Before Kathy Griffin won a creative arts Emmy last weekend for her reality show, “My Life on the D-List,” she joked that an award would move her to the C-list.
She was right: “C” as in censored. The TV academy said her raucous acceptance speech will be edited when the event, which was taped, is shown Saturday on the E! channel. The main prime-time Emmy Awards air the next night on Fox.
“Kathy Griffin’s offensive remarks will not be part of the E! telecast on Saturday night,” the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences said in a statement Monday.
In her speech, Griffin said that “a lot of people come up here and thank Jesus for this award. I want you to know that no one had less to do with this award than Jesus.”
She went on to hold up her Emmy and proclaimed, “Suck it, Jesus. This award is my god now!”
In America, you can be censored for so-called blasphemy.
CNN was too candyass to include the Jesus remark. I got it from Reuters.
What a waste of time religion has been.
Goddamn!, I totally missed this shit storm!
I’m trying to figure out where all this “Christian Persecution” is coming from, What fucking persecution? Christians have been beating, shooting, stabbing, raping, stealing, and invading other countries in the name of GOD for the past several hundred years. My ancestors were not Christian, they were sold to Christians and taken over to America, and then were beaten, raped, and generally worked to the point of expiration until they were desperate to latch on to whatever religious escape they could find. Which was Christianity.
THAT is Persecution. THAT is oppression.
My friend is Pagan, and on Ash Wednesday he was working his normal job in Blockbuster when some lady came in to the store randomly asking people if they believe in God. When he told the lady he was not a Christian, but a Pagan, she became enraged and called him a “Filthy blasphemer” who was destined to “rot in the deepest pits of Hell”
THAT is persecution.
Maybe on the internet Christians are tossed around, but out in the real world, where a stunning amount of the US Population believes the world is only a few thousand years old, and that dinosaur fossils in the soil were placed there by God just to fuck with us, you guys are the ones in charge.
Man for a religion that has pretty much raped and killed the entire western portion of the world, you guys sure are a bunch of sissies.
#59 – If you want to call me an enemy to freedom, you should take a look in the mirror. It’s not to hard to come to the conclusion that you would rather take the freedom of E! to censor to comment.
It’s very hard to draw that conclusion logically. E! is making a huge mistake. But I never denied their right to be jackbooted fuck ups.
Now… don’t you have some books to burn?
#60 – but your diabribes against Chrstians and your name calling only shows you to be as narrow minded as those you criticize.
Grow a thicker skin.
I am not attacking run of the mill believers, but rather churches and dogmatic followers who have declared war on our American culture. Why do you hate America?
And by the way, just because I recognize reality does not make me narrow minded. Want me to believe? Dig up some proof. In the mean time I’ll call fairy tales what they are… fairy tales.
#63 – Uhhh, I must have missed the part where the “liberals” were doing that.
I missed it too.
If anyone were being denied the right to pray… in school… out of school… wherever… I would happily step up and defend their right.
Conversely, if you take a plug nickel of my tax dollars and promote any religion in a public school or dare to teach Creationism to my kid, I’ll be on the war path.
What some people imagine about liberals is pretty freaking amazing.
And I’m not typical of liberals anyway. I have a spine.
#67 –
Mustard==are you trying to rewrite religion or just providing the details of your own cafeteria plan?
Of all the Christians I know, Mustard is the one I’d buy a beer for first. He’s looked at the world and developed an organic belief system based on what he perceives as the truth. It’s obviously not what I believe, but its honest… and not just a mindless lockstep adherence to man made dogma.
His “cafeteria plan” makes him a free thinker among Christians, and not just another drone under a steeple.
OFTLO–good posting as usual, and I always enjoy the mixture of high and low brow you use.
The secret is that entertaining you is as important as communicating my point of view.
If I wanted to affect minds, I’d teach college… This is more like a low budget open mic night… every day…
#51 – I’m going to ignore your hyperbole in comment #51 there Mister Mustard. If I were a believer, I would have written it
#68 – So, how did it get into a blog, dvorak.org/blog, with your name on it?
Again….
This isn’t Dvorak’s column… It’s his blog site, not affiliated with the publications he writes for, and its edited by a number of editors who simply post articles that interest them. This is Edward Campbell’s article.
#70 – “Hitler.
That should have ended the thread.
There is a loophole in Godwin’s Law that states that if Hitler is referenced for the sole purpose of ending a thread, that thread must at least double in size.
