Amy Schumer on Circumcision.

SweetiePieJonas · 2014-08-19T01:47:06+00:00

If I had an extra flap over my clitoris, I would [tell you]

But you do, Amy. You do. Because it's illegal for someone to cut that part of your body off against your will.

TracyMorganFreeman · 2014-08-19T02:10:56+00:00

fighting to find the actual penis

I don't think Amy understands male anatomy very well.

blueoak9 · 2014-08-19T02:38:29+00:00

Funny how she doesn't talk about her uncircumcised vulva.

Arakin · 2014-08-19T03:40:32+00:00

I really dislike her, and always have. I tried to like her, but she's just not funny and her stage persona is awful as well.

ThePigmanAgain · 2014-08-19T10:02:07+00:00

Meh, don't really feel like watching a rapist right now.

HPeroit · 2014-08-19T08:08:46+00:00

extra flap.

Extra

2014-08-19T12:39:19+00:00

This woman doesn't even know her own anatomy...

I wish I could say that this was uncommon.

danmurphey · 2014-08-19T02:27:52+00:00

http://www.cc.com/video-clips/r16zsr/comedy-central-presents-european-boyfriend

Here's another one. I just can't understand how this is in any way acceptable. The good thing is, if anybody ever questions the need for an MRM, you can now just link them to a video of 500 people laughing about mutilated penises.

stop_stalking_me · 2014-08-19T05:09:37+00:00

If I had an extra flap over my clitoris, I would [tell you]

Yeah fucking right. Nevermind how this statement makes no sense to begin with.

supsupbros · 2014-08-19T07:38:43+00:00

How the hell is it "extra"? It's just what comes with a penis. Deal with it. My bad that my parents were against mutilating my genitals, a privilege that not many have been able to afford.

ProphetOfReddittors · 2014-08-19T10:26:55+00:00

It's quite funny how people say it's just a piece of skin, as if that would make it OK. It's not just a piece of skin, because it protects the glans and has many extra nerve endings and it doesn't grow back like normal skin, but even if it was just a piece of skin, I don't think that would make it okay to cut it off. I'm pretty sure none of those people would be OK with someone getting a knife and cutting some skin off their arm.

ZimbaZumba · 2014-08-19T02:55:07+00:00

Hey lets make jokes about Female Genital Mutilation. See how funny people find that. Otherwise I usually find Schumer pretty funny.

AndresDM · 2014-08-19T04:38:28+00:00

Comedy it's comedy. no reason to get offended by it. I saw her live once and she was hilarious. This bit wasn't that funny but I'm not gonna get offended by it. I have heard way more offensive stuff come out of Louis CK or Bill Burr and I love those so can't complain now

jmg83 · 2014-08-19T08:54:08+00:00

Who cares what this woman thinks? I don't know who she is, but she looks damn weird. Why should a man have to warn her that his dick hasn't been disfigured?

sixilli · 2014-08-19T05:10:15+00:00

I don't think this is very rage worthy. Taking a stand up comic seriously is probably the dumbest thing anyone can do. Just listen to about any stand up comedian that's known for dark and offensive humor, most of them nowadays. If everything they said was literal, it would be absolutely awful and no one should give them any time of day. I can understand the background of this joke and why it's her opinion that the uncircumcised penis is 'weird.' It's pretty normal in the US. I just googled "white male circumcision percentage" and it showed 91%(US). I'm going to guess she has mostly been with white males. So the premise of the joke still stands, it is weird to her. Most are circumcised, even though I think it should change asap. I don't see the need to raise the pitchforks.

fosterco · 2014-08-19T21:52:49+00:00

This bit isn't so much about her opinion on circumcision as it is a commentary on how prevalent circumcision is in the U.S. and how girls and young women can react to it with ambivalence because it is "different" or "scary" and in some unfortunate cases "ugly". I can't fault her for using that experience as a woman for comedy. What's needed is better education and exposure to the idea that it is perfectly fine to be uncircumcised.

TechnoSam_Belpois · 2014-08-19T23:17:24+00:00

Honestly, I have no problem with comedy as comedy. For the most part, she seems to making honest jokes. Maybe these jokes offend me, but I do support the right of free speech.

The only thing that really ticked me off was the statement about it being an "extra" flap of skin. I'm pretty sure that it not extra. This demonstrates gross ignorance, and while it may be a joke, it's one that promotes ignorance.

She's free to tell it, and people are free to listen and laugh, but I think both of those are bad choices.

dalkon · 2014-08-20T01:31:00+00:00

She sounds like she could be describing a rare deformity called hypertrophy. While I would actually agree with characterizing that deformity as looking deformed (axiomatically), her misapplication of her opinion about that deformity to all intact penises shows how fantastically ignorant she is.

She probably hasn't even recognized most intact penises that she's seen were intact. She might have even thought they looked exceptionally good for the lack of scarring. * Infant genital cutting's become kind of uncommon in the west. Does she live in the midwest? Maybe that guy couldn't get an erection because he was so drunk she was raping him. * Ohhh*, she's Jewish, so that explains it.

omarsdroog · 2014-08-26T20:29:31+00:00

This coming from a person that speaks out on body image shaming!?

OoOo0o0 · 2024-06-06T08:32:47+00:00

I’ll be honest, and I’m 100% against genital mutilation of boys or girls, the worst thing you can do for your cause is be offended by comedy. Because you see, comedy does have a way of normalizing things. But when people react offensively, it doubles the affect. The best thing to do is roll your eyes, comment how stupid that bit is, and act unphased. That’s NOT to say don’t advocate for children’s rights. It becomes a nuanced social issue. But I maintain that the worst thing you can do for the cause is to freak out and act offended because then people will only view you as emotional and not logical.

intensely_human · 2014-08-20T15:50:31+00:00

I think Amy Schumer is hilarious. It's good to laugh about these things

cum_socks_on_display · 2014-08-19T13:59:41+00:00

I don't really get enraged over this. Where I live uncircumcised is the norm. I don't even know anybody who is circumcised and the women here are used to it, I guess. I can take a joke. Her observations were not that accurate. When my dick is hard, it basically looks like it is uncircumcised, you know the foreskin is retracted.

Basically what I am saying is that don't take her jokes seriously.

M4Strings · 2014-08-19T03:17:38+00:00

See, I found this a bit funny. Even though MGM is horrible when done to infants or people against their will, it's still funny to laugh at foreskin humor. You know what looks weird? An uncircumcised penis. Know what else looks weird? A circumcised one. And ladies, yes, your vaginas look weird too. All genitals look weird in some way or another.

otisreddingsong · 2014-08-19T04:33:09+00:00

Sorry, but I think uncircumcised dicks look weird too. Why is that anti-men? I'm a man and I like my junk how it is, no turtleneck

Title	Amy Schumer on Circumcision.
Author	danmurphey
Upvotes	30
Comments	85
Date	August 19, 2014 1:22 AM UTC (11 years ago)
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