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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2011 1:39:53 GMT -5
Oh for f*** sakes....
Seriously I'm glad right now that there is no new season of 30 Rock on the air right now because I almost want to boycott the show now because of one stupid homophobic prick. I wish NBC could fine him a big chunk of his money even though they probably can't do that or he has to go through some gay awareness class and can't leave until he learns to accept homosexuality. I just want him to get some kind of comeuppance. I lost a lot of respect for this guy. Seriously WHAT THE f***!
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Post by noleafclover1980 on Jun 10, 2011 1:44:06 GMT -5
Knowing Tracy Morgan's stand up...it's for shock value. He's even used the exact same "If gays can take a dick in the ass, they can take a joke" line before. People need to calm down and realize that ANYTHING a stand up comedian says, in the middle of a standup routine, should be taken with a grain of salt. I'd like to see video of his "tirade". If he's saying all that stuff, and sounding angry, or normal.. yes, it's a tirade. If he's using his "Tracy Morgan delivery", and you know exactly what I mean when I say that.. it's just part of his routine, and people need to lighten up. Hell, for god knows how long black comedians have used making fun of white guys as a crutch, and I usually laugh along with it.
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Post by Yami Daimao on Jun 10, 2011 1:47:57 GMT -5
What a dipshit.
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Post by mattperiolat on Jun 10, 2011 1:49:13 GMT -5
OK, I know zero about Tracy Morgan, but it appears there are two things at issue here:
1). The age-old canard that people "choose" to be gay. Uh, seeing what GLBT people go through on a regular basis (and without getting political, believe me, the only difference between how they are treated now and how black people were treated in the 60s is the year), why would ANYONE choose that lifestyle knowing what it entails? Ugh. Ignorance, it will never die, we just have to try and be better then the past generation... or four.
2.) The statement about wanting to murder his son if he was gay. Ah, I'm sorry, but that's not a joke, that's a threat and I take any threat against a child VERY seriously, especially if this is the father's frame of mind.
Either way, his responses are unacceptable and whatever he gets next, he's got coming to him. Don't even bother to apologize now, bud, no one will buy it. Enjoy unemployment and ostraciation.
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Post by slappy on Jun 10, 2011 1:54:03 GMT -5
Oh for f*** sakes.... Seriously I'm glad right now that there is no new season of 30 Rock on the air right now because I almost want to boycott the show now because of one stupid homophobic prick. I wish NBC could fine him a big chunk of his money even though they probably can't do that or he has to go through some gay awareness class and can't leave until he learns to accept homosexuality. I just want him to get some kind of comeuppance. I lost a lot of respect for this guy. Seriously WHAT THE f***! Why does he have to accept it? I'm gay, just leave me alone. I don't care if you accept me as long as you aren't trying to harm me or take/keep away my rights. I don't need his acceptance.
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Post by Yami Daimao on Jun 10, 2011 1:56:27 GMT -5
Knowing Tracy Morgan's stand up...it's for shock value. He's even used the exact same "If gays can take a dick in the ass, they can take a joke" line before. People need to calm down and realize that ANYTHING a stand up comedian says, in the middle of a standup routine, should be taken with a grain of salt. I'd like to see video of his "tirade". If he's saying all that stuff, and sounding angry, or normal.. yes, it's a tirade. If he's using his "Tracy Morgan delivery", and you know exactly what I mean when I say that.. it's just part of his routine, and people need to lighten up. Hell, for god knows how long black comedians have used making fun of white guys as a crutch, and I usually laugh along with it. ...and then there's the whole "stab my son to death" thing. If you're gonna joke about THAT, then I have the right to tell you to f*** off.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2011 2:02:53 GMT -5
Comedian makes offensive joke. News at 11.
Y'all must hate Bo Burnham.
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Post by Mozenrath on Jun 10, 2011 2:03:36 GMT -5
Comedian makes offensive joke. News at 11. Y'all must hate Bo Burnham. Depends. Does he suck?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2011 2:08:16 GMT -5
Comedian makes offensive joke. News at 11. Y'all must hate Bo Burnham. Depends. Does he suck? Judge. I don't think there's any words we don't allow in there but if I missed any I'm sorry.
