuseIntolerant: I dunno...considering a lot of her material (haven't read the book, though!) on TV involves pretty mindless insults of others with a strong vein of po... more »
    ArtfulSlinger: I don't think she actually thinks she is stupid, but I think she is shocked at how far she got by mocking "stupid" people. I think its refreshing that... more »
    brendastarlet is on it: Since the 60s, there's always been a pretty, but vulgar comedienne. Think Joan Rivers, Jenny McCarthy, Sarah Silverman and now Chelsea Handler.It off... more »
    stacyinbean: Dear Chelsea, You are too fucking funny to be stupid. Also, where did you get those pants you wore when you were in Lowell, MA about 2 months? They lo... more »
    exelizabeth: But Margaret is just reinforcing fat-hate with that blog post. It's not that she's not chubby; I don't know what she looked like at the point she made... more »
    andBegorrah: I balance my self-deprecation with fantastically overblown comments about how fucking awesome I am - both versions are so absurd that no rational pers... more »
    rednrowdy: why don't we all agree on this: let's stop calling ourselves stupid and start telling the truth. my line is "i'm smart enough to know that i don't kno... more »
    I, Zombie Normal: I admit I'm guilty of this. It's a step beyond self-deprecating, a way of disarming people, or lowering their expectations. It's also clearly symptoma... more »
    citrus buddha: I think it takes a self-confident person to use self-deprecating humor. more »
    Werrick: Women are constantly publicly denigrating themselves in a way that I think most successful dudes would never do. Flip on a TV show and watch a sit-com... more »
    RiotGrrrl: So I guess she's just as horrible to herself as she is to others? I watched her show a couple times and she has a lot of fat hate. more »
    PilgrimSoul: I don't call myself stupid. I do call myself fat. Yesterday I was joking with a friend about how I get offered seats on the subway and inside I was al... more »
    hortense: Also, I have always found this quote from The Twits to be helpful: "But the funny thing is that Mrs. Twit wasn't born ugly. She'd had quite a nice f... more »
    lizzzz: A lot of it is for comedy, but a lot of it (self-deprecation, that is) is also for self-protection. If I say it first (that I'm stupid, or a dork, or... more »
  • #chelseahandler

    Dear Chelsea Handler, Please Stop Calling Yourself Stupid