COMIC SANS ALERT.

I get being pissed off at being excluded - whoever is putting up these posters sounds like a real dick.

Has anyone seen Ian Karmel?

"MRA as fuck"

What is her next festival going to be, a no coloreds event? The protest is stupid, but so is her exclusionary festival.

I know the majority of comedy shows in portland are primarily male lineups and can completely agree there needs to be a more open avenue for the female comedians to have access to the stage in an equal opportunity. But, playing devil's advocate here, how big of a backlash would a festival get if it completely restricted females and stated males only? Also, I wouldn't be so quick to say this non-verbal protestor from Craigslist is responsible for the posters. That's just bonkers. Plenty of passive-agressive people to do that in Portland.

yeah, I tend to think if there was a festival of any sort boldly proclaiming the exclusion of women, that we would be seeing all sorts of posts here about SEXISM -- but these pages here are not sympathetic to this.
Just as any racist posts are against the rules - except when they are racist about white people.
One day we will have evolved past this childish crap.

You dullards do realize events like this exist in order to showcase people that are under-represented, right?

Of course it's a double-standard. This "childish crap" exists because of inequality - because women are otherwise under-represented in the comedy scene and because without this festival and events like it, there are many talented female comics that never escape the dregs of weeknight open mic nights.

When the "childish crap" of racism and sexism stop existing, events to fight them can too.

"How come there's a Black History Month but no White History Month? That's racist!"

This festival is to showcase and promote diversity, not to exclude. Lots of talent from all over the world and from many races will be performing. Everyone is welcome to come and enjoy a really good show. It's hard to see a significant number of women in one show, so we should be celebrating this, rather than attacking it. I'm excited to go for the third year and I will not have any fear of being bashed because I'm a guy. Before bitching about something, people should consider what it's all about

This is like a bunch of white dudes protesting an all black hockey exhibition game. Seriously do you not understand why there needs to be an all female comedy night? There are a gazillion comedy nights all over the city that are all male, all the time. Why does one all female night suddenly mean extreme sexism? wow.

"I plan to stand outside the event as close as I legally can holding a sign"

Guess it's the All Jane One Dick festival now.

We shall not rest until the female to male ratio of professional comedians is exactly 1:1 also an equal number of people of different ethnic backgrounds must be represented for to create racial equality as well. Also please hold an amputee comedy festival because I feel as though they are underrepresented in the industry, if you don't then you're a fucking racist.

Lots of white dudes angry about not being the undisputed group in charge of everything anymore. Cry more beardhurt tears, dumbasses.

When I first saw these posters, I thought they were actually put up by the comedy festival, because god-damned!! They're fucking hilarious! They should thank this guy for his brilliant guerrilla marketing.

Artemis of the Wild is probably doing this.

With all due respect, this fest is a response to the COMEDY INDUSTRY's history of rampant discrimination against women.
Club bookers and Hollywood douches contest, to this day, that women aren't funny, that all female comics are the same, that two female comics on the same bill is one too many. (Despite the hundreds of female comedy icons that have accrued decade by decade.) Hopefully someday this festival won't be necessary, but take it from someone who makes a living in the comedy business, sexism is a very serious problem.

Go to bed, Vincent

Something's off here... this feels like a "controversial" ad campaign. Does anyone else think it's fishy that the sponsors of this event aren't trying to track this guy down for putting their image on slanderous propaganda?

Also, how come the only person who's spoken with this "Men's Rights Activist" (come on, really?) is a comedian who's on the festival? I think this "Matt 'the lone' Woof" character (that's his alias for this protest--according to the "interview" with Amy Miller which was featured in Willamette Week) is a boogeyman created by someone involved with the festival.