 Seldom hesitating to use herself as the butt of her own jokes , Fey is also well known for practicing self @-@ deprecating humor , as demonstrated throughout her performance as Liz Lemon in 30 Rock . In an article ranking Fey 's six greatest jokes , David Renshaw of The Guardian wrote that the performer 's work continues to feature her " trademark mix of snark , self @-@ deprecation and pop @-@ culture smarts . " Fey 's self @-@ deprecating comedic style inspired Ashley Fetters of The Atlantic to recognize her as comedian Phyllis Diller 's successor because of their similar humor . Critics have been divided in their opinions and discussions of Fey 's use of self @-@ deprecating humor , and its effect on women as a female comic ; while blogger Kate Harding disapproved of Fey 's performance in 30 Rock because " I 'm torn between being sad that she apparently doesn 't see [ beauty ] in herself and being pissed off that she 's reinforcing the idea that having brown hair , glasses , and a figure that 's maybe a size 2 instead of a 0 actually equals ugly " , Jessica G. of Jezebel defended the actress , writing that Fey 's performance is " supposed to be parodying precisely the kinds of media that reinforce ideas that unconventional women are unworthy . " Writing that Harding misunderstood Fey 's intentions , the author concluded that her self @-@ deprecation " is precisely what makes her relatable " , elaborating that " [ women ] have many moments of self @-@ doubt , and seeing someone as successful as Tina Fey be self @-@ deprecating gives us all permission to be imperfect . " Sophie Caldecott of Verily defended Fey 's modesty and tendency to downplay her own physical appearance : " She mocks her own appearance , sure , but she does so in a way that consistently shows up our culture for placing so much importance on how women look , as if that ’ s the most interesting thing about us ... Her comic persona on 30 Rock , Liz Lemon , can be laughed at for many things , but her career managerial style and ability is not one of them . " Caldecott concluded , " In reality , self @-@ deprecation is an art that comedians everywhere dabble in ... In fact , I defy you to find a good male comedian who isn ’ t a master of self @-@ deprecation . Comedians make fun of themselves for many reasons , mostly because it is the most readily accessible source of inspiration but also because it is the most generous one . " Observing that Fey 's material lacks " whining " , Gina Barreca of the Hartford Courant wrote that Fey 's comedy " is not simply an iteration of self @-@ deprecating femininity passing itself off as humor . In itself , this demarcates the current generation of female humorists from earlier generations of performers who were told , more or less , to use themselves not as a sounding board for ideas but as a punching bag for insults . " 
 Seldom hesitating to use herself as the butt of her own jokes , Fey <a href='drop_aux' title='1'><mark>is</mark></a>also well known for practicing self @-@ deprecating humor , as demonstrated throughout her performance as Liz Lemon in 30 Rock . In an article ranking Fey <a href='null_genetive' title='2'><mark>'s</mark></a>six greatest jokes , David Renshaw of The Guardian wrote that the performer <a href='null_genetive' title='3'><mark>'s</mark></a>work <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>continues</mark></a> to feature her " trademark mix of snark , self @-@ deprecation and pop @-@ culture smarts . " Fey <a href='null_genetive' title='5'><mark>'s</mark></a>self @-@ deprecating comedic style inspired Ashley Fetters of The Atlantic to recognize her as comedian Phyllis Diller <a href='null_genetive' title='6'><mark>'s</mark></a>successor because of their similar humor . Critics <a href='been_done' title='7'><mark>have</mark></a> been divided in their opinions and discussions of Fey <a href='null_genetive' title='8'><mark>'s</mark></a>use of self @-@ deprecating humor , and its effect on women as a female comic ; while blogger Kate Harding disapproved of Fey <a href='null_genetive' title='9'><mark>'s</mark></a>performance in 30 Rock because " I 'm torn between being sad that she apparently doesn 't see [ beauty ] in herself and being pissed off that she 's reinforcing the idea that having brown hair , glasses , and a figure that 's maybe a size 2 instead of a 0 actually <a href='uninflect' title='10'><mark>equals</mark></a> ugly " , Jessica G. of Jezebel defended the actress , writing that Fey <a href='null_genetive' title='11'><mark>'s</mark></a>performance is " supposed to be parodying precisely the kinds of media <a href='null_relcl' title='12'><mark>that</mark></a>reinforce ideas that unconventional women are unworthy . " Writing that Harding misunderstood Fey <a href='null_genetive' title='13'><mark>'s</mark></a>intentions , the author concluded that her self @-@ deprecation " is precisely what <a href='uninflect' title='14'><mark>makes</mark></a> her relatable " , elaborating that " [ women ] <a href='got' title='15'><mark>have</mark></a> many moments of self @-@ doubt , and seeing someone as successful as Tina Fey be self @-@ deprecating <a href='uninflect' title='16'><mark>gives</mark></a> us all permission to be imperfect . " Sophie Caldecott of Verily defended Fey <a href='null_genetive' title='17'><mark>'s</mark></a>modesty and tendency to downplay her own physical appearance : " She <a href='uninflect' title='18'><mark>mocks</mark></a> her own appearance , sure , but she <a href='uninflect' title='19'><mark>does</mark></a> so in a way <a href='null_relcl' title='20'><mark>that</mark></a>consistently <a href='uninflect' title='21'><mark>shows</mark></a> up our culture for placing so much importance on how women look , as if that ’ s the most interesting thing about us ... Her comic persona on 30 Rock , Liz Lemon , can be laughed at for many things , but her career managerial style and ability <a href='negative_concord' title='22'><mark>is</mark></a> <a href='negative_concord' title='23'><mark>not</mark></a>one of them . " Caldecott concluded , " In reality , self @-@ deprecation is an art <a href='null_relcl' title='24'><mark>that</mark></a>comedians everywhere dabble in ... In fact , I defy you to find a good male comedian <a href='null_relcl' title='25'><mark>who</mark></a>isn ’ t a master of self @-@ deprecation . Comedians make fun of themselves for many reasons , mostly because it <a href='drop_aux' title='26'><mark>is</mark></a>the most readily accessible source of inspiration but also because it <a href='drop_aux' title='27'><mark>is</mark></a>the most generous one . " Observing that Fey <a href='null_genetive' title='28'><mark>'s</mark></a>material lacks " whining " , Gina Barreca of the Hartford Courant wrote that Fey <a href='null_genetive' title='29'><mark>'s</mark></a>comedy " <a href='negative_concord' title='30'><mark>is</mark></a> <a href='negative_concord' title='31'><mark>not</mark></a>simply <a href='None' title='32'><mark>an</mark></a><a href='negative_concord' title='33'><mark>iteration</mark></a> of self @-@ deprecating femininity passing itself off as humor . In itself , this <a href='uninflect' title='34'><mark>demarcates</mark></a> the current generation of female humorists from earlier generations of performers <a href='null_relcl' title='35'><mark>who</mark></a><a href='uninflect' title='36'><mark>were</mark></a> told , more or less , to use themselves not as a sounding board for ideas but as a punching bag for insults . " 
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