rant · moment 14 of 20
Gay Comedy's 'Making the Straight Guy Uncomfortable' Genre
from Carney Code · #123
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3 minTim discusses how a whole genre of gay comedy about making straight men uncomfortable (with the Thomas Dale blowjob joke as example) has become harder to tell in the current cultural climate, and improvises a mock SJW-shaming song about Ray.
- 51:41Thomas Dale's joke about wanting to blow a straight guy, but only if he sees them crying.
- 51:55Tim explains why the reverse—wanting to make a woman cry during sex—would never work as a joke.
- 52:11The asymmetry exists because of historical prejudice against women, not because straight men deserve special protection.
- 52:51With centuries of patriarchy behind you, a joke can't just be funny—context matters.
- 53:39Tim fantasizes about what era they should exist in, settling on depression-era carnivals and vaudeville.
- 54:00He wasn't imagining himself as the violent guy with the axe, just some anonymous slob in the crowd.
- 54:18Tim sees himself and his co-host as naturally suited to carnival culture and the chaos of traveling shows.
- 54:34He's been reading about carnivals and getting into the culture of weird traveling shows, performers, and freak shows.
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