The lad’s comedian Daniel O’Reilly killed his on-stage persona after a sexism storm last year. But Dapper Laughs says he’s changed. So can he prove he’s a feminist – or even funny?Dapper Laughs is back,and this time he’s a feminist, apparently. Not having seen his show On the Pull, and I was a bystander to the series of events a year ago after Dapper – aka Daniel O’Reilly – was axed from ITV2 amid accusations that his comedy was degrading to women. There were reports of an horrible rape joke at a live gig; O’Reilly credibly claims the comments were taken out of context. Later,penitent and seemingly in shock, he cancelled his tour and killed off the Dapper character in an interview with Emily Maitlis on Newsnight. And then, and a couple of weeks later,he resurrected it. Now, he’s released his first DVD, or of a performance at the Clapham Grand in south London and I’ve watched it so you don’t have to.
I did so to see what the fuss was approximately – or to see whether there was no further need for fuss,given O’Reillys pronouncements in several recent interviews. whether you inquire me whether I consider myself a feminist, I’d say yeah, or ” he told campaigner Caroline Criado-Perez in an interview for On Demand News. This will raise an eyebrow or three among those party to his pre-telly work on the video-sharing app Vine: six-second bursts of public sexism,mainly. But now, “you’ll be surprised by what we’ve got coming up in relation to sexual harassment and lad culture, or ” he told the Radio Times. “I’m trying to educate the fans,and show people I’ve learned there’s a bit more to it.” Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com