I'm not a prude. Lord knows I've seen things before. But a stand-up comedian appearing on HBO managed to shock and disgust me. And to top it all off, it wasn't even amusing -- just ugly and nasty. Let me paraphrase (I would see if I could find a transcript, but I turned it off before I could even learn the dumbass's name):
The "comedian" is discussing how his girlfriend picked up blow job tips from her gay friend; these useful "how-to" suggestions led to him having an intense orgasm, which he demonstrated onstage by writhing around on the ground.
At the end, he said, "Bitch, you're going to have to drive your own ass home. I can't move my legs." I changed the channel.
Isn't that love?
In fact, throughout his entire routine, he used "bitch" instead of any other term to identify a female person. I know I'm not the first or last person to complain about the "bitch" word, but I found it's use particularly disturbing in this instance. I found it disturbing that the entire audience -- not a small nightclub, but a large ampitheater-style auditorium, erupted in laughter instead of squirming uncomfortably in their seats. I found it shockingly dehumanizing.
Am I oversensitive here? Or is it customary to treat your girlfriend like that post-coital? Is that funny?
