http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-january-16-2014/jon-stewart-s-thumbs-up--women---the-job-interview
So the secret is out: I love John Stewart, and I LOVE Kristen Schaal! I was watching the Daily Show the other day, and this wonderful piece of satire happened. The thing that I really appreciate is that it points out the ridiculous sexism that still takes place in the work environment and the fact that it could just as easily arbitrarily be reversed. It is so unfortunate that men are straight up opposing equal rights for women. However, that is one of the clearest signs in my opinion that oppression is occurring. When a group is oppressed, another group receives a direct benefit from it. For so long, men have been receiving incredible benefits from oppressing women, and now they are clearly hesitating to give them up. However, the extreme discomfort that these men are feeling and the fact that they are threatened is a clear sign that change truly is starting to occur. We still have a long way to go though.
This was absolutely brilliant. I think this also shows a fantastic piece of satire that women want to TAKE rights away from men, when in fact, women just want to achieve equality. I think this is a fantastic example of the usage of humor in order to get a point across. Sometimes, there are dangers in using humor as a form of activism, but I think both John Stewart and Kristen Schaal used it in a fantastic manner!
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