Mentioned in the Margaret Cho mailing list email from yesterday -- don't you wish you were a subscriber? -- Margaret Cho Talks [to BuzzFlash] about MoveOn, the Bushin30Seconds Ads, Freepers and Performing Comedy That is Both Personal and Political:
BuzzFlash: Do you laugh at the fact that some people can't comprehend a joke and then respond to you with righteous indignation?Margaret Cho: I really don't have a choice about being political or outspoken. I have my own definition of community and it means that people should talk about issues that are meaningful and incendiary, which I specialize in. If it wasn't irreverent, I would be betraying my own personality. My race gives me away every time. I have to speak about race. If I don't, it's weird. I have to talk about my own experience in this country being a minority, because if I don't, then what would I talk about? I don't look at it as being any particular responsibility or burden, but it's kind of funny to talk about. I just enjoy working. I enjoy writing. I enjoy being political because it is hopefully opening people's minds to alternative views of how we can live in the world.
Also mentioned, Showtime is airing both her concert films tomorrow. Well, maybe "airing" is the wrong word. Broadcasting?
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