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Recently, there was a blog post on Jezebel entitled The Daily Show's Woman Problem in which it criticizes the recent on-air time given to Olivia Munn (formerly of G4's Attack of the Show). Slate has responded with a post criticizing Jezebel's criticism- Outrage the World: How feminist blogs like Jezebel gin up page views by exploiting women's worst tendencies. And now, the Women of the Daily Show have their own say.
If Jezebel wants to include the video of Olivia jumping into the pie in a "sexy" costume as proof of how she lacks comedic talent, then they should also include a video of all the times her co-host Kevin Pereira had to do things that most of us would find humiliating or just plain stupid (which he did because of the same reasons Olivia did things on that show- the audience thinks it's funny). I also think it's a little ridiculous to criticize a television show for hiring someone based on looks by then criticizing how a person looks as a reason for why they are obviously undeserving to be hired. It seems to me far too many times that certain women seem to scream out "Stop giving jobs to the PRETTY girls!!! Why won't you hire the UGLY girls?!" It's the same people who criticized others for calling Susan Boyle homely while at the same time using her as a maypole while touting the fact that she was talented AND plain. Why couldn't she just be talented? No, even the ones who pointed accusatory fingers at those who were mentioning her looks, couldn't help but mention her appearance and how they didn't want to get a make-over, that she should "stay ugly." I don't find Olivia Munn entertaining (and I've had to put up with her for years on G4 but then again I also have to put up with the un-funny Kevin Pereira as well), but that's a far cry from bemoaning her hiring because my boyfriend likes looking at her pictures or some other such nonsense. So what if boys get off on seeing her in a Princess Leia costume? I fantasize about James Marsters wearing nothing but a Stormtrooper codpiece, which in no way negates the fact that I find him to be an engaging, intelligent, and highly talented individual with deep thoughts and emotions. I can greatly respect him and find him to be a sexy hunk of man-flesh at the same time, ergo- I can appreciate his masculine beauty as well as all his other non-physical attributes while NOT screaming at him to take his shirt off.
In parting, do I think that the Daily Show could have made a better choice? Yes. Are there funnier women out there? Yes. Are there funnier women at G4? God, yes. Morgan Webb and Blair Butler for starters (though I would never want them to leave G4 because I like them in my nerdy zone... that sounds dirty. "My nerdy zone" teehee). Is Olivia Munn a professional? Yes. Has she managed her career well? I'd say so. Would I have done the same things she has done to further her career, i.e. rather tame Maxim and Playboy spreads? If I had the courage, yes. There's nothing shameful, in my opinion, for a woman to be in Playboy. Despite Playboy's octogenarian male figurehead, the magazine is run mostly by women- female designers, female editors, female photographers. I find myself getting more upset that Playgirl has rather slim pickings when it comes to male models (not to mention the fact that it seems to be geared more towards gay men than women). Does it make me sexist for being huffy that most of Playgirl's models have great bodies but are hurting in the face and that the magazine features as many tits in an issue as peens? Probably, but I likes my pr0n the way I likes it- with twink-y blonde manpires getting loved up strong by slightly less twink-y brunette manpires. GO RENT "THE LAIR" ON DVD! Oh, God, gay softcore vampire sexings all up on everything! Oh, no, it's even on the curtains! XD
That's my rant for today. I've had no sleep, and I just don't care.
If Jezebel wants to include the video of Olivia jumping into the pie in a "sexy" costume as proof of how she lacks comedic talent, then they should also include a video of all the times her co-host Kevin Pereira had to do things that most of us would find humiliating or just plain stupid (which he did because of the same reasons Olivia did things on that show- the audience thinks it's funny). I also think it's a little ridiculous to criticize a television show for hiring someone based on looks by then criticizing how a person looks as a reason for why they are obviously undeserving to be hired. It seems to me far too many times that certain women seem to scream out "Stop giving jobs to the PRETTY girls!!! Why won't you hire the UGLY girls?!" It's the same people who criticized others for calling Susan Boyle homely while at the same time using her as a maypole while touting the fact that she was talented AND plain. Why couldn't she just be talented? No, even the ones who pointed accusatory fingers at those who were mentioning her looks, couldn't help but mention her appearance and how they didn't want to get a make-over, that she should "stay ugly." I don't find Olivia Munn entertaining (and I've had to put up with her for years on G4 but then again I also have to put up with the un-funny Kevin Pereira as well), but that's a far cry from bemoaning her hiring because my boyfriend likes looking at her pictures or some other such nonsense. So what if boys get off on seeing her in a Princess Leia costume? I fantasize about James Marsters wearing nothing but a Stormtrooper codpiece, which in no way negates the fact that I find him to be an engaging, intelligent, and highly talented individual with deep thoughts and emotions. I can greatly respect him and find him to be a sexy hunk of man-flesh at the same time, ergo- I can appreciate his masculine beauty as well as all his other non-physical attributes while NOT screaming at him to take his shirt off.
In parting, do I think that the Daily Show could have made a better choice? Yes. Are there funnier women out there? Yes. Are there funnier women at G4? God, yes. Morgan Webb and Blair Butler for starters (though I would never want them to leave G4 because I like them in my nerdy zone... that sounds dirty. "My nerdy zone" teehee). Is Olivia Munn a professional? Yes. Has she managed her career well? I'd say so. Would I have done the same things she has done to further her career, i.e. rather tame Maxim and Playboy spreads? If I had the courage, yes. There's nothing shameful, in my opinion, for a woman to be in Playboy. Despite Playboy's octogenarian male figurehead, the magazine is run mostly by women- female designers, female editors, female photographers. I find myself getting more upset that Playgirl has rather slim pickings when it comes to male models (not to mention the fact that it seems to be geared more towards gay men than women). Does it make me sexist for being huffy that most of Playgirl's models have great bodies but are hurting in the face and that the magazine features as many tits in an issue as peens? Probably, but I likes my pr0n the way I likes it- with twink-y blonde manpires getting loved up strong by slightly less twink-y brunette manpires. GO RENT "THE LAIR" ON DVD! Oh, God, gay softcore vampire sexings all up on everything! Oh, no, it's even on the curtains! XD
That's my rant for today. I've had no sleep, and I just don't care.
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