You should know that:
1. The answer to the question that is the title of this blog will be answered by the end of this post.
2. I actually do [occasionally] think girls are funny (especially myself)
3. There is a mathematical reason the ladies have a...not so positive reputation at taking on humor.
To begin the discussion we have to define & simplify male versus female humor.
Don't freak out.
We are going to do this as quickly as we can.
Male-based humor inclues all fart jokes, boobs, penis jokes, Hellen Keller, fat people, & usually racism.
Think: Tosh.0, Workaholics, & The League.
Female-based humor typically involves period jokes, fishing-style jokes about how "fat" & "ugly" the speaker or her best friend is, being dumb, motherhood, drinking wine, & making fun of boys.
Think: The Mindy Project, Cougar Town, New Girl, Glee?
(I have never actually watched Glee but it looks girly enough)
MATH
(it holds the answer to everything in the universe)
Let's just say for simplicity's sake that 100% of males, appreciate male humor.
Ok.
Now, lets also say that 50% of females appreciate male humor (i mean, who doesn't love a good fart joke right?)
That means that 75% of the entire population of the world appreciates male-style humor.
Example:
How many males do you know who like Southpark?
All of them right?
And how many females do you know who like Southpark?
Probably like, some right? (unless of course you happen to be friends with all sorority gals & then the answer is definitely "none.")
So continuing with the mathematical explanation, that means only 25% of the world appreciates "female based" humor.
Example:
How many males do you know who like Cougar Town?
Probably none.
How many females do you know who like Cougar Town?
Maybe like half?
To sum it all up, 75% of the worlds' population appreciates "male" humor.
While only 25% of the world population appreciates "female" humor.
Statistically proven that females need to work on leveling the playing field.
Its the females that aren't afraid to be goofy & joke about every day type, gender neutral, things that we find tolerable in the comedy world.
Examples: Kristen Wiig, Lucille Ball, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, me, & that fat girl from Bridesmaids!
So chin up ladies & take a second to understand that period jokes aren't funny. Fart jokes always will be. And pretending to be dumb isn't helping you achieve anything.
If you want to earn back that 25%, you're going to have to accept a little raunchiness, swallow your pride, & act like a goofy fool every once in a while.
The end.
