Earlier today, Lindy read aloud some of the horrific comments she received after appearing on Totally Biased to debate rape jokes in comedy. The comments are disturbing to say the least, and lots of funny, smart people came to Lindy’s defense, with one notable exception. The shocking voice of dissent? Roseanne Barr.
Yes, Roseanne — the ground-breaking, glass ceiling-shattering comedian who writes an advice column for feminist magazine Bust, that Roseanne — had this to say:
Well, it looks like Roseanne didn’t actually read or listen to anything Lindy wrote or said, or this wouldn’t be happening. Her argument is jumping all over the place, so it’s really hard to track what’s happening. Let’s see what we can do:
1. Lindy isn’t advocating censorship — she’s saying that comedians have the right to make shitty, tired, conservative jokes that target rape survivors and/or hurt women, and she has the right to call bullshit, and ask you to knock it off. Pretty simple.
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