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A couple of weeks ago, the South by Southwest Festival got into hot water for booking only one female comic out of 31 performers. This from an organization that prides itself on diversity. Organizers quickly apologized, pointing out that not many female comedians had submitted, and they tacked a…

I encourage my daughter to be funny. I had no idea that others think girls shouldn’t be funny.

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    is typically perceived as...defense mechanism...something...
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    others think girls shouldn’t
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    “Because yeah: we do have a unique perspective and a different voice. We bleed once a month and we think it’s gross too....