It's hard to be sure when all you have is a username, but I'm pretty sure just about everyone who writes here is male (I am). In the eight months I've been on the site, the only women here that I know of were Mary Evans and Lindy Moone. Why is it overwhelmingly men who take a crack at comedy writing?
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You may like to rephrase your question syd?
Posted 5 years ago # -
For fuck's sake, was the catsuit not enough of a clue?
The reason that there's not too many ladies around here now, is that it all got a bit too 'locker-room' for many of them. Back in the day, there used to be quite a few of us.
Posted 5 years ago # -
I'm a woman. I know I might not look like it from my gravatar, but don't let the massive cock fool you.
Posted 5 years ago # -
Just a guess but one of my favourites is Long Distance Clara who might be a girlie. Not that it matters whether I'm right or wrong. But I thought someone whose username was a girl's name spelt backwards could be female too.
Dodgy ground though sydalg; the implication that good comedy writing is dependent upon which set of genitalia you happen to possess is dangerously close.
Posted 5 years ago # -
Tripod, only on the surface.
At the risk of sounding old, back in the day, this was truly the most welcoming, friendly site. Then the trolls crept in.
Most of them have retreated under their bridge again, but there's still some here.
In fact, it's partly because of the trolls that some of the best writers of recent years went, and left the trolls to fight among themselves in a cannibalistic orgy.
Posted 5 years ago # -
Read a few of my "View from the mound" news blogs, and you'll be in no doubt about my gender.
Posted 5 years ago # -
There you go then Sydalg. Loads of ladies. Perhaps you could ask how many of them are single? Just out of curiosity like.
Why is it overwhelmingly men who take a crack...
Not sure how PC that is. Sugartits may also prove to be an exception.Posted 5 years ago # -
I have often noted that new, obviously female writers get the same couple of people swarming and being creepy. It turns into a file from operation Yewtree.
I don't think it matters, does it.
Maybe you need to examine your own world view, sydalg. You ask a question, presume the answer, then ask a blatently incorrect question. What you have written says that you presume that funny people must be men. There was not much that would say if a user was male or female, but you thought that we must all be men.
Would it help if all men can have whatever username they want and all the ladies should be called Jane and Sarah. Maybe that will help
Posted 5 years ago # -
Well now I'm confused as to whether I'm supposed to be a girl, funny, John O'Farrell or offended...
Posted 5 years ago # -
Single? Ok. I can confirm there is only one of me.
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