LogFAQs > #880252001

MICHALECOLE posted...

And, of course, Cole doesn't seem to even acknowledge the principle of lines. >_>

Damn right. I will defend a persons right to be offensive to the end, especially as a comedian, being an aspiring comedian myself.

If a comedian makes a racist joke, a rape joke, a murder joke, an abortion joke, I completely support their right. That's part of comedy. That's part of being a human. Just trying to make somebody laugh, and if they're not going to laugh, make them make either of these faces: :O or >:O

Just to make this clear, I think Kathy griffin is incredibly unfunny and I have always hated her.

Also, if you're going to be this comedian you better know the backlash that comes along with it whether you're Sarah Silverman or Gilbert gottfried. If you host family friendly shows, be prepared to lose your job, but don't fucking apologize for it after you do it. Stand by your comedy or don't do that joke.

And public reaction is public reaction. You have a right to say what you want, advertisers have a right to drop your ass over the shit you've said. Because most comedians need to work, they kinda have to backpedal and apologize if they want they want to get their careers back more quickly. There's nothing wrong with them trying to find work.

And, in GG's defense, he didn't know how bad that tsunami was or how leveraged the insurance market was in Japan. There was no way of knowing how badly that would backfire. And his 9/11 schtick was hilarious but obviously far too soon. That was just a stupid decision.
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