Very Funny Looking Woman

> Subject: Re: Awards application via website
> Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2010 13:27:36 +0100
>
> Dear Darren
>
> thanks very much for your application but the Funny Women competition is for
> women only.
>
> best wishes
>
> Lucy

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From: Darren Maskell

To: lucy@funnywomen.com

Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2010 5:35 PM

Subject: RE: Awards application via website

I am a woman

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Sent:	09 June 2010 09:54:23
To:	Darrenmaskell
Cc:	'Lucy Timms' (lucy@funnywomen.com)

Darren – hi there. I am the producer of Funny Women and just want to clarify this situation. The name of ‘Darren’ is usually a man’s name and we took the precaution of checking your profile on Comedy CV before Lucy responded.

If you are transgender and now living as a woman, please advise. We do accept post-operative entries.

All best – LYNNE.

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I will not be taking this any further. If i was to turn up to the heat claiming to be a post op, would they demand to see my va jay jay?

I think the funny woman competition does the opposite of what it claims it is intending to do. i feel it only distances women comics from males and segregates them into a group. People say that we need to encourage women to go into stand up comedy. No. We need to encourage people. People who take an interest in comedy. If a person is interested in comedy, they will take that leap. i feel that women in this age dont need to be patronized and if they are intimated because of their gender, that isnt because they are a woman, its because they are a pussy.