Monday, March 14, 2011
ANOTHER SEVEN ASTRONAUTS: Learning that Gilbert Gottfried was fired by AFLAC today for a series of NSFW tsunami jokes he tweeted brings me back to the whole "offended" vs. offended debate from Ricky Gervais and going way back in our culture, and brings in sharp relief the different between "oh-ho-ho, that Kathy Griffin sure is controversial" to someone saying something in a context that legitimately pissed off a lot of people. You can get away with certain things in the sanctuary of a Friars Club roast that will not survive general public scrutiny -- especially if the jokes aren't stellar -- and anyone looking for a career in the Obnoxious Animal Voices field now has a few more job opportunities to explore.
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