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I think it's clear that the joke wasn't about Sarah's looks, but I don't think - to me it's so obvious that I don't even really need to defend it. I think people have a lot of preconceived notions about Sarah's looks and I think a lot of what's happening is they're projecting onto this joke. On her joke that White House press secretary Sarah Sanders' 'smoky' eye shadow comes from burning 'facts' But no, I don't think a man could've gotten away with saying that. I think in general when I talk about women, like in my special when I talked about Hillary, I called Hillary a b****, which you later find out is a compliment. But you know, because I'm a woman, I can say things about women, because I know what it's like to be a woman, if that makes any sense. On having more liberty to make fun of women because she's a womanĪs a woman, I have access to hit women in a way that men might not be able to hit them with jokes. I think they still have preconceived notions of how women will present themselves and I don't fit in that box. And I don't think they expected that from me. I think sometimes they look at a woman and they think 'Oh, she'll be nice,' and if you've seen any of my comedy you know that I don't - I'm not. make them look partisan or make them look like they're laughing at someone they shouldn't be laughing at. There's round tables and people are eating or drinking, so by the virtue of a round table, people are partially turned away from you.Īnd it's televised and there are all these people that may or may not be able to show genuine reactions and so constantly thinking, 'I need to react in a way that will come off well on TV.'.

formal people don't laugh as much when they're dressed up.

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