Yeah, I wouldn't have said it, but that doesn't mean I think she shouldn't have. Someone on my FB flist (male, of course, around age 19-20) claimed that, even though rape jokes aren't funny and Tosh is an asshole, and even though he understands about not feeding rape culture, he still thinks she had "no right" (his exact words) to say anything during a comedy performance.
That kind of thinking baffles me. A comedy performance is probably second only to a rock concert for people shouting things at the performer, and from the extended story, Tosh even claims he'd solicited suggestions from the audience about topics that are taboo but funny, and "rape" was the answer he got - making this woman's reply make even MORE sense, because he'd already opened the dialogue to the audience. I just. Even if what she'd done had been far ruder than a simple "that's not funny", she still would have had the right. That's how free speech works.
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
(no subject)
Date: 2012-07-13 09:21 pm (UTC)That kind of thinking baffles me. A comedy performance is probably second only to a rock concert for people shouting things at the performer, and from the extended story, Tosh even claims he'd solicited suggestions from the audience about topics that are taboo but funny, and "rape" was the answer he got - making this woman's reply make even MORE sense, because he'd already opened the dialogue to the audience. I just. Even if what she'd done had been far ruder than a simple "that's not funny", she still would have had the right. That's how free speech works.