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Are you kidding me? This passes for sports ''comedy?'' Hey, I like a good joke -- and tell many a raunchy un-PC one -- but these videos go way beyond the sexist foul line.
What do you think? Is it just me getting cranky or do these videos deserve a pass?
Via Feministing.
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Antonia Zerbisias has been a Star columnist since 1989 but has been telling people what she thinks ever since she could open her mouth. Her career ambition as an opinionator dates back to Grade 9 when a cartoon commentary on a teacher resulted in her suspension from high school. The principal sent her home with a note calling her "rude, obstreperous and bold." Her parents were neither amused, nor surprised. Once she was punished for being that way. Now she makes it pay. And, because she can take it as well as dish it out, she wants to hear what you have to say. Fire away!
They certainly weren't funny. But I don't see how they could be considered sexist to anyone other than the feminuts at feministing. Those women have gone off the deep end.
Posted by: Robert McClelland | January 14, 2009 at 05:29 PM
I guess that makes me a feminut too. LOL.
Posted by: Antonia Zerbisias | January 14, 2009 at 05:40 PM
I've never seen you slip over the line from feminist to feminut, Antonia. Don't get me wrong, the women at feministing do cover some important stuff, but far too often they sound like right whingers just looking for something to be offended about. And should anyone point that out they're set upon by the pack. I know. I tried to defend a bit of satire from Scott Feschuk one time that had them howling. Their ferocity made me wonder if I'd inadvertently said they didn't have the right to vote or something.
Posted by: Robert McClelland | January 14, 2009 at 06:56 PM
Ugh. I think they deserve a fail. Not funny. Who is the audience? Certainly not appealing to women with them. I don't think they'd appeal to men, either, since they get all squeamish about "female things".
Posted by: ...pat. | January 14, 2009 at 07:37 PM
Merriam-Webster online defines sexism as follows:
1: prejudice or discrimination based on sex ; especially : discrimination against women
2: behavior, conditions, or attitudes that foster stereotypes of social roles based on sex
I don't really see either in the two videos. The OB/GYN football nut is inappropriate, but the nature of that inappropriateness is that you can't use football as a metaphor for life, much as to the true football aficionado may want to.
Maybe I'm missing something?
Posted by: Alex | January 14, 2009 at 08:11 PM
Thanks Alex. I've never understood football, let alone as a metaphor for life.
Posted by: Antonia Zerbisias | January 14, 2009 at 08:22 PM
I thought they were doctorist. And boring. But not really sexist because everybody comes across as an idiot - sort of like pro sports fans in real life, I guess.
Posted by: sooey | January 14, 2009 at 09:13 PM
The producers are brilliant. Not only is it funny in its own right, but by making the doctor black, they've inoculated themselves against criticism from feminists.
Posted by: johnnykap | January 15, 2009 at 08:30 AM
Sooey Sweetie,
So-called "racist" and "sexist" jokes can often be very funny, but these were just pointless.
"doctorist" - remember the Seinfeld episode where Jerry was called "an anti-dentite bastard"?
delivered in the right tone of voice, your comment was much funnier than anything at Yuk Yuk's
Posted by: The Stygian and his Shemitish Dogs | January 15, 2009 at 09:22 AM
What's humorous is that the feminists have been neutered in their responses bc the doctor is African-American. The video producers inoculated themselves brilliantly.
Posted by: johnnykap | January 15, 2009 at 10:19 AM
I didn't think this was offensive at all, but I checked out the full site, and was shocked by what I found:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNKC1pZ_SKE&feature=PlayList&p=0FD4C66CC8324C02&index=1
Now that is absolutely REPULSIVE. And I'm not even religious.
Posted by: Stewart Bradley | January 15, 2009 at 01:46 PM
They aren't funny, but they're not sexist. It's a lame attempt to relate football to birthgiving and doctors. I think the jokes are just so stupid and lame that they're offensive to my intelligence.
Posted by: Adam | January 15, 2009 at 02:52 PM