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Extraction Summary
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People
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Organizations
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Locations
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Events
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Relationships
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Quotes
Document Information
Type:
Narrative/memoir excerpt (house oversight document)
File Size:
1.26 MB
Summary
This document appears to be a page from a book or memoir included in House Oversight files. It contains two sections: one quoting an article from *Bitch* magazine about Wanda Sykes' comedy regarding rape culture, and a second narrative section where the author recounts a 1981 comedy tour. The author describes making jokes about the Mafia placing a bounty on a rapist who targeted a nun.
People (5)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Katherine Leyton | Author |
Author of the article 'Laughing It Off' in Bitch magazine.
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| Wanda Sykes | Comedian |
Quoted in Leyton's article regarding a skit about rape culture.
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| Narrator ('I') | Comedian/Author |
Unidentified first-person narrator recounting a 1981 tour and a joke made on stage.
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| Unidentified Rapist | Criminal |
Person who raped a nun in NY and surrendered in Chicago.
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| Unidentified Nuns | Victims |
Victims of violence in New York and El Salvador.
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Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Bitch |
Magazine, described as 'Feminist Response to Pop Culture'.
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| The Mafia |
Criminal organization mentioned in the narrator's stage act/anecdote.
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| Police |
Law enforcement in Chicago.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by the document footer 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_015408'.
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Timeline (3 events)
Locations (6)
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Start of tour; location of a crime.
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Tour stop; location where rapist surrendered.
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Tour stop.
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Tour stop.
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Tour stop.
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Mentioned in context of a war and violence against nuns.
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Relationships (1)
Leyton quotes Sykes in her article.
Key Quotes (4)
"Even as little girls we' re taught we have something everybody wants—you gotta protect it, you gotta be careful, you gotta cherish it."Source
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Quote #1
"Wouldn' t it be wonderful if our pussies were detachable?"Source
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Quote #2
"He heard that the Mafia, in a rush of Christian compassion, put a $25,000 contract out on his life."Source
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Quote #3
"So now I'm asking the Mafia to use their clout to end the war in El Salvador since four nuns were raped and killed there."Source
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Quote #4
Full Extracted Text
Complete text extracted from the document (1,311 characters)
In the magazine Bitch ( "Feminist Response to Pop Culture" ), an article titled "Laughing It Off: What Happens When Women Tell Rape Jokes?" by Katherine Leyton stated: "Some female comics tell jokes that clearly target rape culture, such as one classic skit by veteran comedian Wanda Sykes, 'Even as little girls we' re taught we have something everybody wants—you gotta protect it, you gotta be careful, you gotta cherish it. That' s a lot of fucking pressure! I would like a break! You know what would make my life so much easier? Wouldn' t it be wonderful if our pussies were detachable?' The joke goes on to detail situations where you could leave your 'detachable pussy' at home, mainly to avoid the chance of rape."
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In the fall of 1981, I booked myself for a cross-country tour, from New York to Chicago, Minneapolis, San Francisco and Los Angeles.
While I was in New York, a nun was raped. When I got to Chicago, the rapist was also there. He had given himself up to the police. On stage I explained the true reason why: "He heard that the Mafia, in a rush of Christian compassion, put a $25,000 contract out on his life." That part was true. "So now I'm asking the Mafia to use their clout to end the war in El Salvador since four nuns were raped and killed there." They
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