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Narrative/book excerpt (likely a memoir or article submitted as evidence)
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Summary
This document appears to be a page from a memoir or book discussing feminism and comedy, stamped as a House Oversight exhibit (019089). It critiques Mitt Romney's stance on Planned Parenthood and recounts a July 2012 incident at the Laugh Factory in Hollywood where comedian Daniel Tosh was heckled by an audience member over a rape joke. The text explores the ethics of comedy and censorship.
People (5)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Mitt Romney | Politician |
Described as the "Champiom [sic] of Anti-Choice" who wanted to destroy Planned Parenthood.
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| Dane Cook | Comedian |
Performer on the bill at the Laugh Factory.
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| Daniel Tosh | Comedian |
Performer at the Laugh Factory involved in a controversy regarding rape jokes.
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| Anonymous Woman | Audience Member |
Attendee at the Laugh Factory who heckled Daniel Tosh.
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| Author/Narrator | Author |
First-person narrator discussing their own comedy, feminist concepts, and reactions to the Tosh incident.
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Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Planned Parenthood |
Organization Mitt Romney allegedly wanted to destroy.
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| Laugh Factory |
Comedy club in Hollywood where the Tosh incident occurred.
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| Tumblr |
Platform used by the anonymous woman's friend.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by the footer stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'.
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Timeline (1 events)
July 2012
Comedy show controversy involving Daniel Tosh and an audience member regarding jokes about sexual assault.
Laugh Factory, Hollywood
Locations (1)
| Location | Context |
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Location of the Laugh Factory.
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Relationships (1)
Performed on the same bill at the Laugh Factory.
Key Quotes (4)
"Award went to the Champiom of Anti-Choice, Mitt Romney."Source
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"But for me to stop doing that bit of comedy wasn't chickenshit censorship, it was empathetic editing."Source
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"Actually, rape jokes are never funny!"Source
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Quote #3
"rape jokes are always funny, how can a rape joke not be funny, rape jokes are hilarious."Source
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Award went to the Champiom of Anti-Choice, Mitt Romney. He wanted to
destroy Planned Parenthood and to overturn Roe vs. Wade.
destroy Planned Parenthood and to overturn Roe vs. Wade.
But, returning to my rape-in concept, feminist friends objected. I
resisted at first, because it was such a well-intentioned joke. And then I
reconsidered. Even in a joke, why should women be assaulted because
men made the laws? Legislators' wives were the victims in that joke, but
the legislators themselves were the oppressors, and their hypocrisy was
really my target. But for me to stop doing that bit of comedy wasn't
chickenshit censorship, it was empathetic editing.
resisted at first, because it was such a well-intentioned joke. And then I
reconsidered. Even in a joke, why should women be assaulted because
men made the laws? Legislators' wives were the victims in that joke, but
the legislators themselves were the oppressors, and their hypocrisy was
really my target. But for me to stop doing that bit of comedy wasn't
chickenshit censorship, it was empathetic editing.
* * *
Now, in July 2012, more than four decades later, rape-joking
triggered a widespread controversy when a woman who prefers to remain
anonymous went to a comedy club, expecting to be entertained. She
chose the Laugh Factory in Hollywood because Dane Cook was on the bill,
but he was followed by Daniel Tosh, and she had never heard of him.
triggered a widespread controversy when a woman who prefers to remain
anonymous went to a comedy club, expecting to be entertained. She
chose the Laugh Factory in Hollywood because Dane Cook was on the bill,
but he was followed by Daniel Tosh, and she had never heard of him.
In an email to her Tumblr blogger friend, she accused Tosh of saying
that "rape jokes are always funny, how can a rape joke not be funny, rape
jokes are hilarious." She was so offended that she felt morally compelled
to shout, "Actually, rape jokes are never funny!" Tosh paused and then
that "rape jokes are always funny, how can a rape joke not be funny, rape
jokes are hilarious." She was so offended that she felt morally compelled
to shout, "Actually, rape jokes are never funny!" Tosh paused and then
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