Neko Case, laughing
Now, a common misconception is that feminists have no sense of humor. Nothing’s funny, everything’s serious, no more so than ourselves. Maybe none of ya’ll think that. And maybe Tina Fey, Mindy Kaling, Amy Poehler, Wanda Sykes, Sarah Silverman, Amy Sedaris and others have changed (or at least modified) this perception and, with it, people will recall Cloris Leachman, Phyllis Diller, Moms Mabley, and many more. I can only hope.
One thing I hope no one thinks about feminists is that we don’t like beer. This feminist loves beer. If I ever throw a party and you’re invited and you don’t know what to bring, the answer is always “Shiner.”
One person who I hope shares my viewing on funny ladies and beer is Neko Case (we do share Katt Williams’s opinion that a man getting eaten by a caged tiger at the zoo is right and just).
And while I’m not sure if she’s a feminist, I do know that she’s funny. Just listen to her rants, asides, and outbursts in a recent episode of Wait Wait . . . Don’t Tell Me!. I could listen to her go off on neko wafers and Ken Burns’s The Civil War til last call.
Um, can I also have a beer with Neko?
And I definitely think she’s a feminist. Definitely definitely. Can’t wait to listen to ‘Wait Wait.’
Yes you can, Annie. Maybe she’ll talk more about her Burt Reynolds unicorn crush like she did at her last Stubb’s show.