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Steve Martin Apologizes for Racist Joke, Deletes Tweet
Salon ^ | FRIDAY, DEC 20, 2013

Posted on 12/21/2013 5:55:40 PM PST by nickcarraway

SNIP

Martin was bantering with Twitter followers and turning their grammar questions into jokes when he was asked “is this how you spell lasonia?”

His response: “It depends. Are you in an African-American restaurant or at an Italian restaurant.”

SNIP

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TOPICS: Humor; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: stevemartin
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1 posted on 12/21/2013 5:55:40 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

LOL


2 posted on 12/21/2013 5:58:06 PM PST by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: nickcarraway

lol

did he get fired and lose his sponsors too?


3 posted on 12/21/2013 5:59:02 PM PST by GeronL (Extra Large Cheesy Over-Stuffed Hobbit)
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To: nickcarraway

Do not get the joke or the racism.


4 posted on 12/21/2013 5:59:45 PM PST by Williams (No Obama)
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To: nickcarraway; a fool in paradise

How do you spell ‘latrine’?


5 posted on 12/21/2013 6:00:16 PM PST by Revolting cat! (Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious!)
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To: nickcarraway
I don't think it's offensive, but I also don't think it's funny. It seems quite gratuitous.

But who cares?

6 posted on 12/21/2013 6:00:45 PM PST by ClearCase_guy
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To: nickcarraway

I am offended because I didn’t get the joke. I am supposed to laugh at a joke and I was not given the pleasure.


7 posted on 12/21/2013 6:02:58 PM PST by dforest
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I don’t understand. Bill Maher says some awful stuff and it’s OK because he is a comedian but Steve Martin is in trouble for this lame joke.


8 posted on 12/21/2013 6:04:23 PM PST by Lurkina.n.Learnin (This is not just stupid, we're talking Democrat stupid here.)
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To: dforest

I think he meant lasagna (in an Eyetalian restaurant), or LaSagna at a ghetto birth registry office.


9 posted on 12/21/2013 6:04:46 PM PST by Revolting cat! (Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious!)
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To: dforest

I think he was joking about the names of black women. Latisha, Lakeesha, Latonya, Lasonia...


10 posted on 12/21/2013 6:05:07 PM PST by Kirkwood (Zombie Hunter)
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To: nickcarraway

It’s a good, politically incorrect joke, anti-conservative compassionate.


11 posted on 12/21/2013 6:07:05 PM PST by Revolting cat! (Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious!)
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To: Williams
Maybe he should have said "Italian-American" instead of just plain "Italian". Me, I might have answered "pasta".

Seriously, this is all too stupid if a comedian cannot make any jokes or attempt humor. There are more important things to be concerned with. Are there no more thick skinned people around?

12 posted on 12/21/2013 6:08:03 PM PST by 1_Rain_Drop
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To: nickcarraway

It’s actually a pretty good joke. :-)

If anything is fertile ground for making good fun of... It’s those ridiculous names that some black folk have been dreaming up for their kids. The wellspring of ignorance is too much... They —think— it’s Swahili or some such, but it’s just not. Sometimes there really is nothing left to do but point and laugh. Pretending they’re exempt from ridicule just makes it worse.


13 posted on 12/21/2013 6:11:46 PM PST by Ramius (Personally, I give us one chance in three. More tea anyone?)
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To: Revolting cat!

Now that made me laugh!


14 posted on 12/21/2013 6:12:09 PM PST by dforest
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To: Lurkina.n.Learnin

“I don’t understand. Bill Maher says some awful stuff and it’s OK because he is a comedian but Steve Martin is in trouble for this lame joke.”

its because mahr makes jokes about the approved groups, whites, christians, men, heterosexuals.


15 posted on 12/21/2013 6:12:25 PM PST by willywill
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To: nickcarraway

It’s so difficult to be progressive these days.

Where do they keep the current censorship rulebook?


16 posted on 12/21/2013 6:17:31 PM PST by MV=PY (The Magic Question: Who's paying for it?)
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To: Kirkwood
Don't forget La-ah. That is pronounced La dash ah!

I think there was really a black girl who was named that OR it was an Internet joke, not sure which.

17 posted on 12/21/2013 6:17:36 PM PST by Ditter
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To: nickcarraway

did he tweet in CURSIVE? now THATS Racess!


18 posted on 12/21/2013 6:22:06 PM PST by MeshugeMikey ( Visit http://icantenroll.com/ In Glitch We Trust....;o})
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To: nickcarraway
Good joke Steve. Go tell the sensitive Jacknapes to go pound sand.
19 posted on 12/21/2013 6:22:47 PM PST by vetvetdoug
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To: nickcarraway

it’s racist WHY?

they have names like this.

or was he pulling it because he offended italians....?


20 posted on 12/21/2013 6:24:11 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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