I’m doing my part…
#77 – Congrats, too many very intelligent posters refuse to admit any misstep
I’m always willing to admit your missteps.
#82 – Man for a religion that has pretty much raped and killed the entire western portion of the world, you guys sure are a bunch of sissies.
Welcome back brother
#49 – OvenMaster,
However, as one of the founders of our nation said, I may not agree with what she has to say, but I’d defend to the death her right to say it.
Excellent sentiment. But, the quote is Voltaire, who is most definitely NOT one of our founding fathers.
#51 – MM,
Atheist Overlord Joe Stalin was spreading communism, a different ideology. He was also the largest case of paranoia in the history of humanity.
#66 – John,
Was that your attempt to invoke Godwin’s Law on this thread? Good try. I think no one noticed though.
#85 – OFTLO,
And I’m not typical of liberals anyway. I have a spine.
That’s typical of the liberals I know as well as the ones on this blog.
#87 – OFTLO,
Good point. I forgot about that point in Godwin’s Law. Thanks for the reminder.
>>but you post in your idiosyncratic way that “God did not
>>impregnate Mary, she was impregnated the regular
>>way, by fucking her husband.”
Sorry bobbo, my bad; can I take a mulligan on that one? The margaritas must not have kicked in at the time I wrote that. What I meant ot say was “God did not impregnate Mary’s MOTHER”, to debunk OmegaMan’s contention that she did, as well as his collateral contention that Mary giving virgin birth to Jesus’ had anything to do with the Immaculate Conception.
>>Mustard, with the language you use, her profanity can’t
>>be putting you off. Must be limited to the anti-Jesus crack?
Bobbo, it’s rather difficult to offend me with words. Neither her pott mouth NOR her anti-Jesus crack per se was offensive to me, and I think that E! are a bunch of pussies for not broadcasting it.
It simply seemed a little low-class to say something that she knew was going to be deeply offensive to many that had never done anything to her, that wasn’t humorous at all, and that was said for no reason other than the shock value. Howard Stern can do “shock”. Kathy Griffin should stick to sucking Steve Wozniak’s cock.
>>out in the real world, where a stunning amount of the US
>>Population believes the world is only a few thousand years
>>old, and that dinosaur fossils in the soil were placed there
>>by God just to fuck with us
Holy shit! What part of the US do YOU live in???
I know quite a few Christians, and I don’t know a single person who believes that (or if they do, they keep it to themselves). Of course, I don’t know Jimmy Swaggart or Ted Haggard or any of the other “man ass and meth” holy rollers, who constitute a microscopically small percentage of all Christians. AFAIK, they’re the only ones who actually promulgate that sort of literalist viewpoing. Do you live in one of their communes or something?
>>Mustard==are you trying to rewrite religion
My “religion” is a personal affair, bobbo; I don’t have to “rewrite” it; I was the one who wrote it in the first place (with some assistance from a Higher Power).
Don’t assume that because some folks are adherents to the notion that dinosaurs frolicked with Adam and Eve, or that religious fervor will protect one from the venom of poisonous snakes, that I believe the same thing.
Just as not all Atheists are like Joseph Stalin or Pol Pot or Mao Tse Tung (or however you spell his name these days), by the same token not all of those who believe in God are Jimmy Swaggart, nor do they fuel their beliefs with man ass and meth.
#90 – It simply seemed a little low-class to say something that she knew was going to be deeply offensive to many that had never done anything to her, that wasn’t humorous at all, and that was said for no reason other than the shock value.
Well, she didn’t actually say “suck it Jesus” What she did say seems largely like a statement of fact and a reasonable observation. Jesus certainly did not have anything to do with her getting that award.
But to the greater point, I believe that the easily offended deserve to be offended as often as possible.
#92 – Mao Tse Tung (or however you spell his name these days)
Just call him “The Chairman” as I do
He’s like a Chinese Frank Sinatra to me…
>>Well, she didn’t actually say “suck it Jesus”
Hmmm. Did I misunderstand the statement in the lead-in story that said “She went on to hold up her Emmy and proclaimed, “Suck it, Jesus. This award is my god now!””
It seems as though if she had just mentioned that Jesus didn’t have anything to do with her winning the award, nobody would have paid it any mind.
>>I believe that the easily offended deserve to be offended as
>>often as possible.
