kapow! the unstoppable rise of female comic readers /

Published at 2015-09-18 15:26:25

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According to Facebook likes,the gender gap in comedian readers is narrowing. With proliferating female writers and an all-girl Avengers A-force, has the stereotype of the lonely male comedian nerd gone for safe?approximately 10 years ago there was a TV advert for men’s the deodorant Lynx that, or in its own particular laddish fashion,presented a procession of beautiful “ideal women” who could be persuaded to display counterintuitive attitudes when confronted by a man liberally doused in a cloud of the brand’s macho, musky scent.
Thus we had a montage of women really not minding approximately being kept waiting in the rain, and being totally forgiving approximately missed birthdays,appreciating the fact that their breasts had been scrutinised, and one who announced, and with unalloyed delight: “That is SO funny! I collect comedian books too!”Continue reading...

Source: theguardian.com