Jerry Lewis uses anti-gay slur during labor day telethon.

[Link93]

This is another good reason I have never liked this guy very much.


http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/09/04/jerrylewis.telethon/

[Teaser]

1. He's been losing his mind for years

Ever since he acted in that demented holocaust movie.

[NYCGirl]

3. I'd guess he had lost his mind, BEFORE he made "The Day the Clown Cried". NT

[Hamlette]

2. but he trashed Bush...now I'm conflicted

I was never a fan...until yesterday when he slapped Bush around. But now this. Damn.

[kansasblue]

5. He did do a good Iraq war slap down. nt

[A-Schwarzenegger]

8. Is there a video or confirmation of that?

I've seen nothing about it but in a DU thread. Thanks.

[rodeodance]

13. There WAS a DU thread about his Iraq slapdown yesterday-maybe even 2.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

16. Anyplace BESIDES a DU thread?

[Catchawave]

69. Check CNN, they've been running the vid over and over and over

I'm certain it's on their website then.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

72. Of Lewis' alleged ANTI-WAR STATEMENTS?

Because that's what I was referencing in my response to the previous post.

[Catchawave]

76. Sorry, misunderstood, just trying to help, but no....

not one peep about his anti-war statements.

[John Kerry VonErich]

11. He never did that.

I understand that we want him to say that, but that is 100% false on the Iraq comment.

[johnfunk]

62. Something to offend everybody?

Hey -- it works for Don Rickles and Lisa Lampanelli...

[John Kerry VonErich]

103. Even if it really never happened?

If you are refering to that "Iraq" rant

[durrrty libby]

4. Well he can't be all bad. He raised 63 million to help combat

some pretty devastating diseases, and he's been doing that for years.

[Bluebear]

74. Yeha, so what if he calls people fags.

[Captain Hilts]

6. When you're on the air for that long an uninterrupted stretch, you'll say anything to keep talking.

I've never heard any evidence he is anti-gay.

[hlthe2b]

7. The guy's been over the top for some time.... but on balance...

he's probably a pretty decent guy. Stupid and insensitive,yes, but probably no inherently malevolent.

[Cooley Hurd]

9. Leave it to Jerry... he'll be on DU's Greatest page as both hero and villian...

:rofl:

[John Kerry VonErich]

104. Gimme a source that he was a hero.

nt

[LittleClarkie]

118. OT, but what does you name mean?

I've been wondering all night.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

10. Sweet Glayven!

N'hey!

[MilesColtrane]

19. Oy!!

Again with the slurring, and the calling of names.....some not so nice!

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

I'm still pissed off at what Michael Vick said about Jerry Lewis.

Something about Whoopi Goldberg.

[Toucano]

35. LOL! n/t

[wakemeupwhenitsover]

12. Here it is:

"Oh, your family has come to see you. You remember Bart, your oldest son," he said, pointing to one camera.

"Jessie, the illiterate *," Lewis said, pointing to the other.

"No," he said then, as some audience members laughed.

While it looks to me as if he's trying to take it back, it still pisses me off.

[Bucky]

40. Thanks for the transcript, but...

It sounded more like the audience was gasping than laughing. People may laugh in shock, of course. This is why comedians drop the F-bomb and the N-bomb in their routines constantly. If somethings not funny you can always shock people into laughing.

I don't excuse Jerry Lewis for saying this, but I would point out he's from a different generation. LBJ was the most important president for civil rights in the 20th century but he used the N word quite (excuse the phrase) liberally in his private conversations.

I expect we'll be hearing an apology from Lewis in the next 48 hours.

[Spazito]

45. It didn't take 48 hours, he has apologized today...

Jerry Lewis apologizes for anti-gay slur

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comedian Jerry Lewis apologized on Tuesday for his use of an anti-gay slur during the weekend broadcast of his annual Labour Day Telethon for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

snip

Lewis issued a statement later in the day through organizers of the telethon saying he was sorry "to anyone who was offended."

