Celebrated champion of women's 'rights' and all around 'funnywoman' Sarah Silverman was caught in a fib anecdote that was meant to highlight the fact that women are paid less than men for the same work.
from the daily mail:
'Comedian Sarah Silverman was forced to apologize after she was caught exaggerating a story about being paid less than a man for a gig - to highlight the gender pay gap.
The comic and feminist campaigner recalled an incident at the New York Comedy Club when she claimed she was paid less than her male counterpart, for a piece she recorded a wage-discrimination-activism video for Levo League.
But Silverman has been forced to apologize after New York Comedy Club owner Al Martin revealed the story was false, because Silverman had been paid less purely because she appeared as a guest on the show and wasn't meant to receive anything - her male counterpart Todd Barry was booked for the slot.'
I read her apology, and the only thing she really regrets is being so specific and mentioning her friend Al Martin instead of vaguely lying to stir up feminist outrage.
My favorite part was after her halfhearted apology when she said:'To the maniacs who want to use this as a chit against women’s issues, I ask that you please don’t. Because that would be super s****y,'
Wouldn't it be, Sarah. As s****y as throwing your friend under the bus in a lie just to falsify evidence that your already dubious pet issue, the wage gap, is a real thing?
details can be found here
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from the daily mail:
'Comedian Sarah Silverman was forced to apologize after she was caught exaggerating a story about being paid less than a man for a gig - to highlight the gender pay gap.
The comic and feminist campaigner recalled an incident at the New York Comedy Club when she claimed she was paid less than her male counterpart, for a piece she recorded a wage-discrimination-activism video for Levo League.
But Silverman has been forced to apologize after New York Comedy Club owner Al Martin revealed the story was false, because Silverman had been paid less purely because she appeared as a guest on the show and wasn't meant to receive anything - her male counterpart Todd Barry was booked for the slot.'
I read her apology, and the only thing she really regrets is being so specific and mentioning her friend Al Martin instead of vaguely lying to stir up feminist outrage.
My favorite part was after her halfhearted apology when she said:'To the maniacs who want to use this as a chit against women’s issues, I ask that you please don’t. Because that would be super s****y,'
Wouldn't it be, Sarah. As s****y as throwing your friend under the bus in a lie just to falsify evidence that your already dubious pet issue, the wage gap, is a real thing?
details can be found here
http://ift.tt/1yQRVCf
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