TONIGHT
The Gregg Walker's Comedy Showcase
8pm
at
La Pregunta
1528 Amsterdam Avenue
between 135th Street and 136th Street
Harlem, NY 10031
No Cover. Free. Free. Free. Come early. Happy Hour until 8pm. Bring Friends.
You'll see five of NYC's best comics: Ron Jackson, Keith Alberstadt, Charles McBee, J-L Cauvin, and our very own Erica Watson.
Wendy Williams, host of the aptly-named “The Wendy Williams Show” decided to weigh in on the hubbub (yes, hubbub) surrounding a recent article by Marie Claire contributor Maura Kelly, on her thought abouts the overweight stars of the new CBS sitcom 
“Mike and Molly.” Many readers felt Kelly’s comments were insensitive and “fatphobic,” and some even threatened to boycott the magazine until she was fired. Kelly, for her part, issued an apology for her comments, writing that “Believe it or not, I never wanted anyone to feel bullied or ashamed after reading this, and I sorely regret that it upset people so much. A lot of what I said was unnecessary. It wasn’t productive, either.”
On her show Williams, posed the following question to her audience, nothing that, while Kelly apologized, the magazine itself has yet to:
Why do you accept that? I don’t accept that. We get upset about the N-word, we get upset about making fun of gay people, and paraplegics and people with Down Syndrome — but we can make fun of fat people and that’s okay? It’s not okay. Marie Claire, we’ll be waiting for your apology — how about that?
The question remains: Should a magazine, or any other media outlet for that matter, be expected to apologize when it presents content offensive or disagreeable to a portion of its readership?
What's up ya'll?
I was nominated to have my 1 woman show "fat B*&%h!" presented at the Brooklyn Museum. This is a major opportunity because The Brooklyn Museum is one of the top cultural institutions in the country. After this...sky's the limit----hopefully next is Lincoln Center, The Guggenheim, The Kennedy Center and some "All White Affair" in Detroit!
If you can, please use your FB, Twitter, Yahoo and Gmail accounts to VOTE FOR ME. You have to log in with one of those accounts. Don't worry, the Museum will not use your information, it is just a precaution to keep us from abusing the voting system.
I am up against 2 well respected dance companies. While they have many members that are campaigning for votes, it's just me alone! So I really need your help!
Please vote here! NOW! ;) VOTING ENDS TODAY!!!
http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/
Also, my show was nominated for a BLACK THEATER ALLIANCE AWARD! major deal! For best Solo Performance! NAZR was nominated too as the Producer of the show! YEAH!!!!
http://www.suntimes.com/
I love u all!
Erica
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Love & Laughter,
ERICA WATSON
comedienne--writer--director
http://www.ericawatson.com
http://www.erica-watson.
http://twitter.com/EricaWatson