"I obviously made a bad choice of words. Everyone who knows me understands that I hold no prejudices in this regard," he said. "The success of the (telethon) and all the good that will come from it shouldn't be lost because of one unfortunate word. I accept responsibility for what I said. There are no excuses. I am sorry."

more

http://uk.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUKN0444968820070904?pageNumber=2

Edited to add:

His slur was appalling and an apology certainly should have been forthcoming. I am glad he has done so and made it clear there can be NO excuse for his use of the slur, it is more than others have done under relatively similar circumstances.

[wakemeupwhenitsover]

58. The way most apologies go today, I find that a pretty

good one.

I'm not a fan other than for his charity work, but I can't believe he said that.

[bliss_eternal]

147. If I may...

...I think that I understand your point, but I'd like to take it a step further.
LBJ using the "n" word during that time was (unfortunately) socially acceptable. Blacks as they were known then, were considered "less than." It wasn't right. It just was. But it's important to keep this fact in mind when discussing this issue.

Jerry Lewis using the f word today is inappropriate.
Considering the time he comes from provides some sense of background for the person he is today. But it doesn't excuse or justify his actions.

There are people from that era who haven't(and wouldn't) resort to slurring others in any form. Why is that?

In my opinion, it's about personal mindset and sense of self of the person that chooses to slur others. Yes, it's a choice. It's not a "I'm sooooo sleepy....blah, blah....whoooops, slurred someone gay!" It's about their need to put another person down. It speaks to a belief they hold about the group they are slurring.That the person or group isn't equal to themselves and aren't worthy of respect.

Perhaps it would be informative for people to discuss those possibilities, as opposed to going on about "the era" he comes from, how "fatigued" he was....or even "all the money" he's raised. All of which say to me, people are willing to rationalize repugnant behavior, instead of seeing it for what it is. This too is a choice and we need to think about why that is.

Respectfully submitted,
bliss

edited for clarity.

[Netbeavis]

14. if you watched the telethon for any period of time

you can see that Jerry is starting to decline on all levels. His presenters carried the show and showed a lot of patience. Its kinda too bad, because love Jerry or hate him, he really had done so much for the MDA.

[Double T]

15. The guy is a damn comedian and he was trying to be funny and making a joke.

Aren't we getting a little TOO sensative....AGAIN?

[soleft]

18. Yeah, like that Michael Richards guy!

[Double T]

20. One word is NOT a long protracted, out of control, vicious rant.

[bliss_eternal]

self delete.

.

[Raine]

67. One word did in Imus nt

[Catchawave]

71. Imus was anti-Bush too n/t

[Double T]

97. I still don't think what was done to Imus was right, and I'm NO FAN of his.

[ProudDad]

126. Hardly

Imus did a hell of lot more than a slip of the lip at hour 18...

"On the April 4 edition of MSNBC's Imus in the Morning, host Don Imus referred to the Rutgers University women's basketball team, which is comprised of eight African-American and two white players, as "nappy-headed hos" immediately after the show's executive producer, Bernard McGuirk, called the team "hard-core hos." Later, former Imus sports announcer Sid Rosenberg, who was filling in for sportscaster Chris Carlin, said: "The more I look at Rutgers, they look exactly like the Toronto Raptors."

McGuirk referred to the NCAA women's basketball championship game between Rutgers and Tennessee as a "Spike Lee thing," adding, "The Jigaboos vs. The Wannabees -- that movie that he had." McGuirk was presumably referring to Lee's 1988 film, School Daze (Sony Pictures), though co-host Charles McCord misidentified it as "Do the Right Thing" (Criterion, June 1989)."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RF9BjB7Bzr0


It was unfortunate and reflected Lewis' upbringing in USAmerica in the 20s/30s and what USAmericans still get away with in private in the 21st Century.

I saw the clip, he immediately realized his mistake and showed some remorse for it...what the hell more can we expect?

[Link93]

24. Who is we? GLAAD?

What exactly does it mean to be too sensitive?

[bliss_eternal]

37. self delete...

.

[sandnsea]

25. If everybody isn't laughing

then *we* aren't having fun.

How hard is it to remember not to say "n", "c", and "f". Seriously, how hard??

[sharp_stick]

32. No Shit, it's kind of pathetic

My god everytime somebody says something we've got people swearing off them like they were cigarettes.

[Link93]

34. What is pathetic?

Advocate groups speaking out about it? Or individuals expressing offense and outrage?

