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I haven’t been following the whole “the Daily Show is sexist” thing. I’ve been busy… and when I did read the random Jezebel article, it just made me sad that ladies be hating on other ladies. I had never heard of or experienced toxic female interactions until I moved to America. There’s a problem beyond Olivia Munn and Jezebel.
All I do know is that I like Olivia Munn. I like her comedic timing and delivery. Yea she’s pretty, but she’s also great on G4. She’s still easing into the Daily Show, but at least she’s not as awful as Lewis Black. And are we saying Samantha Bee’s not attractive because no one got up in arms when she was hired? Plus, unlike Tina Fey, Olivia Munn doesn’t find her humor in trying to convince people she’s an ugly duckling when she is obviously not.
/rant
(via silverscreens)
I want to echo a lot of what Silver Screens is saying here. It’s obvious The Daily Show has a problem of not hiring enough women, so what sense does it make to tear down the women they do hire? That creates more challenges for women comedians. If you don’t find Olivia Munn funny, fine. But that’s really all the discourse around her should involve.