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In the magazine Bitch ( “Feminist Response to Pop Culture” ), an article titled “Laughing It Off: What Happens When Women Tell Rape Jokes?” by Katherine Leyton stated: “Some female comics tell jokes that clearly target rape culture, such as one classic skit by veteran comedian Wanda Sykes, ‘Even as little girls we’ re taught we have something everybody wants—you gotta protect it, you gotta be careful, you gotta cherish it. That’ s alot of fucking pressure! | would like a break! You know what would make my life so much easier? Wouldn’ t it be wonderful if our pussies were detachable?’ The joke goes on to detail situations where you could leave your ‘detachable pussy’ at home, mainly to avoid the chance of rape.” In the fall of 1981, | booked myself for a cross-country tour, from New York to Chicago, Minneapolis, San Francisco and Los Angeles. While | was in New York, a nun was raped. When | got to Chicago, the rapist was also there. He had given himself up to the police. On stage | explained the true reason why: “He heard that the Mafia, in a rush of Christian compassion, put a $25,000 contract out on his life.” That part was true. “So now I'm asking the Mafia to use their clout to end the war in El Salvador since four nuns were raped and killed there.” They HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_015408