[Bluebear]

73. You think "fag" is funny too?

[Double T]

98. Exactly my point! There are far too many that can not separate humor.......

in a comedic setting from TRULY disparaging comments or remarks.

[Name removed]

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[Bluebear]

77. So people who don't like the word "fag" are empty-headed shitstirrers?

yeah, some "libby" you are.

[Name removed]

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[Double T]

99. Jerry Lewis has devoted his life to muscular dystrophy and Imus to children with cancer.

Both are performers in a comedic environment or situation. Far too many have forgotten how to laugh at themselves.

[JackBeck]

110. That's great.

I wonder how all the gay children felt hearing him use the word "fag".

[Link93]

112. From what I've read recently,

those children need to realize it is comedy and Jerry was tire. And from another era. And not responsible.

[JackBeck]

116. Under those circumstances

I guess it would be OK to revive the racist jokes from my dad's "Truly Tasteless Jokes" book.

[Bluebear]

75. Who are "we", are you a "fag" too? Cause that is the only way WE can be "sensative."

[JackBeck]

79. Where are the "think of the children" contingent?

Are they OK with their children hearing this word and possibly repeating it?

[NMMNG]

82. More importantly,

Are they OK with their gay children hearing it and being hurt by it?

[JackBeck]

83. You are so right.

:thumbsup: :applause:

[Bluebear]

85. Nobody worries that a gay kid might "walk in" on hearing that word on TV.

It was just a joke. We're too "sensative". (sic)

[Tsiyu]

129. I just logged in and read about this

and my first thought was , "Aren't any of jerry's kids gay? How must they feel?" Someone with as much experience as he has, someone who wants to be looked up to as a role model, whose words touch a lot of people, should know better than to use that slur in this day and age.

Some may lionize the dude but i think he's an ass.

[MilesColtrane]

17. Jerry shut your big yap.

I just finished defending you for a statement that some disabled people found offensive.

Well now I'm done. I'm convinced that dementia has begun to set in.

That shit might fly at the Friars Club, but it's hurtful and we don't want to hear it.

[LittleClarkie]

26. Should he have shut his yap when he attacked the war as well?

He's batting about 500.

[John Kerry VonErich]

31. Cut the crap that Jerry attacked the war for which he didn't

There is no evidence to back up that claim. Lets try be credible as usual and not resort to falling for lies, even if they may be wishful thinking lies.

[sandnsea]

21. He's made some gaffes before

Some crass comments towards women, IIRC. Can't remember what all. Wish these old guys would either get with the times or just step aside before they completely destroy whatever reputation they had.

[madinmaryland]

22. Is sounded like he said "fat".

After hearing it a couple of times on the Bill Press show, it sounded like "illiterate,fat..", but it wasn't real clear.

If it was something else that he said then that definately is not appropriate.

[DS1]

23. He's a two-bit over-the-top hack

Absolute crap

[LittleClarkie]

27. Well, ironically enough, we could go with the "Craig" defense

It was a different era he was raised in when such words were more acceptable.

Another way of looking at it...

As unpolitically correct as calling someone retarded might be, you don't really have anything against the developmentally challenged when you call someone retarded.

Playing devil's advocate here.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

28. Whatever happened to his son Gary?

As in Gary Lewis and the Playboys, rock band??

"This diamond ring doesn't shine for me anymore..."

[Bucky]

44. Oh, for the love of Google, don't you have an internet you can borrow? (VITAL LINK here)

Um, make sure your computer's volume is turned all the way up before clicking here.

http://www.garylewisandtheplayboys.com/

[Raster]

101. I worked in a bar years ago that featured the EXTREMELY ALCOHOLIC Gary and his Playboys

Lewis' manager spent most of the evening managing Gary's alcohol intake. It was not a pretty sight.

Lewis is still touring on the nostalgia circuit.

http://www.garylewisandtheplayboys.com/Index.asp

[Liberal_in_LA]

108. wow. Didn't know this was Jerry's son.

[Liberal_in_LA]

109. HEY LADY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Anyone old enough to remember why Jerry is so famous?

[LittleClarkie]

125. MELVIN?!?!?!?!

I'm old enough. Well, to have seen the old movies when they still showed them a lot more often, and to have seen a couple of documentaries. He was a genius in his day.

