Reginald D Hunter: Wake In Sleight

16 May 2014 | 3:00 pm | Xavier Rubetzki Noonan

"Some more introspective moments seemed to be heading somewhere less unpleasant, but regrettably, they couldn’t cut through the thick discomfort in the air."

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Hunter skitted from controversial topic to controversial topic, propelled by the knowledge that he, a self-described 'scientist', knew all there was to know about the differences between men and women. Addressing taboo subjects is a goldmine for comics, but Hunter's premises were based on sweeping generalisations, and each point seemed to prove his ignorance – all men behave this way, all women behave that way. Mars, meet Venus; and by the way, Mars is better. Some more introspective moments seemed to be heading somewhere less unpleasant, but regrettably, they couldn't cut through the thick discomfort in the air.