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Survivor Support and Rape Abolition Resources
Courting Comedy on Consent Culture
Help. Consent Culture in The Comedy Community Is Serious.
I know I’m complicit in rape culture. Something said, or not said, made someone uncomfortable, made mistakes, a moment of betrayal for myself or my connections, shame defanged by the lack of visible damage, the lack of “consequence”, delusion. There’s a lot of things I’ve convinced myself to detract from my guilt: I was young, …
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Sexual assault and harassment is a problem in all communities, unfortunately, including the comedy scene. As a producer, you should understand how the law works and how you may be held responsible for behavior of comics that you book.
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