Comics and Women

Rant about two sorts of comics. The paper sort and the comedian sort. Meanders - well, I am a woman, after all. I should probably have brushed my hair before making this, and set up the white balance and focus properly. Sorry for the fuzziness that is this - I am out of practise with videos.

Category:

People & Blogs

Tags:

• comics
• comedians
• women
• men
• sexism
• funny
• panel games
• eliseharris
• mock the week
• dc
• superman
• jimmy olsen
• comedy
• geek
• geeky
• megacon
• conventions

[ripporter]

...and I hope you tidied up your brother's bedroom and his comics after you got finished filming there.

[Eliseharris]

@ripporter that very messy bedroom is mine and mine alone!

[ripporter]

@Eliseharris I saw a woman today who makes mittens out of roadkill skunks she finds. That's way more non traditional than being a comic.

[Eliseharris]

@ripporter though arguably still in the traditionally feminine role of utilising the hunt and making clothes from the things that she has gathered! That is a bit of an odd choice though - does anyone actually buy these mittens?

[dolzaolcom]

As a man I have to say I completely agree with you.

A fan of comic books and science fiction? It looks like Felicia Day has some competition for nerd queen.

Finally my two favorite comics are Jack Benny and Rita Rudner.

[Eliseharris]

@dolzaolcom good choices! I am sure people never used to be so weird about female comedians. After all Gracie was the funny one in Burns and Allen, and Lucille Ball and Fanny Brice did very well for themselves.

[arvidmr]

After all your hair looks perfect and softness in picture accentuate your beautiful character. One thing I wonder, how all those Superman characters let you sleep at night :-?

[Spillage66]

I remember Jimmy Olsen, when he sang, "Long Haired Lover From Liverpoool." (Watch my Wales vids! Do it! Doooooooooowwwiiit!) :P

[Spillage66]

I must add though Hellise... that most women are letting your side down, not the men. Most women don't like those comics, nor do they want to take stage and deliberately (and intellectually) make the audience laugh... But I know many females who are absolutely piss funny, and all of them can tear men to pieces in that manner, but for every one of them, there are about a thousand who are crap. Just like men. for every decent man, there are ten thousand shit ones. Made out of shit, literally? Aye.

[Spillage66]

Hey Elise, that lass... Have you taken some time to watch all four (so far!) of my Wales videos? Ooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Take a look. You ought to. It contains hairy catterpillars and an emu. It does though. Oh aye. Let me know what you think, or not think. :P xx

[666MyBlueHeaven999]

I find you hilarious if I turn off the sound and play distorted guitar through an amp while I watch you.

[XmyAssYTmofo]

I thought you sold most your stuff back in Peckham.

[JasonMelancon]

/me cheers

[craigybus1]

My mate and his wife are both into Japanese anime, and regularly attend conventions and even cosplay. And I agree about Mock the week and other so called panel games being nothing but a boys club

[rollingcube]

i'd only ever go on Shooting Stars

[organicpaul]

You look a bit like Ann Hathaway.