[WinkyDink]

135. I daresay most of us are. JL was and is brilliant; the French are right.

His "The Nutty Professor" is a classic.

[daninthemoon]

29. That's it? Unfortunate, yes. Bothersome, yes. Enough to undo the

good works of the night and the last 50 years? Give the old guy a break. In Jerry's day, Don Rickles made a fortune off incredibly worse, exceedingly mean-spirited outright rants. Definetly not condoning or defending the slur, but Jerry is really from a different time regarding such things. I don't beleive he even realized what he was saying.

[bliss_eternal]

33. self delete.

.

[daninthemoon]

50. OMG. I'm somehow defending Hitler? Jewish Jerry is like Hitler?

Breathe, please. I wish he hadn't said it, but on balance I do forgive him. Really, he seems like Hitler to you now?

[daninthemoon]

51. Ok, I see you deleted, so I guess you did take a breath. Thanks.

[bliss_eternal]

59. ((sigh))

I deleted my response. My hope was to avoid an interaction like this. It's clear to me that many here are lacking in reading comprehension skills. As such, it's frequently a waste of my time and energy.

I said that your comments were LIKE saying that Hitler was ok because it was acceptable to torture Jews at that time. Because YOU attributed the era he's from to what he said, as if that's a reasonable excuse.

You choose to see my post as a direct comparison of Jerry Lewis and Hitler, instead of a response commenting on (what I saw) as the dismissive nature of yours.

[cwydro]

96. Eddie Murphy LOVED to make fun of gays..

but I guess he is cool and no one cares.

He and Pryor made fun of women too. And white people. Just take it in context is my rule.

And I am a white gay woman.

[w4rma]

138. …

[Politicub]

30. It was in poor taste

But the guy is 81 years old. I don't love or hate Jerry Lewis, but I do admire the work he does for MDA.

Though I'm not quite an illiterate fag (just a plain fag), there are larger, more important issues to tackle than the ramblings of an old man.

Plus, this will probably result in a flame in reply, I kind of giggle each time I read the story. Come on... an illerate f....? What was Jerry thinking?!

[sandnsea]

36. yeah, the illiterate part

I thought was rather funny too - did not compute at all. But I can't get away with saying that, only laughing along when you do.

Except for the fact that you just misspelled illerate - hehe, now that's extra funny. (It was a typo, I know)

:hi:

[sandrakae]

39. Must we attack a man who just raised 63 million dollars for sick children.

He was up over 24 hours. He was exhausted. I am so sick of people complaining over feelings being hurt and demanding apologies.

Imus lost his job over saying something stupid. Does anyone care that Imus raises about 43 million a year for children charities. Thanks to those selfish, basketball players who played victim for weeks, these charities will suffer.

Jerry was so exhausted he probably doesn't even remember what he said. Should the telephone be scrapped because of this? Should we tell all those people with MD to got to hell, because Jerry Lewis said something stupid?

[Teaser]

42. yes, because this is the internet

and that is our way.

[SteveM]

48. Indeed. A bathroom wall without the stink.

[durrrty libby]

84. Sadly, that about sums it up

[bliss_eternal]

46. self delete...

.

[Link93]

47. I am very surprised by the justifications for bigotry I am seeing.

I do not expect to see such defense on this board.

[Balbus]

49. self-delete - wrong place.

[sandnsea]

54. well you know

I didn't expect to see bizarre defenses for toilet sex either.

It seems to me the trick to these comments is to turn them into a right wing conspiracy plot where the perpetrator becomes the victim.

:crazy:

[Bluebear]

94. So the "bizarre defenses of toilet sex" by some justifies the bigotry.

I have learned so much about you this week.

[sandnsea]

122. There's been NO bigotry on my part

There's been horrific personal attacks against me by some - and shocking defense of indefensible behavior by others. Opposing turning bathrooms into sex parlors is far far from bigotry against gays.

[Puglover]

131. NOW they're

"sex parlors" :rofl:

You are the Phyllis Shafley of bathroom sex.....really. :rofl:

[sandnsea]

137. Oh isn't that pleasant

I love being called names when I haven't done anything to anybody else.

