Are Women Funny

A few weeks ago in class, we learned about gender. One of our discussions involved women in comedy.  We discussed whether or not women were as funny as men. The author of the article alleged that women were not as funny as men. Many female comediennes were appalled by his judgment and set out to prove him wrong. I feel that women are judged harsher just because they are women. Women have always been judged harder than men. For centuries, it has been harder to be a woman, and then it has been to be a man.  They have to accomplish more in order to be regarded as successful. It has been a rather recent development, that they are being regarded as equals. I feel that women could be as funny as men. Many women have achieved this status already. Comediennes such as Ellen DeGeneres have reached this level of equality. I feel that things that are crude and inappropriate aren't funny. A person such as Bill Cosby is funny without being crude. The clips shown in class of women comediennes were not funny because they relied on crude humor. I feel that if Melissa McCarthy was not doing things that were crude, then I could consider her funny. Until then, I do not consider her funny. She could be a funny person, but many feel that she relies too much on her appearance to be funny. The question could be would she be as funny if it weren’t for her size.