That’s one point of view. Do you go around making fun of Downs Syndrome kids, or berating quadriplegic war veterans, or telling guys who work in hair salons that they’re disgusting poofs, or telling your friends that their mothers are dog-fucking sluts?
If offending people just because they can be offended is a goal of yours, perhaps you should get a hobby.
#90 – MM,
Actually, I thought that too, since the immaculate conception does indeed refer to the conception of Mary, not of Jesus. I am a bit confused by the term, personally. Did Mary’s dad have immaculate jism?
#91 – MM,
Here’s the Gallup Poll with the data on the level of stupidity in the U.S. It shows 66% believing in young earth creationism. Yikes!!
>>Did Mary’s dad have immaculate jism?
Beats me, Scottie. Maybe. That’s mainly a Catholic thing, and I’m not Catholic. So you’ll have to take it up with the Pope.
>>It shows 66% believing in young earth creationism.
You will also note that Republicans are MUCH more likely to embrace creationism and reject evolution than indies or Dems. So there’s hope yet.
Anyone who rejects things for which there is strong scientific evidence (not to say there’s strong scientific evidence one way or the other for some of the other questions in that poll) is a fool. For matters where science has not provided any answers (yet?), I guess it’s up to the individual to make up his or her own mind. And as long as they don’t try to make ME believe, against my will, what they believe, or use my tax dollars to promote their beliefs, that’s fine with me.
OhForTheLoveOf – I’m sorry, but based on your posts and a couple of what others have posted, it’s very easy to come to the conclusion that you are also an enemy of freedom. Spill blood indeed…
I don’t have any books to burn. I have made my point. I served in the armed forces of the United States and I know what that freedom means, having had much of it stripped away while serving. I signed up to protect people like you who aren’t satisfied with anything and who do nothing but insult anyone who expresses an opinion with which you don’t agree. You decided to attack me without even finding out where my beliefs lie and then even making no attempt to find out. You talk about thick skins… how thick is the skin that tells me to go fuck myself without even engaging in discussion?
- “If offending people just because they can be offended is a goal of yours, perhaps you should get a hobby.”
I second that Mister Mustard
#95 – Did I misunderstand the statement in the lead-in story
No. You didn’t. I’m contending that it was wrong. Or so says post number 76, which I’m choosing to believe until I see actual footage of her saying it.
And what if I’m wrong and she did say it?
She did say:
“I guess hell froze over… …A lot of people come up here and thank Jesus for this award. I want you to know that no one had less to do with this award than Jesus.”
It is alleged that she said:
“Suck it, Jesus. This award is my god now.”
Then professional crybaby and busybody, Catholic League President Bill Donohue, called her comments “vulgar in-your-face brand of hate speech.”
Huh?
If she said “Suck it Jesus” then she was talking to Jesus. Why should any Christian be offended by something Kathy said to Jesus. Isn’t it up to Jesus to be offended? And unless he puts out a statement about it, then the rest of the brow beating bunch should maybe… step off?
Do you go around making fun of Downs Syndrome kids, or berating quadriplegic war veterans, or telling guys who work in hair salons that they’re disgusting poofs, or telling your friends that their mothers are dog-fucking sluts?
Way to take a statement to its illogical extreme… Oddly, one of my friends really does have a mother who fucks dogs.
My point is about professional victims who cry and whine and bitch and moan anytime anyone anywhere says something that doesn’t support their rigid and pious view.
10,000 pro-Xian statements made in the media every day, but whenever one minority opinion gets uttered, these church bitches get all uppity and out of sorts as if someone just raped the baby Jesus live on stage.
I got no time for the feelings of these useless people. Fuck them all.
#98 – I signed up to protect people like you who aren’t satisfied with anything and who do nothing but insult anyone who expresses an opinion with which you don’t agree.
You said you support censorship. That closes the case.
And I don’t care that you served in the military, if you actually did. Serving in the armed forces isn’t an automatic path to respect. Timothy McViegh served in the military. Don Rumsfeld served in the military. Lee Harvey Oswald served in the military. George Bush’s dad served in the military.
And I don’t insult “anyone”. I insulted “you.” And I am not losing any sleep over it.
But you are still free to go fuck yourself. I’m actively involved in politics. So unlike the couch sitting majority, I do something about it. I am working to create a better America, starting with, but surely not limited to, openly rejecting the notion that I need to goose step with the status quo.