| | I'll be honest. I wasn't really offended by David Letterman's jokes about Sarah Palin or her daughter. Tonight Show hosts make fun of political figures. That's what they do. Presidents are constantly the butt of jokes. And sometimes they move on to the kids. They dogged Chelsea Clinton for being ugly. They dogged the Bush girls for being drunk party girls. Their political leanings may influence the nature, degree. and frequency of their insults, but they do hith both sides of the aisle.
I haven't watched much in the past few years though, and I'm not really qualified to note how much they knock Obama.
I also think it's weird that nobody rushes to take up for A Rod.
Personally, I think it would have been funnier if they were in L.A. watching the NBA Finals and he said something about Kobe. That would make more sense. Earlier he said something about Sarah Palin having to keep her daughter away from Eliot Spitzer, which I felt was much more "in line" (cracking on the adult only who was a mayor in NY and busted for hiring a prostitute).
As to whether I think Dave's comment that his joke was about Bristol (the 18 yr old who has already been pregnant) is legit or not, I'm not for sure. Personally, since she wasn't there and only the 14 yr old was, I'm inclined to think that wasn't what he originally was thinking. Maybe he was trying to imply that she'll follow in her sister's footsteps. I don't know.
But, like I said, I really don't care. A comedian told an offensive joke about a popular figure. Wow, I didn't see that coming.
And the fact that he compared her to a slutty flight attendant, well, let's just say Janet Reno and Nancy Pelosi don't get jokes like that.
Oh, and while we're on the topic of insulting women, what about that Playboy article that got all that attention? The writer listed 10 conservative women whose minds he couldn't stand but whose bodies he could get to know. That's the G-rated version. I don't know why people act shocked. Someone writing an article in a pornographic magazine objectified women? Wow, I didn't see that coming.
I can understand the women on the list being offended by it. It's like getting a cat call, for instance (I get them all the time so I know what it's like, haha). Anyway, it's a superficial compliment from a crude moron. Consider the source imo.
I don't think people should make a big deal out of it. I think people are trying to play up the baseness of Dave and the guy from Playboy. I don't think it's necessary. To those who are perceptive, it's clear what's up. Sadly, I imagine a good portion of liberals will try to exonerate them completely while a good portion of conservatives will try to act like it's an atrocity.
And, I'm a big fan of freedom of speech. People are free to have stupid ideas, positions, and opinions, and they're free to share them. If you're offended, turn it off (or quit visiting Playboy's website or whatever, hehe). If you think they should be fired, fine, but that's not your decision. That falls to the person's boss who will probably do whichever will net more money in the end (if he's business savvy). In fact, it may get them more ratings in the long run. The media like to be PC to a fault (and then some). That doesn't mean we have to act just as shocked at things that aren't shocking. So, to all the Don Imus's (Imuses?), David Lettermans, Playboy article writers, etc., I say enjoy your free speech and don't apologize. (Of course, I'd recommend you not say foolish things either, but you probably will sooner or later and people need to get over it.)
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| | Posted 6/16/2009 12:55 AM - 16 Views - 2 eProps - 1 Comment
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