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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This thread is just further evidence of how hard women have it in the world of comedy. True female comedians (there are still very few) are held to such a different standard. Why are some topics off limits for a white Jewish woman, but perfectly fine for black men, or wasp men? Imagine the outpouring of grief if Chris Rock were to pass?

She was groundbreaking and a pioneer and stood up to critics and haters while paving the way for female comics and giving her huge fan base great laughs.

This negativity and name-calling, labeling her a bully and a bitch, just shows what she faced as a female comic. Every half-decent comic hits on taboo topics, whether race, sexist jokes, ripping on celebrities, or whatever. But it's not okay for a woman to do it. Nice. [/quote]

Oh please, get over it. It's so easy for people these days to say: They're just attacking her because they're jealous! They're just attacking her because they're sexist!

That's so lazy and so untrue. Where have any of us, or the OP, said anything about her gender? Trust me, if Tosh dies tomorrow and everyone calls him a saint, I'll be vomiting just as much. Get over your stupid sexism paranoia. Joan Rivers was awful and she'd be just as awful if she was John Rivers.

As Tywin said to Cersei on Game of Thrones: "I don't distrust you because you're a woman; I distrust you because you're not as smart as you think you are."[/quote]

I completely disagree with your point of view, but since I've never heard of Tosh (who?) I'll help you out with a better analogy:  Don Rickles. [/quote]

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