Now that school’s out I have time to browse the interwebs for amusing blogs and videos. When I found Sarah Haskins, I felt like I had just discovered a sweet, sweet pot of feminist-comedy gold. Sarah does a weekly segment called Target Women on the infoMania show on Current, Al Gore’s internet/TV channel. Hmm, I already see the feminist-environment connection, but these two videos caught my eye as something that would be especially welcome at Tampaction. See below for her thoughts on feminism and comedy.
Excerpt from interview with Sarah by The Bastion:
“Do you consider yourself a feminist, and if so, what does that mean to you, and what role do you think it plays in your comedy?
Yes, I’m a feminist. It is an extension of my lifelong war against pantyhose.
To me it means that as women we are individuals before we are gendered people and that we’re not defined by our gender except in the ways we chose to appropriate that definition.
We’re in a weird generation, right? Our Moms were forced to grapple with that definition more immediately, and I think it’s changed as we’ve grown up. The core issue “how do I fight bias against me because of my gender” is still there but has gotten more complicated and wrapped into all kinds of identity issues about how you present yourself as a woman and I pretty much think it’s your choice and fuck pantyhose. So, hence my answer above.
I think all comedians bring their experience and perspective to comment on the world and I am a woman, so that gets involved.”
Hahaha, she’s hilarious!