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more about #tiger pesematology: Thank you, Jezebel, for covering this. I'm sick of anti-feminists being all like "well what about men???" Well, yes, what about men? What about everyo... more » coldtoes: I understand why the skit is supposed to be funny, but it's really not at all. When skit-Tiger said, "I've been really clumsy lately," I felt sad. W... more » Snowbunny: I was at Walgreens a while back and this other girl and I were wandering around the depleted card isle and we started talking. I needed "Thank you"s,... more » nacho_supreme: Really? You're asking SNL writers first? To open up the dialogue about domestic violence? Them? FIRST? And how exactly do you envision this going? H... more » moifauxmail: I was in a relationship with a woman who was physically and emotionally abusive. The first year was normal, in fact we barely fought at all. One nigh... more » soniarita: Man cheats, woman gets angry. Woman is of course not allowed to be angry, she should just stamp her pretty princess heels and weep into her pillow. R... more » honeybrown1976: I'm so sick of the double standard with domestic violence of any kind (including rape). I think such lax attitudes, when the sides are flipped, conti... more » rixatrix: Not to be flip at all, but have the Men's Rights groups picked up on any of this, made any statements? When I first heard of the Men's Rights groups, ... more » lxd42: I actually spent a large portion of my law school career and beginning portion of my legal career dealing with male victims of domestic violence and t... more » Katxyz: I find it disturbing when people claim women can't hurt or abuse men because they are physically weaker or smaller. First off, it's obviously untrue ... more » Pandorasvoicebox: I think this is a really important conversation to have. As a feminist, I worry equally about the expectation of women to be submissive and that of me... more » LatoyaPeterson: Wow - I am amazed at all "the what about teh menz" pre-emptive strikes in the thread. I understand the reasoning behind a lot of people who believe ... more » lilliputzian: I would say that there is a definite hesitancy for men to label women's actions as abusive. I've experienced this personally in much the same instance... more » Scout: As I've mentioned in some previous Domestic Violence threads, I went to jail for assaulting my then boyfriend. He was a gang member and drug dealer. ... more » alwayswrite: My best friend has a very rare disease. It doesn't get much attention or funding for research - and hey, she/her family/I understand. Cancer, heart di... more » i'm a bottle: You touched on an important issue here. The guy was afraid not only of her doing physical violence to him, he also seems afraid of the legal ramifica... more » weirdgasm: I mentioned this earlier but I guess no one knows the SNL sketch of which I'm referring to. Somewhere around 2005, when Ludacris hosted, there was a ... more » Slim: That's the thing I hate about comedy like that SNL sketch. It further reinforces the stereotype of men never being victims of domestic abuse. How is m... more » joiful: I'll admit, I initially laughed at that skit until I realized that I was laughing at a domestic violence skit only 24 hours after I was incensed at th... more » Schushner: There are some very valid and powerful points in both the post and comments. Though I see the point of this discussion and strongly agree, I also hav... more » -
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SNL Says: Domestic Violence Is Hilarious — When Directed At Men
Here's a question, prompted by Saturday Night Live: Why is it okay to mock a situation that may or may not have involved domestic violence, but not okay to have a serious discussion about it?
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