1 posted on
02/05/2014 12:14:13 PM PST by
grundle
To: grundle
And I have no interest in race or gender or anything like that." Easy to say if you're a rich white guy.
2 posted on
02/05/2014 12:16:35 PM PST by
xone
To: grundle
Between this and his ripping of Lady Gaga, we may turn Jerry into a Conservative yet.
To: grundle
Wait? He’s saying no diversity in comedy? So if every comic decided to be a prop comic, and there were not standard or insult comics, it would be okay? I disagree.
To: grundle
"People think it's the census or something? Does this [have to] represent the actual pie chart of America? Who cares? Funny is the world I live in. If you're funny, I'm interested. If you're not funny, I'm not interested. And I have no interest in race or gender or anything like that." Seinfeld then takes a shot at "everyone else [who] is calculating, 'Is this the exact right mix?' To me, it's anti-comedy. It's more about P.C. nonsense than 'Are you making us laugh or not?'" Maybe we could bus in some black comedians?
7 posted on
02/05/2014 12:21:18 PM PST by
Alex Murphy
("the defacto Leader of the FR Calvinist Protestant Brigades")
To: grundle
Why is CBS so racist? WTF does color have to do with anything?
Funny is funny. Hell Bugs was a rabbit is PETA pissed?
8 posted on
02/05/2014 12:22:06 PM PST by
longfellow
(Bill Maher, the 21st hijacker.)
To: grundle
I agree. I am no fan of Jerry Seinfeld, but if something makes me laugh, I watch it. If it doesn’t, I’m not gonna sit there and watch. Damn PC.
To: grundle
Jerry Seinfeld is right to be annoyed when the PC police start whining about the number of 'minorities' on his show that interviews comedians. It's another example of how the PC 'diversity' mania has turned into a litmus test for everything. I suspect Seinfeld is a liberal but apparently he is fed up with the PC police counting how many professional black, brown and female comics he interviews about their craft and then taking him to task if the number doesn't match some predetermined percentage.
I wish Seinfeld would have turned the tables and asked if anyone does the diversity calculations on the racial makeup in the NBA. Of course not because that would be 'racist'. Such is the hypocrisy of the PC crowd.
To: grundle
“It’s more about P.C. nonsense than ‘Are you making us laugh or not?’”
Good for you Jerry!
To: grundle
I see a lot of comedians on TV both black and white that I think are funny. Then I watch a Youtube of their live shows and think this stuff isn’t funny. I’m not a prude and I saw some of Richard Pryor’s raw stuff and thought he was good. It just seems to me that a lot of comedians use vulgarity and bathroom humor to get through an hour when they only have 10 minutes of good material.
14 posted on
02/05/2014 12:28:01 PM PST by
Starstruck
(If my reply offends, you probably don't understand sarcasm or criticism...or do.)
To: grundle
I grew up believing that the funniest people were Jewish....I accepted it....
16 posted on
02/05/2014 12:28:10 PM PST by
cherry
(.in the time of universal deceit, telling the truth is revolutionary.....)
To: grundle
Actually you will find a number of interesting episodes in which Seinfeld ridicules PC, from the "anti-dentite" episode, to Tim Watley's attempt to achieve "total joke immunity" by converting from Catholicism to Judaism, to the sub-plot in which Elaine tries desperately to determine if someone she's dating is or is not black -- and whether she's even allowed to discuss it with her friends.
And of course, there is George's manager, who looks like a bit like Sugar Ray Leonard, and the anti-PC hilarity that ensues when George tries to convince him that he doesn't just think that because "you all look alike."
Throw in the iconic "not that there's anything wrong with that," line and the rarely discussed fact that no gay character in Seinfeld is ever portrayed as anything but a d0chebag [at best] and you start to wonder ...
19 posted on
02/05/2014 12:31:53 PM PST by
FredZarguna
(Das ist nicht nur nicht richtig, es ist nicht einmal falsch!)
To: grundle
30 posted on
02/05/2014 1:28:11 PM PST by
JoeProBono
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To: grundle
Seinfeld is clearly uncomfortable with the line of questioning, muttering, "Oh, this really pisses me off."It doesn't sound like he's uncomfortable. It sounds like he's angry at the stupidity of the question. And rightly so.
32 posted on
02/05/2014 1:41:38 PM PST by
Rummyfan
(Iraq: it's not about Iraq anymore, it's about the USA!)
To: grundle
I don't know who this person is and why I should care.
This is sarcasm.
33 posted on
02/05/2014 2:03:37 PM PST by
Oratam
To: grundle
What Seinfeld is seeing is the death of comedy. Would The Dean Martin Roasts be allowed on TV today, no. Would CBS put All In The Family on today, no. Would HBO show the Andrew Dice Clay special in the year 2014, hell no.
34 posted on
02/05/2014 3:50:15 PM PST by
gusty
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