I felt lucky to buy the last two remaining seats to the first show of comedian Jim Jefferies' national tour. After watching his stand-up routine on gun control, I was intrigued by this Aussie bloke who was waging a satirical war on two elements of American culture that drive its psyche and discourse: guns and freedom.

When my husband told me he would be working on the day of the show, I was thrown. Not to be deterred, I attended the event alone. I walked through the crowd, which comprised mostly men, took my seat, and eagerly awaited a good belly laugh. But instead of laughter, I experienced something close to shock. As I inhaled the aftershave-scented air, my jaw dropped. Rape jokes?

Jim Jefferies Credit:Ethan Miller

I had no idea that Jefferies, whose show is listed as one of the top 10 acts to see in this year's Melbourne International Comedy Festival, was such a misogynist.

In his opening sequence he claimed that when a man put his fingers inside the vagina of an unconscious woman it was not really rape. He said women should be flattered to have their drinks spiked and be sexually violated. He criticised the women who challenge his misogyny, callingthem "uptight (insert expletive word for female genitalia here) who can't take a joke".