Inspired Unemployed prank goes disastrously wrong at Clementine Ford event

A prank believed to be for the Inspired Unemployed's TV show Impractical Jokers went awry at a feminist talk, leaving fans of Clementine Ford, Antoinette Lattouf, and Yumi Stynes upset and angry. The talk was advertised as a free event where the panel of women were set to break down "love'n'stuff" and "engage in a lively conversation on the intricacies of sex, love, relationships, and marriage and also advertised a "special guest" offering his perspective as a young male.

The special guest in question turned out to be Jack Steele, one half of popular Aussie comedy duo The Inspired Unemployed, who debuted their prank TV series The Inspired Unemployed (Impractical Jokers) last year. The show follows Jack, his co-star Matt Ford, and a few of their friends as they're put in a series of awkward social situations and receive commands through an earpiece, with the results being captured on camera.

It appears Jack was taking part in the panel for the feminist show as a prank filmed for the show's second series, but the one problem? The crowd who turned up to see the women talk weren't aware that it was all an elaborate hoax and were left fuming by the end of the talk, with Jack reportedly dropping lines like “I think chick's dig consent” and “I really like girl writers” with the crowd unaware he was being fed lines through an earpiece.

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Fans slam 'disappointing' feminist talk

"Unfortunately any opportunity for insightful discourse was overshadowed by the painfully unfunny man who made a complete mockery of what could have been a really interesting panel," one person said on Instagram. "Very poorly executed ‘bit’ at the expense of the audience. the lack of informed consent from the audience as well was unethical and a huge oversight. So disappointing."

"Your voice has been a beacon of inspiration for many, including myself. So, to witness your participation in a prank show, where the very essence of feminism seemed to be twisted and exploited for laughs, was disheartening, to say the least," one person commented on Clementine Ford's Instagram. "The rhetoric of 'it’s just a joke' to minimise women has long been used to excuse reprehensible behaviour, and to see it perpetuated on your platform, even if it was a bit, that you lent your credibility to is profoundly disappointing."

"Just wasted an hour of my time which I’ll never get back… and the poor woman sitting behind me was crying," another person said. "I’ll be OK but this show probably should have come with a trigger warning 😢 so many upset women tonight."

Some people stood up for the panel, and Yahoo Lifestyle understands the women on the panel did another hour of a proper discussion and a Q&A for guests outside of the prank, resulting in them being on stage for over two hours.

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"It was a bit harsh that all the anger was directed at the three amazing women who stuck around to try and make up for someone else’s terrible idea – but it was genuinely a pretty f***ed experience, especially for those audience members who actually are legitimately more ‘fragile’," one person said.

News.com.au also reported that Jack apologised to the people in attendance upon leaving the talk.

“I’m very sorry guys. I look like a f***wit and you all hate me … from the bottom of my heart, I’m sorry,” Jack said.

Yahoo Lifestyle has reached out to Clementine Ford for comment.

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