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Oeditpus Rex

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23. Yeah, just like

Tue Sep 2, 2025, 01:32 AM

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"Women can't drive," "Wonen can't balance a checkbook," "Wonen can't go out and earn a living" and other Really Funny Stuff that was the basis of most stand-up routines and sitcoms until about halfway through the '70s.

We haven't heard them since, except from Andrew Dice Clay, wo was about as much an asshole as you'd ever find.

Throughout history, a lot of humor has been based in bigotry of some form, o imitations of bigotry, and excused with "It's just a joke," often followed with something like "Lighten up, Francis" or "You're just too sensitive."

Yeah -- I'm sensitive about gross generalizationd about any group of people for the sake of "humor." If you're a liberal/progressive, you should be, too.

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