Sarah Silverman is tired of the 'vagina tax'

[Mr Josh 3]

 

Women are being cheated out of trillions of dollars over the course of their careers, and comedian Sarah Silverman thinks it's time society paid up.

 

In a NSFW video for the Equal Payback Project released Wednesday, Silverman waves around a prosthetic penis and announces she's crowdfunding the amount owed to women due to the wage gap -- a staggering $29,811,746,430,000.

 

She got that number by multiplying the 69 million working American women by the nearly $500,000 typically lost over the course of a woman's career because of the wage gap. Silverman calls that half a million the "vagina tax."

 

"If we hit our goal, every woman in America will get a check for the amount they're owed," Silverman says in the video. If the goal isn't met, any funds will be donated to the National Women's Law Center, an organization that works to promote gender equality through legislation and education.
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"They're very good at what they do," she said. "You know, for a bunch of girls."

 

Women make nearly $11,000 less each year than men, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's latest report on income and poverty. That translates to women making 78 cents to every dollar made by men. For the last several years it has been 77 cents on the dollar, making this year's figures a tiny improvement.

 

But Silverman doesn't want to wait forever for the disparity to end. In the video, she says that due to the wage gap she's "becoming a dude."

 

"In the grand scheme of things it's way less expensive than the money I'll lose having a [vagina]," she proclaims.

 

She may be right, but in all fairness, an operation like that would actually put her into the category of a transgender person, a group that experiences prejudices both in the workforce and in employment.

[The Child 18,997]

Hate her since her speech about Britney at the VMA's 2007 tbh.

[craig 680]

The 77% wap gap is largely a BS myth, that doesn't take into account women's different choices (like majoring more in arts than STEM subjects, working fewer hours, or taking jobs compatible with motherhood).

 

If it was an apples to apples comparison, think about it - any sane employer would always hire the women over the man to save labour costs.

[Hexxx 2,244]

What is she talking about? :chica:

[craig 680]

The 77% wap gap is largely a BS myth, that doesn't take into account women's different choices (like majoring more in arts than STEM subjects, working fewer hours, or taking jobs compatible with motherhood).

 

If it was an apples to apples comparison, think about it - any sane employer would always hire the women over the man to save labour costs.

 

Women also demand that their potential spouses make more money then them, or at least have a good steady job, more than men expect it of them. This puts more pressure on straight men to fulfill the breadwinner role. You want the average female wage to rise, we need to put the same pressure on women to make money. It may not make women happier, but hey, they'll have higher wages.

[artpopmess 369]

Hate her since her speech about Britney at the VMA's 2007 tbh.

Ugh right? Lets condemn everything good she has to say about important issues because of a pop culture joke she made 

[Lum 347]

I love Sarah she's so ****ing clever. 

[Hot Space 14]

Disappointed that she actually believes the wage gap exists. She should stick to comedy.

[Gagaloo911 12,959]

Disappointed that she actually believes the wage gap exists. She should stick to comedy.

Is this real life?  

 

 

You can't deny FACTS :ghostney:

[Hot Space 14]

Is this real life?

 

 

You can't deny FACTS :ghostney:

 

the wage gap has been disproved plenty of times by economists, and yet feminists continue pretending it exists for whatever reason.

 

watch dis:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58arQIr882w

you can't deny FACTS

[Papasquat 517]

I love her so much. God she's amazing. :flutter:

[Essence 244]

The 77% wap gap is largely a BS myth, that doesn't take into account women's different choices (like majoring more in arts than STEM subjects, working fewer hours, or taking jobs compatible with motherhood).

 

If it was an apples to apples comparison, think about it - any sane employer would always hire the women over the man to save labour costs.

this tbh

All competitive companies are hiring highly qualified women to fill up the gap...then all the other companies are forced to overpay women with less qualifications. If you look at the data, it's not really women being payed less for the same job, that's just how it appears on a large scale.

This is just on average. Surely there is discrimination and gender bias. But people make it seem way more substantial than it is.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bhagwan-chowdry/would-a-push-to-hire-more_b_5890550.html

This is coming from someone who is pro feminism

[RAMROD 117,023]

I support this so wonen can spend more for new dresses and french MANiCURE and all that vanity stuffs, which will ends up for their men's sake.

Who doesn't want a girlfriend/wife/partner that always take care of themselves?? :dope: