Maybe people should write "(no silence)" at the end of sentences that come off kinda censory
― da croupier, Friday, 17 June 2011 20:03 (twelve years ago) link
"(take the hint)"
― kind of droll but mostly rad (Kerm), Friday, 17 June 2011 20:05 (twelve years ago) link
no censo
― am0n, Friday, 17 June 2011 20:05 (twelve years ago) link
Hey did you hear about that Chelsea Lately dude dropping homophobic shit at the Chuckle Hut in Topeka? God what an asshole, fuck that guy. PS if you run Coconuts in Lincoln, NE please do not cancel his booking, no censo.
― da croupier, Friday, 17 June 2011 20:07 (twelve years ago) link
the way CK left the typos in, are you guys sure it isn't a bit? like he's finished off a carton of ice creamand he's got ice cream on his fingers and the spell-check is telling him it's "fantasy" and he's flipping off thescreen saying, "it's my fantacy! i'll do what i want. you don't scarey me!" then he falls asleep on and hits "send"with his nose.
― Philip Nunez, Friday, 17 June 2011 20:07 (twelve years ago) link
Chuckle Hut always cracks me up
― lots of janitors have something to say (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 17 June 2011 20:08 (twelve years ago) link
I hope your evil corporate overlords come to see you as a liability (no censo)
― President Keyes, Friday, 17 June 2011 20:08 (twelve years ago) link
I think CK is also defending TM since the process in which standup try out new shit is fairly dangerous and Louie knows this kind of thing could quite well bite him on the ass one day. By attacking Morgan, we're moving Louie's safety net. Maybe these guys are starting to believe that a Nashville club that only sit 500 or whatever is the same as their living room.― Darin, Friday, June 17, 2011 2:53 PM (51 minutes ago) Bookmark
― Darin, Friday, June 17, 2011 2:53 PM (51 minutes ago) Bookmark
this is basically how i interpreted it - its something most comics are gonna be touchy about, especially ones who push limits like louis does - sometimes you dont really see the line until you've crossed it, and he probably finds it very easy to envision himself being in this position one day. maybe he really thinks the things he's said are just as grotesque and he was just lucky to not say them in front of a crowd that would take it to the press
― little dieter wants to FUCK (Princess TamTam), Friday, 17 June 2011 20:09 (twelve years ago) link
da poopier otm itt
― bite this display name (k3vin k.), Friday, 17 June 2011 20:10 (twelve years ago) link
sure okay, but... why don't you do what you do and cross the bridge of offending someone when you come to it rather than jumping up and down with a "HEY I'M OFFENSIVE DON'T MUZZLE ME" neon sign that seems like it would only attract the touchy buzzkills you are trying to avoid?
― chupacabra - a delicious burrito (DJP), Friday, 17 June 2011 20:11 (twelve years ago) link
I am a fan of Jerry Lewis who's said pretty vile things in interviews and onstage, so whatev
― already president FYI (Dr Morbius), Friday, 17 June 2011 20:13 (twelve years ago) link
CK's probably offending people on a weekly basis, so it's less pre-emptive than it seems.
― Philip Nunez, Friday, 17 June 2011 20:13 (twelve years ago) link
There's this part in that comedians show where Chris Rock is cringing on CK's behalf while he drops some N-bombs while Gervais is cackling like a maniac.
― Philip Nunez, Friday, 17 June 2011 20:15 (twelve years ago) link
x-post Well, a lot of the internet criticism is along the lines of "Fire Tracy" which is valid imo
― President Keyes, Friday, June 17, 2011 3:50 PM (23 minutes ago) Bookmark
tbf there's not a very loud call of "Fire Tracy" because c'mon who wants to fuck up 30 Rock
― some dude, Friday, 17 June 2011 20:16 (twelve years ago) link
^^^
― bite this display name (k3vin k.), Friday, 17 June 2011 20:17 (twelve years ago) link
― chupacabra - a delicious burrito (DJP), Friday, June 17, 2011 4:11 PM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark
because it touches a nerve! its hard to be composed and cool about things you're freaked out about, even if irrationally. just like some people are touchy about not hearing jokes about stabbing your gay son - its the human condition baby (tyrone biggums voice)
― little dieter wants to FUCK (Princess TamTam), Friday, 17 June 2011 20:17 (twelve years ago) link
xp: maybe Tracy got a homophobic kidney
― chupacabra - a delicious burrito (DJP), Friday, 17 June 2011 20:18 (twelve years ago) link
x-post Well, a lot of the internet criticism is along the lines of "Fire Tracy" which is valid imo― President Keyes, Friday, June 17, 2011 3:50 PM (23 minutes ago) Bookmarktbf there's not a very loud call of "Fire Tracy" because c'mon who wants to fuck up 30 Rock --some dude
tbf there's not a very loud call of "Fire Tracy" because c'mon who wants to fuck up 30 Rock --some dude
this is otm and makes me think the Michael Richards thing woulda been more interesting if Seinfeld were still in production.
― iatee, Friday, 17 June 2011 20:22 (twelve years ago) link
― some dude, Friday, June 17, 2011 4:16 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark
haha check out Tina Fey's FB page
― President Keyes, Friday, 17 June 2011 20:23 (twelve years ago) link
if you have to check out a facebook page to hear the call it wasn't that loud
― da croupier, Friday, 17 June 2011 20:23 (twelve years ago) link
i dunno about all this other stuff but that tracy morgan BLOWED AWFFF...in VIETNAAAAM bit is kinda amazing
― Don't start the chain you know? (forksclovetofu), Friday, 17 June 2011 20:24 (twelve years ago) link
x-post Sorry, guess it had to be Nancy Pelosi asking for Tracy's head on HuffPo or something rather than the fans of the show.
― President Keyes, Friday, 17 June 2011 20:26 (twelve years ago) link
i'm just saying the call would be louder to get him off TV if he were still the star of "The Tracy Morgan Show"
― some dude, Friday, 17 June 2011 20:27 (twelve years ago) link
just making a point about the relative size of furors, pk.
― da croupier, Friday, 17 June 2011 20:27 (twelve years ago) link
I'll totally admit this thing could have blown up if tracy had announced we don't understand his artistry or took his homophobic case to fox news
― da croupier, Friday, 17 June 2011 20:31 (twelve years ago) link
by blown up you mean he'd be a GOP presidential nominee
― iatee, Friday, 17 June 2011 20:37 (twelve years ago) link
or if, like Michael Richards, he'd said he said all of that stuff not because he was bigoted but because he was angry
― chupacabra - a delicious burrito (DJP), Friday, 17 June 2011 20:38 (twelve years ago) link
didn't he have a gay persona called "Chico Divine"? Maybe he had a Papa Divine persona, too.
― Philip Nunez, Friday, 17 June 2011 20:44 (twelve years ago) link
I'm with dylannn waay upthread in that I enjoy Tracy Morgan's standup more than his (IMO) watered down 30 Rock shtick. Also, and probably for another thread, I still don't get the Cult Of Tina Fey.
― Vendo Caramelos A Veces Sin Dinero (Capitaine Jay Vee), Friday, 17 June 2011 20:48 (twelve years ago) link
It's the scar
― President Keyes, Friday, 17 June 2011 20:55 (twelve years ago) link
scarfaces with a cult following: tony montana, brad jordan, tina fey
― some dude, Friday, 17 June 2011 21:10 (twelve years ago) link
'mr. brad jordan is back'
― am0n, Friday, 17 June 2011 21:13 (twelve years ago) link
'balls and my word, liz lemon'
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Friday, 17 June 2011 21:40 (twelve years ago) link
seems like motherfuckers forgot about omar little
― it seems i am the larry (strongo hulkington's ghost dad), Friday, 17 June 2011 21:43 (twelve years ago) link
croupier otm itt
― J0rdan S., Friday, 17 June 2011 22:15 (twelve years ago) link
http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljpkhuqnWh1qzyufx.gif
― jeff, Saturday, 18 June 2011 03:31 (twelve years ago) link
He's actually doing something.http://www.tmz.com/2011/06/17/tracy-morgan-glaad-homophobic-slur-comedy-show-gay-criticized/Altohugh I'm not so sure this is his serious face, looks more like his "hard to watch" face.
Better than just fucking off to Cambodia or whatever it was Michael Richards did though.
― Ned Trifle (Notinmyname), Monday, 20 June 2011 10:20 (twelve years ago) link
So, yo: Anyone can see Tracy Morgan has layers on layers, like a pregnant onion. Let's grab some three-ply with Aloe and let our eyes feel the burn as we decode the Marshall McLuhan of mixed emotions.1 Behold: The Nine Circles of Tracy Morgan, in ascending order of entertainment value.
http://espn.go.com/espn/grantland/story/_/id/6678023/the-nine-circles-tracy-morgan
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Monday, 20 June 2011 15:39 (twelve years ago) link
TOP STORIES Gay Teens Meet With Tracy Morgan
― little dieter wants to FUCK (Princess TamTam), Monday, 20 June 2011 15:40 (twelve years ago) link
as far as one can tell from outside, the guy seems genuinely trying to make amends.
― already president FYI (Dr Morbius), Monday, 20 June 2011 15:45 (twelve years ago) link
tracy morgan is doing this right & bringing positive stuff out of his shitty behavior imo xp
― censored my own brad whitford joke (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Monday, 20 June 2011 16:05 (twelve years ago) link
sublimation yall
― all the pretty HOOSes (gbx), Monday, 20 June 2011 16:05 (twelve years ago) link
may be trying to learn something, no sin in that.
― Don't start the chain you know? (forksclovetofu), Monday, 20 June 2011 16:42 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah gotta say going above and beyond a boilerplate "I'm sorry" press-release is awesome, and shows that he genuinely cares.
― Telephoneface (Adam Bruneau), Monday, 20 June 2011 17:40 (twelve years ago) link
I mean, even if it's straight-up cynical damage control, imagine a world where every time someone cracked a slur they put in a shitload of charity time to the offended party as well.
― Telephoneface (Adam Bruneau), Monday, 20 June 2011 17:41 (twelve years ago) link
what i'd really like to see, when a public figure "repents" like this, is actually owning their original statements, in the sense of speaking publicly about where those homophobic statements came from, about why they held those opinions.
― the smoke cloud of pure hatred (lex pretend), Monday, 20 June 2011 17:42 (twelve years ago) link
no one who operates on tracy morgan's level of fame is handler-free enough to speak openly about his feelings AFTER something like this happens
― strongo hulkington's ghost dad, Monday, 20 June 2011 17:43 (twelve years ago) link
also while it's nice to see this kind of atonement, i think, if i were one of those gay teens, i would be more minded to punch this dude in the face than to smile inanely at his photo op
― the smoke cloud of pure hatred (lex pretend), Monday, 20 June 2011 17:44 (twelve years ago) link
speaking publicly about where those homophobic statements came from, about why they held those opinions.
I mean, they come from, like, society, man. It would be nice for someone to say "This one time when blah blah happened is where I learned homophobic behavior" but more likely it's an atmosphere he was raised it. Be it schoolyard slurs, family prejudices, culture wars on TV, etc.
― Telephoneface (Adam Bruneau), Monday, 20 June 2011 17:57 (twelve years ago) link
― the smoke cloud of pure hatred (lex pretend), Monday, June 20, 2011 1:42 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark
i think this kinda nails why im unimpressed, no matter how many gay teens he apologizes to
― little dieter wants to FUCK (Princess TamTam), Monday, 20 June 2011 17:59 (twelve years ago) link