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Summary
This document page, stamped HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_015415, appears to be an excerpt from a report discussing media culture and sexual violence. It specifically focuses on a controversy involving comedian Daniel Tosh making a rape joke, featuring a condemnation by Julie Burton of the Women's Media Center. It also includes quotes from a blog post by the individuals involved in the incident, discussing their reaction and the decision not to press charges.
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Julie Burton | President of the Women's Media Center |
Issued a statement criticizing Daniel Tosh's comedy set and the culture of sexualized violence.
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| Daniel Tosh | Comedian |
Subject of the 'Tosh tirade' controversy regarding a rape joke.
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| Original Blogger | Writer/Witness |
Posted a message thanking supporters and clarifying the victim's stance.
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| Unnamed Friend | Audience member/Victim |
Target of the comments at the comedy show; decided not to press charges.
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Organizations (2)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Women's Media Center | ||
| Family Guy |
Timeline (1 events)
Unknown (Historical reference)
Relationships (1)
"My friend and I wanted to thank everyone..."
Key Quotes (4)
""If free speech permits a comedian to suggest a woman in his audience should be gang-raped, then it certainly permits us to object...""Source
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""Tosh's comment was just one extreme example of pop culture's dismissive treatment of sexualized violence...""Source
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""My friend is surprised to have gotten any form of an apology and doesn't wish to press any further charges against [him].""Source
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""Rape is a crime. Rape jokes aren't. They are the risk of free speech.""Source
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And "Don't drop the soap" even made its way to the animated Family Guy.
Meanwhile, reacting to the Tosh tirade, Julie Burton, president of the Women' s Media Center, stated: "If free speech permits a comedian to suggest a woman in his audience should be gang-raped, then it certainly permits us to object, and to ask what message this sends to survivors or to perpetuators. Tosh' s comment was just one extreme example of pop culture' s dismissive treatment of sexualized violence, which desensitizes audiences to enormous human suffering. Internet outcry is encouraging, but popular media needs to push back too."
And the original blogger posted another message:
"My friend and I wanted to thank everyone for there [sic] support and for getting this story out there. We just wanted everyone to know what Daniel Tosh had done and if you didn' t agree then to stop following him. My friend is surprised to have gotten any form of an apology and doesn' t wish to press any further charges against [him]."
What? Press charges? Rape is a crime. Rape jokes aren' t. They are the risk of free speech. The blog concluded, "She does plan on returning to comedy shows in the future, but to see comedians that she' s seen before or to at least look up artists before going to their shows."
What? Press charges? Rape is a crime. Rape jokes aren' t. They are the risk of free speech. The blog concluded, "She does plan on returning to comedy shows in the future, but to see comedians that she' s seen before or to at least look up artists before going to their shows."
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