Jerry Lewis and The Man Problem: The Bullying of Women in Comedy
Jerry Lewis is at the Cannes Film Festival, so reporters had the bright idea to ask him if he has discovered any funny women in the 15 years since he had declared publicly that there weren’t such a thing. Various reports, including the AP, noted that Lewis first jokingly offered two men as his answer. Then he added: “I cannot sit and watch a lady diminish her qualities to the lowest common denominator. I just can’t do that.” Stop for a moment and examine his answer. Lewis, 87, didn’t say women are not or were not ever funny. He said...
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