Kathy Griffin's photo — Page 6

Jane2 said: "Luscious, yeah, I understand your analogy but I don't think it's all cut and dry like that. Kathy Griffin thrives on being a verbal bully and getting attention for it. It's hard to see her as a victim. Public apologies from celebrities are usually advised by said celeb's staff. Anyway, i hardly see them as sincere.

I may be biased in that I never liked the woman anyway."

I understand where you're coming from, Jane2. It's difficult to separate one's personal feelings about someone in situations like this. But to me, Griffin is a comedian. You may not care for her brand of humor, and that's perfectly fine, but I honestly believe that all she really wants to do is make people laugh. And of course, make a lot of $$$ doing it!. She's an insult comic, like Joan Rivers and many other comedians before her. But what she did wasn't even a crime. It may have been in extremely poor taste, and for that she'll have to suffer the consequences of her actions. I even understand why CNN, being a news organization, had to cut their ties with her. But she doesn't deserve to be targeted by the POTUS and his family, receive death threats, or lose her livelihood over it. I honestly believe that if she was a male comedian, this would not have been so offensive to so many people, especially in light of an immediate apology. But, of course, everyone is entitled to their own opinion.

Updated On: 6/3/17 at 06:21 PM

Damn but I wish Lenny Bruce or Richard Prior was around to put their spin on this.

Oh Mort Sahl- is wrong to ask a 90 yr old to step up here?

"She's an insult comic, like Joan Rivers and many other comedians before her"

She is not in their league. I used to like Kathy, but she hasn't been funny in a long time. Don Rickles was the best, and I don't recall him putting people down in a condescending, hateful way. There is a sanctimonious mean streak in Kathy. Rickles made us laugh at ourselves, and of course he made fun of people - nobody was spared. She polarizes people --- I'm right and you're wrong. So she ends up turning off 50% of America.

Her press conference was pathetic. It's the old story, she can give it, but she can't take it. I couldn't tell whether she is just delusional at this point or whether it was all part of an act, calculated. She was very quick with her apology video, and very quick getting her lawyer and press conference set up. And she should leave Barron out of all discussion. Children, whether Barron or Sasha and Malia, should be off limits.

Yes, Ted Nugent should have been more widely condemned for his rhetoric, but I think the beheaded image was way over the line. And to call the photo "art" is an insult to most artists. OK, I will grant that if you want to call it art, then it is art. And of course I believe in free speech and her right to say whatever she wants. However, it is art for the illiterate, imo. Like piss in a jar, or a flag on the floor. Provocative, yes. You have a right to do/say that. Porn is a form of art. But I wouldn't put it in the same class as a David Lean film, or a Monet painting, or a Shakespeare play. Porn or piss makes a statement and I suppose generates some level of discussion. Yes, art, I will grant you that, and defend their existence. But I will also criticize it and defend my criticism.

Yes, she had every right to do it. And we have every right to turn the channel. Her apology was insincere. She should have swallowed her pride and actually apologized to the Trump family. That would have taken courage and humility, and introspection. She whined that they are out to get her. Wasn't she out to get him? What did she expect?

Back to her press conference. She came off delusional, the way Hillary looked delusional in her recent interview. I am in the same age bracket as these gals. I am one of the early feminists, I was a big fan in the early days of Gloria Steinem and Bella Abzug, and hit my share of glass ceilings. But I am so sick of them citing misogyny. Yeah, it exists, but it wasn't the factor that brought you down.

I guess Bill Maher is under fire now. Everyone is so f*cking sensitive.

True. But there are other ways of handling it besides mob lynch mentality.

I love her.

Best performance in an OT thread nominee LYLS3637.

She just needs to go on Dancing With the Stars and she'll be fine.

I personally do not like her comedy but...

1) She made a mistake.

2) She apologized.

3) I'm good with that.



There are more serious issues in this world for me to focus on.

Personally, I think Maher should be under even more fire. Not only was that remark disgusting, he has a long history of being a sexist and Islamophobe. The way self-described liberals continue to embrace him despite the many times he's shown his true colors is baffling.

I think her photo reflected some very vivid fantasies that I've had about Donald Trump. Does that make her bad? Does it make me bad?

Who knows? Best way to find out would be for you to post an offensive picture of yourself explicitly demonstrating your vivid fantasies about Donald Trump.

"Personally, I think Maher should be under even more fire. Not only was that remark disgusting, he has a long history of being a sexist and Islamophobe. The way self-described liberals continue to embrace him despite the many times he's shown his true colors is baffling. "

Any other person probably would have lost their job/show with his comment.

Two words: Allred Spawn.