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Post by Phosphor Glow on Jun 10, 2011 2:08:27 GMT -5
Comedian makes offensive joke. News at 11. Y'all must hate Bo Burnham. I do, but not because of his offensiveness. It's because he's straight up not funny.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2011 2:09:31 GMT -5
Oh for f*** sakes.... Seriously I'm glad right now that there is no new season of 30 Rock on the air right now because I almost want to boycott the show now because of one stupid homophobic prick. I wish NBC could fine him a big chunk of his money even though they probably can't do that or he has to go through some gay awareness class and can't leave until he learns to accept homosexuality. I just want him to get some kind of comeuppance. I lost a lot of respect for this guy. Seriously WHAT THE f***! Why does he have to accept it? I'm gay, just leave me alone. I don't care if you accept me as long as you aren't trying to harm me or take/keep away my rights. I don't need his acceptance. I was upset and basically writing on pure emotion. But at the same time he's a public figure, a celebrity so his words could spread and influence. I don't know I just hate bigotry.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2011 2:15:04 GMT -5
Comedian makes offensive joke. News at 11. Y'all must hate Bo Burnham. I do, but not because of his offensiveness. It's because he's straight up not funny. And that's all comedy is, was and ever will be; ladies and gentleman. It's a work. It's funny or it ain't. Quit being made out of glass.
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Post by Phosphor Glow on Jun 10, 2011 2:20:46 GMT -5
I do, but not because of his offensiveness. It's because he's straight up not funny. And that's all comedy is, was and ever will be; ladies and gentleman. It's a work. It's funny or it ain't. Quit being made out of glass. That's not the point. These things didn't seem like jokes at all. It just seemed like he was attacking homosexuality for absolutely no reason.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2011 2:25:33 GMT -5
And that's all comedy is, was and ever will be; ladies and gentleman. It's a work. It's funny or it ain't. Quit being made out of glass. That's not the point. These things didn't seem like jokes at all. It just seemed like he was attacking homosexuality for absolutely no reason. Don't get me wrong, dude. I can certainly empathize with you in having someone you thought you knew do something that completely sours your perception of them. (this maybe being a good case) But do you know that's what's going on? You talk to Tracy about it? It's all speculation. If he is letting real heat come to surface, then he is an ass and that should impact your life/lifestyle exactly 0%. You just sort of lost somebody, you know? Who gives a flying f*** about what Tracy Morgan thinks?
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Post by Mozenrath on Jun 10, 2011 2:29:21 GMT -5
That's not the point. These things didn't seem like jokes at all. It just seemed like he was attacking homosexuality for absolutely no reason. Don't get me wrong, dude. I can certainly empathize with you in having someone you thought you knew do something that completely sours your perception of them. (this maybe being a good case) But do you know that's what's going on? You talk to Tracy about it? It's all speculation. If he is letting real heat come to surface, then he is an ass and that should impact your life/lifestyle exactly 0%. You just sort of lost somebody, you know? Of course none of us asked him personally, but this is a situation where it'd need something of a miracle for him to get away with it. Unless he has the mother of all deliveries with this material, it's at its best unfunny tripe, and at its worse, him getting on his soapbox and spouting hate, and honestly, this really sounds like the latter. I would love to be wrong here, but that will require him to help me be wrong, because what is shown in this article isn't helping him. Besides, if this is all just a simple joke, why is Tracy Morgan's camp so hesitant to respond? If it's all a bit, he should probably have some audio or video to back up his claim.
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Post by Johnny Truant on Jun 10, 2011 2:36:10 GMT -5
Comedy is comedy. It seems malicious, and he's obviously a bad comedian if he had to resort to that just to get a reaction, but I really don't think he was being serious. I understand that a lot of you are bothered by this but I'm definitely going to wait for more information to surface instead of just being "MAN I f***ING HATE THAT TRACY MORGAN."
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Post by noleafclover1980 on Jun 10, 2011 2:51:38 GMT -5
And that's all comedy is, was and ever will be; ladies and gentleman. It's a work. It's funny or it ain't. Quit being made out of glass. That's not the point. These things didn't seem like jokes at all. It just seemed like he was attacking homosexuality for absolutely no reason. Of course it seems like that, since it was paraphrasing out of context from the point of view of someone offended by it. I'd rather see the actual routine in question and judge from there, then just make a snap judgement based on a biased article.
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Post by Johnny Truant on Jun 10, 2011 3:15:20 GMT -5
That's not the point. These things didn't seem like jokes at all. It just seemed like he was attacking homosexuality for absolutely no reason. Of course it seems like that, since it was paraphrasing out of context from the point of view of someone offended by it. I'd rather see the actual routine in question and judge from there, then just make a snap judgement based on a biased article. This this thiiiiiiiis
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Post by Goldenbane on Jun 10, 2011 4:38:28 GMT -5
Accidently read that as: "Tracy Morgan goes on homoerotic tirade.
Whoops.
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Post by biafra on Jun 10, 2011 5:06:08 GMT -5
The thing about the "is it a choice or are you born that way" argument people fail to see.
Even if it IS a choice, it's a choice that is still none of your god damn business, and no reason to think less of someone. Some people like to sleep with same sex partners. Words cannot describe how little that effects me.
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