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I dunno. We don’t know what he said.

I don’t think any of what most comedians say is funny. Most of it is racist, sexist, and appalling. So, while I don’t know exactly what he said, I am going to assume it’s disgusting and I wouldn’t want to hear it. But, if other comedians aren’t punished for saying their offensive opinions, then why should his be? All or nothing. I think the best way to get the point across to him would be a voluntary boycott of his shows. If you don’t like what he says, don’t go to the shows- if everyone does the same, eventually it will hurt his bottom line.

As for his tv show, I’m sure they’ll do something- they usually do, and they have a right to decide to penalize him for it- he is a very visible face of one of their shows, and companies should be able to choose who represents them and what kind of public image they have.

As disgusting as his comments are, it is not illegal to say those things and they don’t affect his job as an actor. Now, if a large enough percentage of his fan base stops attending his shows and watching his network shows or if they loose advertisers, that’s a different story and I image he could be let go from 30 Rock under such circumstances.

tracy morgan = not funny ever! I love 30 Rock, but can’t stand him.

Most comedians seem to be offensive. Don’t know what he said and I don’t really care, but this doesn’t surprise me. A comedian saying something offensive = not that shocking. 

If he should be punished, so should every other comedian.

@Erika_Steele@xanga - Agreed.

What he said was out of line and unecessary but I honestly can’t think of one comedian who doesn’t or hasn’t made a joke about race, gender, sexuality and etc. This is why people pay tons of money to see these shows. 

This is NOT FUNNY, period. I don’t know what sort of penalty you’re insinuating that he should incur, but… well, whatever, just not funny, period. 

I think people who don’t understand the power of humor have their heads in the sand.   You can’t just brush everything off because “it’s a joke” or “it’s supposed to be ironic,” because jokes are a large part of the way we communicate everyday messages and how a society in general conveys to every member what it finds “acceptable.”   He is obviously very open about his hate behind the jokes, but some people like to act as if “they’re not racist when they tell a joke about black people, we’re just too cool to be PC.”    Or the same thing about gays, or asians, or women, or whatever.   You might not actively believe these things about these groups, but the fact that anyone finds them funny underlines some subconscious belief- “Oh haha I know all blacks aren’t lazy/all gays don’t want to touch me, but haha, seriously that’s funny because it’s a prejudice we all sort of have.”    This isn’t to say people don’t have a right to say stupid things- but that having a right to say something doesn’t necessarily make it… a smart thing to say.

Uh, I think this crosses a line. Granted, he can say whatever the hell he wants because of free speech and whatever, but I don’t see how this is funny at all. 

If someone was like “If my daughter started dating a black dude, I would stab him.” I’m pretty sure everyone would flip the fuck out.But he says “If my son starts dating a guy, I’ll stab him” and people don’t have the same reaction? That’s pretty upsetting.
That said, I’m pretty pleased that more people are realizing just how homophobic the world is. I’ve seen leaps and bounds in acceptance / media coverage in the past ten years, and I’ve been paying close attention because I’m bisexual and I had to deal with my mother threatening to kick me out of the house, saying everyone was going to hate me, calling me a “dyke,” hitting me, saying it was just a “phase,” and telling me that “bisexual people will fuck animals.”
Thanks mom. Ten years later and I’m still not fucking animals, and now we don’t talk. Hope it was worth it.

The problem with “jokes” about homophobic behavior is that they aren’t really jokes. Who’s laughing? It’s inciting anger and violence towards a group of people. I’m not sure when these types of “jokes” have ever been funny, no matter who they’ve been directed at.

What he said was fucked up but he does have the right to freedom of speech. Usually I don’t mind raunchy, offensive comedy. It depends how it’s pulled off. It starts to get weird when they are clearly voicing their true fucked up opinions. Lisa Lampanelli makes sexist, homophobic and racist jokes constantly in her stand up but anyone that knows of her knows they’re just jokes. Tracy Morgan is clearly not joking so it just falls flat and sounds moronic.

Dont people realize what he said about if his son were to come out?… Now thats messed up.. Im straight and even I dont think its a choice to be gay.. Whoever thinks that needs to reconsider what they say

@Brilliant_Innocence@xanga - I agree. 

He may have went too far but I’m one of the few people who doesn’t
believe every joke a comedian makes is representative of who that
person really is, they are performers and exaggerators.

P.S.- Blue broke it down better than anyone: http://mynameisblueskye.xanga.com/749800856/my-take-on-the-tracy-morgan-controversy/?page=1&jump=1521392605#1521392605

@Erika_Steele@xanga - Exactly.

@lilblucherrygrl@xanga - Actually Tracy Morgan was joking, that joke has been a part of his routine for a year or so. I find it odd that he’s just now being bashed over it.

*Xanga’s Batman Out*

Tracy Morgan is #winning!

@A_NY_Zone61@xanga - Ah I see. This post is way off then because it definitely implied that he wasn’t joking and this happened at least somewhat recently and more then likely only once. It makes no sense to ask for an apology now after all this time.

I think that it should affect him because a lot of people could stop watchin’ the show because of him.