[Toasterlad]

148. Yep, That's Us Gays.

Always havin' our toilet sex and then tellin' all those nice folks to stop callin' us harmless names like "faggot" and "queer" and "toilet-sex addict". You'd think we'd be out spending our time tryin' to better ourselves, so that one day, we could stop havin' toilet sex like we do all day and night and start livin' like good honest Christian folk who kiss with one foot on the floor and don't have intercourse until all the lights are out. Then we wouldn't mind those silly names so much, because we'd be halfway to bein' decent straight people ourselves! Boy, that'd be sumpthin'!

[Raine]

41. Gee and just last night he was being praised

to the heavens here in DU. I refrained from replying then because I figured if I couldn't say anything good I would say nothing at all...I'll still stick to that. x(

[Teaser]

43. That is SOOOO yesterday.

Get with it, please. Today we're bashing.

[daninthemoon]

52. LOL. It's the DU way, isn't it?

[liberalpress]

134. Oh, so now you're saying all DUers are bigots?

Ok, I'm kidding here, just to prove a point.

[Raine]

64. LOL

yeah things change pretty fast around here. :D

[dsc]

53. Given the circumstances and his abject apology

I am more than willing to cut him some slack here. This isn't Richards, who went on a N bomb tirade. This isn't Washington, who repeatedly dishonestly claimed he hadn't said the f word. This is a man, who said a stupid thing and immediately manned up and apologized. Anyone who wants mercy and forgiveness needs to be prepared to give mercy and forgiveness.

[bliss_eternal]

61. I wasn't aware he'd apologized.

Thank you for sharing this.

[Bluebear]

78. He said he was sorry "to anyone who was offended." It was a "poor choice of words".

Some apology.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070904/tv_nm/lewis_slur_dc

[Laurier]

107. That's as left handed an apology as I've ever heard.

Pathetic.

[bliss_eternal]

143. Yuck.

I really hate back handed, conditional apologies. "If" I offended anyone. :eyes: Clearly he did or it wouldn't be an issue. One has to "own" what they did and take responsibility for their actions. Can't do that while qualifying it with the "if."

That's not an apology at all.

Thank you for the details.

[wakemeupwhenitsover]

144. Where did he say "if"? I'm not defending him at all, but

I can't find where he said "if I offended". (I don't like the "to anyone who was" either, but I think he goes on & gives about as good of an apology as I've heard in years. Which isn't saying much.)

Here's the quote:

Lewis issued a statement later in the day through organizers of the telethon saying he was sorry "to anyone who was offended."

"I obviously made a bad choice of words. Everyone who knows me understands that I hold no prejudices in this regard," he said. "The success of the (telethon) and all the good that will come from it shouldn't be lost because of one unfortunate word. I accept responsibility for what I said. There are no excuses. I am sorry."

[bliss_eternal]

145. Hi wakemeupwhenitsover...

:hi: My response was based on the quote provided by the prior poster (Bluebear). I trust him, (and whatever source he may be quoting from) as he consistently provides sound information to the boards.

[Name removed]

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[Johnny Appleseed]

56. wow...

don't think I've watched one of his telethons in like 20 years when I was a kid in elementary.

[mentalsolstice]

57. I'm not going to defend him, and I'm one of those poor cripples...

The disability rights community has been fighting against Jerry Lewis and his telethon for years. We don't like to be treated as objects of pity, broken and in need of a fix. Just like with gay rights, Jerry is behind the times on disability rights.

[bliss_eternal]

60. I hear you...

... I was made aware of this, and stopped supporting he and his telethons quite some time ago. Many from disabled groups have been rather outspoken about this. I'm surprised more of the DU populace isn't aware of this stance. :shrug:

[mentalsolstice]

66. It serves to disenfranchise persons with disabilities

Disabilities will always be a part of the human continuum. Research into prevention and treatment is critical. However, when fund raising if PWDs are presented as broken, pathetic, etc., more harm is done than good. It would've been nice if those millions that Jerry has raised had been applied to accessibility, and integration and acceptance into regular society.

[bliss_eternal]

68. Good points.

...and I appreciate your sharing this.

