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Women's Health, Your Way

April 04, 2026

Ask & Search With Clara

Welcome to a new standard for women’s health answers.

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Do you remember that @vanityfair article “Why Women Can’t Be Funny”?

I have friends that are also in, like, the parody, comedy, musical, political space, which is, like, super niche. And I've experienced a lot of backlash about my looks, how I'm not funny. And they're not getting that feedback. So I don't know if that's something you've experienced. And it's not. Yeah, it's like there's more of a lens and microscope on every word, every joke. It's not this. It's not that. And a lot of my male peers have not really experienced that depth of criticism. I think what a lot of that criticism is, and I mean, it's the same thing with, like, female comedians putting out, like, a clip online and, like, the comments. You know what I mean? Whether it's, like, on TikTok, on YouTube, on Instagram Reels, whatever. I think, you know, people will be not funny, not funny. Like those are usually very common comments. But I think more than anything, it's just misogyny. Like that's what's happening. And then, like, saying not funny is the way that it's, like, being executed.