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Related: About this forumjohn oliver ("last week tonight") "why the internet sucks for women"
if you did not see this last night, it is not to be missed. the take-off on the ao-hell ad is one of the best examples of misogyny online around.
Yesterday on Last Week Tonight, John Oliver devoted 16 full minutes to the topics of vicious, misogynist online harassment and revenge porn, the difficulties of stamping them out, and the absolutely unacceptable responses from authorities. The whole thing culminates in a parody of an early 90s AOL ad. It was pretty satisfying.
Oliver: Im talking about the kind of direct threats that can make people fear for their safety. And if youre thinking, well, come on, that doesnt seem like that big a problem, well congratulations on your white penis. Because if you have one of those, you probably have a very different experience of the Internet. Look, dudes, its coming from a dude! You can believe it now!
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john oliver ("last week tonight") "why the internet sucks for women" (Original Post)
niyad
Jun 2015
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(5,844 posts)1. Excellent
niyad
(113,441 posts)2. I am so glad I happened to catch his show last night--first time.
niyad
(113,441 posts)4. I watch very little tv, but hbo had a free weekend, caught it at a friend's house.