As with most issues, I give credence to those that live the reality of the situation. As opposed to giving it to those that believe themselves to be "the deciders" for everyone else.

:hi:

[mentalsolstice]

93. JL and others aren't bad, but they're very misguided!

I have (mild) Cerebral Palsy...I'm lucky...however, I've been honored to advocate for accessibility for others, and it has been an eye-opening experience. I have nightmarish tales of business owners trying to bar PWDs from their businesses. And don't even get me started with public education.

[Pastiche423]

65. THANK YOU!

I was alone in yesterday's thread trying to explain why many disabled people have been fighting him.

It was the 1st time in almost six years on this board that I was actually hurt by comments from people that refused to believe he was not the great man they claimed him to be.

His actions and words are not due to his age. He's been running the pity marathons and demeaning the disabled for years!

P.S. Thanks again to the DUer that PM'd me an apology.

[KamaAina]

88. Jerry Lewis on people with disabilities

http://www.raggededgemagazine.com/departments/mediacircusblog/000624.html

Or maybe he'd forgotten about the group that formed in 1990 in protest of his infamous Sept. 2 Parade magazine article that year, "What If I Had Muscular Dystrophy?" -- the article in which he imagined putting himself in "that chair, that steel imprisonment that long has been deemed the dystrophic child's plight" (he was talking about a wheelchair) and going on to proclaim that if you have a disability, you can be only "half a person"?...

"When he spotted these activists in the audience that were in the front row in their wheelchairs, he even went so far as to say, 'These people are going to walk out of those chairs and drive home tonight. I bought those chairs for them,' " said witness John Gabrysiak.

Eurghh. But wait, there's more!:

http://www.raggededgemagazine.com/extra/jerrylewis052401.htm

Responding to CBS News Sunday Morning Correspondent Martha Teichner's question about protesters, Lewis spit, "I'm telling people about a child in trouble! If it's pity, we'll get some money. I'm just giving you facts!" Barely pausing, he added, "Pity? you don't want to be pitied because you're a cripple in a wheelchair, stay in ya house!"

I mean, really, it's just over, Jerry. Maybe they could see if Carrot Top is available for next year, or maybe Gallagher. :P

edit: punctuation

[unsavedtrash]

95. wish I could recommend this.

Very well said!

[rucky]

63. What a relic.

Pack it up, Jerry - make room for Bob Saget or some other unfunny comic.

[iamthebandfanman]

70. im amased that is singled out

i heard him say a few racist remarks too... but ya know...

[AspenRose]

80. What he said was just wrong

And I was one of those who commended him last night for his anti Iraq comment.
I'm not going to justify the bigotry....

I'm certainly uncomfortable with this past comment:

"Lewis has caused stirs in the past with off-color remarks.

During an appearance at a comedy festival in 2000 he was asked who were his favorite female comedians.

"I don't like any female comedians," he responded, going on to say that seeing a woman doing comedy "sets me back a bit. ... I think of her as a producing machine that brings babies into the world."

Yikes... :scared:

[smalll]

86. I don't like his use of "fag" as an insult - but on the other hand,

I find his use of "illiterate" as an insult quite refreshing. Quaint, but refreshing. I guess Jerry Lewis is "old school" in all aspects, whether positive or negative.

[Gabi Hayes]

87. Jerry, ahead of his time: the concentration camp comedy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Day_the_Clown_Cried

I have the original Spy Magazine in which this article appears

I didn't check, but a lot of their articles are online, including a series about the guy who first, IIRC wrote about The Octopus, and was found 'suicided' in a motel

[Retired AF Dem]

89. Jerry fucked up

So lets collect that 2 billion or so he has collected for MS and send it back to the donors. Cant have any tainted money out there. Jesus get a grip.

[Bluebear]

90. Is anybody suggesting the money go back? So what do you mean "Jesus get a grip"?

[Retired AF Dem]

91. Post 15

explains it.

[Bluebear]

92. Oh. are you a "fag"? Because that is the only way WE could be too "sensative"

[JackBeck]

113. How does his "joke" facilitate a normal emotional development for gay kids?

[Warren Stupidity]

100. And then unequivocally apologized

"The success of the show and all the good that will come of it shouldn't be lost because of one unfortunate word. I accept responsibility for what I said. There are no excuses. I am sorry."

