Despite becoming slightly frightened, Wong's act was very unique compared to any other comedy show I've watched. One characteristic being that Wong was both pregnant and a mother, as well as being very vocal about her experiences. Being a young woman watching Wong's show, besides noticing Wong's clever and blunt humor, it also opened my eyes up to many experiences I may experience in my future. Regarding career, marriage, and children. I actually find it impressive that Wong's stand-act was able to accomplish numerous things. Maybe even things that she didn't originally intend.
I'm sure this show would give a completely different perspective to a current mother, or someone who has gave birth, or someone who has breast fed. You would for sure have a different reaction than I did. However, you can't deny that Wong was able to reach all different ages and genders through her show. A review from hipegalaxy.com stated that Wong got great feed back from not only women, but men as well! The author of the review, who was male, expressed how much enjoyment he personally received from the show, despite the feminine approaches and topics.
Not only did I love the comedy act and her jokes, but I also loved the variety of audiences that she was able to pull in and intrigue with both her jokes and experiences. She even managed to educate someone who avoids talking about pregnancy or breastfeeding mostly at all costs (I'm talking about me). Overall, despite my unique and fearful reaction, I loved Ali Wong's Hard Knock Wife and definitely recommend it! 
I was surprised how much I enjoyed it as well. After seeing she was pregnant I didn't know what to expect. I thought she was shockingly open about her past miscarriages. Which made me feel uncomfortable at first, but I guess that is the point to talk about it and take that stigma out of it. I know many women experience miscarriages and it's taboo to talk about it. Somehow she was able to bring it up, talk about, even joke about it... Wow.
ReplyDeleteComing from a woman who breastfed for the first 18 months of my daughter’s life, I just want to say don’t be frightened! I appreciate that Wong speaks out about breastfeeding being difficult for her because some women do struggle a lot with breastfeeding, but that isn’t the case for every woman. It’s important to highlight that it isn’t easy for everyone because the women who struggle with breastfeeding often feel very guilty about it. Every woman’s journey with breastfeeding is different, but to give you some hope: After the first few awkward tries and with the help of the hospital’s lactation specialist, I learned how to get Ryenne to latch and that was the hardest part for us! Once I learned how it felt to get her latched on properly, the rest came very naturally for us. Starting out is the hardest part, but once you get past that first initial phase of awkwardness it’s actually quite an instinctual and beautiful experience. I’m very glad for having breastfed Ryenne. I am thankful for the bond that it gave us when she was a baby that I think has carried on as she’s gotten older, so it’s definitely worth any initial awkwardness or difficulty you might have.
ReplyDeleteThese are some good lines: "When telling my mom my initial reaction, she laughed at me. I kind of laughed at myself." They do a lot of work, so to speak, making your post funny and personal.
ReplyDeleteOn another note, it's interesting to think about gender and humor intersecting here. Wong is (through humor) getting you to think about things you haven't thought about before, or, if you have, in new ways.