Jerry Lewis Drops "***" bomb

[Jerry!]

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

Every year he looks worse than the last.

[MaskedManJRK]

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

Every year he looks worse than the last.

Of course he looks worse then the last! He's, what, 159? That deal he made with the devil's probably wearing off. :o

[batdude]

That telethon should either replace his sorry butt or be cancelled now. This man likes no one.

[The Question]

Dude. He's Jerry Lewis. He deserves a little more respect than that.

[Matt]

From the other thread:

For godsakes, a word is a word. Words lose all power if organizations like GLAAD didn't go out of their way to call attention to them. Its funny that GLAAD wants to have an 81 year old man who has raised BILLIONS of dollars for muscular dystrophy crucified for saying a word, then they will turn around the next day and preach about tolerance and helping others. What a load. GLAAD should quit playing politics. :whatever:

[Penismightier]

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

Every year he looks worse than the last.

Did you see the year when he was a bloated mess from the steroids he was on because of his stroke or something?

[Matt]

That telethon should either replace his sorry butt or be cancelled now. This man likes no one.

The telethon can't "replace" him. It is his telethon. Jerry is the one who runs the charity behind the telethon. He is the one who runs the telethon. So therefore your idea is to cancel it and say good bye to 60 million dollars a year for muscular dystrophy research...over a word? If the gay community really believes that should be an option, they need to get over themselves. :whatever:

[terry78]

"Oh, nice LADY with your matching handbag and pumps with the sexy dress, it's tight and makes me feel funny. Oy, it's a guy with a schmeckle wearing the dress, that makes me a sad clown with the crying and the whimpering, it's not a good thing."

[Jerry!]

Did you see the year when he was a bloated mess from the steroids he was on because of his stroke or something?

Maybe, I haven't really watched it over the years. But I turned it on the other day and was like "Holy ****".

[donk70]

I think everyone needs to sit back and stop being over sensitive

[Penismightier]

"Oh, nice LADY with your matching handbag and pumps with the sexy dress, it's tight and makes me feel funny. Oy, it's a guy with a schmeckle wearing the dress, that makes me a sad clown with the crying and the whimpering, it's not a good thing."

I'm trying to find the animaniacs and simpsons episodes that good on Jerry Lewis. I'm coming up short, unfortunately. They are hilarious, too. Your post reminded me of them and started my search.

[Memphis Slim]

Jerry's the last of the Old School cats who came up when that crap was not an accepted lifestyle. That's why he said it.

[Darthphere]

From the other thread:

For godsakes, a word is a word. Words lose all power if organizations like GLAAD didn't go out of their way to call attention to them. Its funny that GLAAD wants to have an 81 year old man who has raised BILLIONS of dollars for muscular dystrophy crucified for saying a word, then they will turn around the next day and preach about tolerance and helping others. What a load. GLAAD should quit playing politics. :whatever:

Seriously dude, he apologized. All this **** about wanting him to meet with gay leaders about why these words are hurtful is pure unadulterated bull****. We should be talking about how this has been the most successful telethon to date in money raised, not this load of crap.

[Penismightier]

Jerry's the last of the Old School cats who came up when that crap was not an accepted lifestyle. That's why he said it.

Bingo.

[Matt]

Jerry's the last of the Old School cats who came up when that crap was not an accepted lifestyle. That's why he said it.

Jerry be excused because he is old and from a different, less educated time. Whats your excuse outside of bigotry?

[Excel]

Am I the only one who thinks its not that big of a deal?

[Catman]

Am I the only one who thinks its not that big of a deal?

No. GLADD always makes a big deal about everything. Remember when they complained about Sharon Stone being a "lesbian" in Basic Instincts back in `92?

[The Chairman]

Agreed. This is rediculous. Jerry's old anyway. A person his age often isn't fully aware of what comes out of his mouth. He's one of the most charitable men in entertainment, to let an incident like this put a blemish on that is rediculous.

[terry78]

Gays are becoming the new blacks. That's right, I said it. :o

[Excel]

**** Glaad...these gay and lesbians need to suck it up :o

its one thing if its a raging rant, but if its just a single sentence word thing like this seems to be; shake it off.

[The Chairman]

GLAAD like blacks are alienating people from their cause rather than attracting supporters.

[Catman]

Gays are becoming the new blacks. That's right, I said it. :o

And you're the only person who can get away with it.

[Abaddon]

so is "***" better than saying "nappy headed ho"?:o

[terry78]

And you're the only person who can get away with it.

Damn right. Anyone else non-black repeating what I said gets a virtual boot in their ass. :o

[The Question]

Agreed. This is rediculous. Jerry's old anyway. A person his age often isn't fully aware of what comes out of his mouth. He's one of the most charitable men in entertainment, to let an incident like this put a blemish on that is rediculous.

I think that's a bit of a generalization.

[terry78]

^Yeah, but when someone old makes a sexist or racist statement, we always chalk it up to age just to make an excuse.

