Posted on 05/21/2015 7:12:59 AM PDT by rightistight
Salon.com is happy to see David Letterman go. Not because they think he was unfunny, but because he had too many white people on his show, particularly in its final days.
In an article titled, "The unbearable whiteness of the Letterman farewells: Let this truly be the end of a show-business era," Salon took Letterman to task for inviting white actors and actresses on his final shows, but few minorities.
"You'd never know" that American culture has a large minority presence, Salon author Scott Timberg writes.
Referencing the last few shows before Letterman left the air, Timberg writes, "Some of the heavy hitters so far on the walk down memory lane have included Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Bob Dylan, George Clooney, Don Rickles, Ryan Adams, Adam Sandler, Tom Waits, Howard Stern and Bill Clinton."
He then asks, "But what’s missing from this list?" The answer: minorities, specifically African Americans.
"Anyone who’s watched a movie or television show or been to a comedy club knows there been a deep and rich lineage of African-American humor," Timberg notes.
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“Salon.com is happy to see David Letterman go.”
Funny, you’d think they’d be measuring him for a statue. He’s been a dutiful leftist freak hack since at least Election 2000.
The useful idiot is no longer useful.
I am not a marketing person but my guess is that only about 2% of the 18% black population would even consider watching an old dried up white guy who is not funny. Why ask them on the show?
I thought Letterman was dead.
I’m glad Letterman is gone because (IMHO) he stopped being funny a long time ago. He became kinda cranky and abrasive in the last 10 years or so.
Yes, I know people get older and change. But I’ll always remember Letterman in the early years when it was funnier than hell.
One of my favorites was when Charlie Daniels appeared on the show. He was chewing tobacco on air and he gave some for Letterman and the band to try. Several guys in the band looked like they were gonna barf.
Bill Cosby, yeah, that’s the ticket.
White is the new “Colored”.
Aside from the overall lunacy of the article, in the effort to be “inclusive”, the libs fail to realize “African-American” is a divisive term.
Damn whities.....
Liberals see racism/racists everywhere except in the mirror.
-PJ
Do all these guys have “H8YT” tattooed on their foreheads or something?
I’d say “white” is the new “Jew”.
Exactly. Just like the horse in Animal Farm. When he is no longer useful, just get rid of him.
“You’d never know” that American culture has a large minority presence...”
Well! Isn’t that a remarkable statement. I guess 17% is considered a large figure but maybe she was referring to over 75% of all crimes being committed by the 17%.
I’m confused???????
Scott Timberg is, of course, even whiter than Letterman.
You would think they’d gripe about only having BET and OWN as a black venue when there are probably 20 or so latin channels on the teebee. There is an africanAmerican on pretty well every show along with the obligatory flamer prancing thru scenes now. The only TV worth watching are the channels showing the older series and movies to get away from the colorization (not colorized) of todays pablum.
Of course it was all white. Bitter liberals can only tolerate people like themselves.
Jews have had a historically bigger presence in comedy than blacks do. Considering it was basically a comedy show, maybe he needed more Jews? /sarc to Salon
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