We here at Comediva pride ourselves on being Feyminists.
And what’s a “Feyminist,” you ask?
In layman’s terms, it’s someone who follows Feyminism: the doctrine advocating zaniness, randomness, and overall awesomeness, in an effort to defeat Hitchensogyny.
And now you ask, “But why Feyminism?”
Let’s revisit some of the bossypants’ blazed trails:
1. She fought her way through the often sexist trenches of the improv world and into Lorne Michaels’s office, proving that outright hilariousness isn’t exclusive to the Y chromosome, but can be achieved through relentless wit and uninhibitedness.
2. She made geek-chic cool-chic.
3. Not too long after, she became “Saturday Night Live’s” first ever female head writer; and not too long after that, she ushered the show into what’s now referred to as its Golden Era.
4. As “SNL’s” head writer, she made sure to level the playing field for the male and female cast members, helping to introduce the world to the comedy genius of the likes of Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, and Rachel Dratch.
5. She took Sarah Palin down a peg. Or several.
6. Movies like Mean Girls and Baby Mama — which are quoted ad nauseam to this day, by members of all genders — made so-called “female-comedy” everyone-comedy.
7. She continues to promote and be a part of shows and movies that encourage gender-blind fandom, with her own “30 Rock” consistently hitting the #1 slot of sitcoms and garnering well deserved accolades.
8. Liz Lemon is the everywoman, dialed up several notches in Ridiculousness. There are entire online glossaries chock-full only of Lemonisms, and no woman is afraid of partaking in some night-cheese.
9. Her book, Bossypants, details not only her rise to fame and Comedy-Goddess Divine status, but also details the life of just plain Tina Fey.
In short, Feyminism, and Tina Fey, herself, bring women to the forefront of comedy. Success in this biz is becoming less about “Which gender’s funnier?” and more about “Who, period, is funnier?” What’s more, she does it while never forgetting who she is: everything she writes, and every project in which she plays a part, is in her voice. She proves that “getting to the top” doesn’t mean “forgetting who you are”; instead, it’s about always, always being unabashedly you and fighting the system.
So, Tina, thank you for the trails and, please, marry us? We’re game with polyandry, if you are.
