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“put your fucking dick away and help this lady"
Point 1
Bevis suggests that successful comedy “put[s] trauma in its place [and is] aware of the fact that trauma has taken place”. [2] [p. 95] Ryan acknowledges the trauma of real-life sexual assault survivors by presenting the story of a powerful politician taking advantage of a vulnerable young girl, which echoes the main goal of #MeToo: to prevent women from feeling as if they cannot share their experiences while in a vulnerable position. Ryan says “Hey local representative, I appear to have found myself in a domestic abuse situation... so why don’t you put your fucking dick away and help this lady”. [4:08] Here she shows her direct feelings towards assaulters, by defending the victim and telling the man that they are wrong.