19th November 2017, 6:33 PM
We know with the same certainty we know that Trump has assaulted women. Many have come forward claiming it. Personally, I have no reason to doubt them when they are claiming it in such numbers. Al Franken has one claim, but also a frickin' photograph and his own admission. In any case, Trump's supporters would claim HE is in the same "climate" and that it would be absurd to trust any random woman because of that. The cases really are identical. It's ok to admit to error. It's not ok to pretend these cases are different enough to warrent it, because what happens the next time a democratic president is under that scandel?
As for comics, frankly outside of the old guard like Seinfeld they've been doing good at making jokes. It's ok to make fun of a LOT of groups after all. Hate groups, mainly. Corrupt groups like republicans and the catholic church, certainly. Yourself? Well obviously. Heck it's even possible to do a funny rape joke, so long as the TARGET of that joke is the rapist, not the victim. It's why Louis CK got a pass all this time. He talked the talk, and his jokes about the horrible way women are treated are the sort that shine a spotlight on abuse. It just turns out he was a hypocrit (and again, he straight up admitted it, no room for doubt here).
As for comics, frankly outside of the old guard like Seinfeld they've been doing good at making jokes. It's ok to make fun of a LOT of groups after all. Hate groups, mainly. Corrupt groups like republicans and the catholic church, certainly. Yourself? Well obviously. Heck it's even possible to do a funny rape joke, so long as the TARGET of that joke is the rapist, not the victim. It's why Louis CK got a pass all this time. He talked the talk, and his jokes about the horrible way women are treated are the sort that shine a spotlight on abuse. It just turns out he was a hypocrit (and again, he straight up admitted it, no room for doubt here).
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)