Ah, it’s good to be back. I have read a whole boatload of fantastic blog posts this week. It was hard to pick my favorites! So here we go, in no particular order:
1. Christian Piatt gives us the scoop on what Christians should stop saying.
Seriously, if you are not subscribed to Piatt’s blog, you should be. You can read about the clichés he says Christians should never use here, here, and here. And because Piatt is so awesome, he gives great advice on what we can do instead.
2. Avital Norman Nathman on handling the sexualization of young girls.
Another favorite writer, I appreciate that she tells it like it is, but she’s never heavy-handed. In this article, she explains what sexualization is and talks about how we can give our daughters tools to protect themselves. There’s a great list of resources at the end.
3. Daniel Tosh rape joke controversy.
This shouldn’t be a controversy at all. Controversy implies that there is a defense for the action, even if some people were offended. There is absolutely no excuse whatsoever for what he said. Dude claimed rape jokes are funny, woman objected, and he suggested it would be funny if 5 guys raped her right then. He gave a somewhat back-handed apology, in which he said that all he meant was that bad things happen and we can joke about them. Except the problem is, rape isn’t something that can be joked about. So he’s either malicious or stupid, but either way, it’s indefensible. Yet somehow, a lot of people did exactly that. I refuse to post links to their idiocy, but I will link to some great responses:
Dear Daniel Tosh: You Know What’s Even Less Funny than Rape Jokes? Rape Threats
For Daniel Tosh, Actually Assaulting Women Is Comedy
On a related note, this blog post isn’t specifically about Tosh, but it is about the way that some men believe that harassment is something women want and how decent men can respond to that.
4. Something that’s actually funny.
Because Daniel Tosh apparently can’t think of something funny that’s less crass than rape jokes, I’m providing it here. Because you know what’s always funny? Phineas and Ferb. Yeah, I know this isn’t news, and yeah, I know it’s not recent. I don’t care. It’s funny anyway.
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You can enjoy the whole episode here.
My husband and I have been known to watch P&F even after the kids are asleep. The writing on that show is simply genius.
It is, isn’t it? Skiddley Whiffers is one of my favorite episodes. I also like the one about meat loaf and the one where they reunite Love Handel. My daughter is a BIG fan of Perry the Platypus. For months when she would draw, she would put “agent hats” on everything.
I never liked Daniel Tosh, even before the rape joke. Ever see Tosh.0? The viral videos on the show are funnier than he is!