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Social Media Buzz: 'Dads Don't Babysit' And #EndGunViolence

Amy Schumer accepts the Breakthrough Award for Comedy onstage at the Variety Breakthrough of the Year Awards during the 2014 International CES at The Las Vegas Hotel & Casino on January 9, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada.  (Jeff Bottari/Getty Images for Variety)
Amy Schumer accepts the Breakthrough Award for Comedy onstage at the Variety Breakthrough of the Year Awards during the 2014 International CES at The Las Vegas Hotel & Casino on January 9, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Jeff Bottari/Getty Images for Variety)

Femi Oke of Al Jazeera English joins Here & Now’s Robin Young to discuss stories currently getting traction on social media. We take a look at a new home shopping parody from Amy Schumer that blasts politicians and loopholes in gun laws, a T-shirt created by a Dad frustrated by comments he gets while he’s taking care of his children, and a viral video of men reading mean tweets to women.

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