He fucked up and turned right around and said he was wrong.

[Laurier]

105. There are no excuses. He's right about that.

He said it and it wasn't "unfortunate", it was deliberate. He gets zero respect from me. The man's a cretin.

[varkam]

102. Jesus H. Christ

I guess no one else here has ever said something stupid or offensive. Well kudos to you, then.

[geiger]

106. why should anyone care what this guy thinks. he's been a weirdo from the early days.

[WinkyDink]

136. He has been a comic genius, if that's what you mean by "weirdo".

[Catherine Vincent]

111. Will he get in deep shit like that actor in "Grey's Anatomy"?

??

[Link93]

114. No...he's a comedian, so its ok.

:sarcasm:

[Swamp Rat]

115. "There are no excuses. I am sorry."

Jerry Lewis apologized for using the word "fag." :dunce:

Did he apologize for slamming the Iraq war "for oil?" I would be interested to know if he did, and I would also like to hear him make additional comments about Bushler and the White House. :D

[LittleClarkie]

117. Not everyone believes he said that

I don't see why WI Dem would imagine it though.

[Swamp Rat]

120. I'm am only interested in what he has to say about Bushler's Iraq war

Jerry: "3,000 or 4,000 kids have died for nothing in Iraq--nothing but oil, I assume."

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=1725119&mesg_id=1725119

[A-Schwarzenegger]

121. So far there is zilch confirmation that he made anti-war comments at the telethon.

There is only the OP of the thread you referenced who provided the quotes. .
Still waiting & hoping it's true.

[LittleClarkie]

123. I didn't need proof that WI Dem saw what she saw

but some did.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

124. How about one single mention of it anywhere other than DU?

Seems like a reasonable request. And again, I hope it's true.

[lonestarnot]

119. He did? I can't get to the link.

What did he say?

[Bluebear]

127. "You remember Bart, your older son. Jesse, the illiterate fag."

[Rhiannon12866]

132. Try this one... Also saw coverage on MSNBC last night.

Jerry Lewis sorry for anti-gay slur
http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/253229

[sleipnir]

128. FYI, an "anti-gay" slur is by definition a reaffirmation of gay rights

I think the title should be a "gay slur."

An "Anti-gay slur" is a double negative, in the case of the article.



A true 'anti-gay slur" would likely insult people like Fred Phelps and the ilk.

[MrScorpio]

130. He forgot that he wasn't doing the Friar's Club

The telethon was the wrong place to go there

[IndianaJones]

133. Lewis is a bigot. Plain and simple. nt.

[w4rma]

139. Jeeze. This looks like a big game of gotcha to me. He apologized immediately after. Let it go. (nt)

Jerry Lewis apologizes for anti-gay slur

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comedian Jerry Lewis apologized on Tuesday for his use of an anti-gay slur during the weekend broadcast of his annual Labour Day Telethon for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
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Lewis issued a statement later in the day through organizers of the telethon saying he was sorry "to anyone who was offended."

"I obviously made a bad choice of words. Everyone who knows me understands that I hold no prejudices in this regard," he said. "The success of the (telethon) and all the good that will come from it shouldn't be lost because of one unfortunate word. I accept responsibility for what I said. There are no excuses. I am sorry."
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http://uk.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUKN0444968820070904?pageNumber=2

[McCamy Taylor]

140. I thought he was gay.

[Bluebear]

141. Did you now.

[bliss_eternal]

146. May I ask why...?

:shrug:

[Name removed]

142. Deleted message

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[Toasterlad]

149. Calm Down, You Silly Gays!

Jerry Lewis is a good man who spoke out against the war! That means he's on our side on EVERYTHING! Also, he's raised millions of dollars for years fighting a disease, so if you attack him for insulting your community, you're REALLY saying that you hate crippled kids. Well, let me tell YOU something, Mr. and Ms. HO-MO-SEXUAL...anybody who hates crippled kids is a toilet sex loving pervert! From now on, keep you nasty little comments to yourself. We'll let you know if anything should be bothering you! Straight people are MUCH more level-headed, you know! AND we have a sense of humor!