[Sawyer]

Of course he looks worse then the last! He's, what, 159? That deal he made with the devil's probably wearing off. :o

Yeah, hes got to be just south of 9,000.

[bullets]

^Yeah, but when someone old makes a sexist or racist statement, we always chalk it up to age just to make an excuse.

not necessarily true . imus the radio dj got the boot.

[Docker2.0]

Seriously dude, he apologized. All this **** about wanting him to meet with gay leaders about why these words are hurtful is pure unadulterated bull****. We should be talking about how this has been the most successful telethon to date in money raised, not this load of crap.

Agreed! People are SOOOOOOO sensitive these days! You can't even say the word without someone getting offended. Everyone has used that word at some point, jokingly or whatever and it's not as big a deal as people blow it up to be. Heck, white boys call each other ***** now and I have heard them call black dudes that and there is no hard feelings cuase they don't say it out of malice, just.............say it cuase they are down like that. It's not that serious peeps! :whatever:

[Lazlo Panaflex]

Friendly And Generous.

[Ghostvirus]

Could some one tell how the word *** needed to be used at a telethon for MS? Was there a kid there in all leather or something?

Also loosen the f*** up! *** means something completely different in England. If you are going to persecute him. GLAAD should just Burn England to the ground!

[Jerry!]

The link I posted has the video clip of him saying it. He looked coked out of his mind and was joking around with one of the cameramen. He said his son Jessie was an illiterate ***. It was more awkward than anything else really.

[Memphis Slim]

Am I the only one who thinks its not that big of a deal?
Nope.

[Memphis Slim]

Gays are becoming the new blacks. That's right, I said it. :o


You on drugs or somethin'??? :huh:

[Memphis Slim]

not necessarily true . imus the radio dj got the boot.


But he got a massive settlement from CBS! :woot:

[terry78]

You on drugs or somethin'??? :huh:

I don't mean as far as boycotting and what not, I mean as far as a "backlash" that the public has against the group. Like, "those people complain about anything".

[MaskedManJRK]

The link I posted has the video clip of him saying it. He looked coked out of his mind and was joking around with one of the cameramen. He said his son Jessie was an illiterate ***. It was more awkward than anything else really.

...Huh.

Like I said before, the guy's how old now? 197? The guy's probably gone senile and didn't even know where he was. Just let it go. :o

[Memphis Slim]

I don't mean as far as boycotting and what not, I mean as far as a "backlash" that the public has against the group. Like, "those people complain about anything".

oh.

[bullets]

whatever happened to freedom of speech . id rather people just come out and say how they feel . then we'd know the truth. jerry lewis was kidding around though.

[dpm07]

He had a slip of the tongue. He apologized, and so people need to move on. There's a lot more important things to address (like his raising money all these years and setting a record with the telethon), than what he said.

[November Rain]

what's wrong with calling people illiterate?

[terry78]

If this is broadcast in the UK, they just assumed he meant a cigarette that can't read.

[Cracker Jack]

I can't wait for the day when comic book geeks pan someone for calling them "Comic Book Geeks" Sheesh they call thenselves **** and queers and get all pissy when someone else does. It's better than buttslammers :oldrazz:

[bullets]

he said buttslammers ..lol

[November Rain]

If this is broadcast in the UK, they just assumed he meant a cigarette that can't read.
he said fagg0t, not ***.

[Cracker Jack]

he said fagg0t, not ***.

Is there a difference? :oldrazz: :woot:

[Penismightier]

Is there a difference? :oldrazz: :woot:

In the UK, yes. And from a phonetic standpoint, I think one is a little harsher than the other, what with the two syllables and if you say two syllables you couldn't have stopped mid-word and realized what you were saying and stopped.

[Kritish]

Jerry's the last of the Old School cats who came up when that crap was not an accepted lifestyle. That's why he said it.

He should have been smart enough to know better than to drop the other F bomb. It's just great he's showing his true Fundie colors.

[Cracker Jack]

In the UK, yes. And from a phonetic standpoint, I think one is a little harsher than the other, what with the two syllables and if you say two syllables you couldn't have stopped mid-word and realized what you were saying and stopped.

Ah, yeah. a *** is a *** is a *** as far as I can tell. I don't see how (in the UK) *** stands for a cigartte and *Cracker Jack thinks of a politically correct way to say homo* guys that like to bump uglies with other guys are called queenies. I had a dog named Queeny. She was a good little dog. But she licked herself. I wonder if she was................you know..........................different :oldrazz: :woot: :cwink:

[Jerry!]

...Huh.

Like I said before, the guy's how old now? 197? The guy's probably gone senile and didn't even know where he was. Just let it go. :o

Calm down, I don't even care that he said it, I was responding to Max Carnage because he was asking how it came up he said "***". I was just more shocked at how bad he looked, I hadn't watched his telethon for years.

[JustABill]

Eh. This gay don't give a crap if 9, 194 (yes, that his actual age) Jerry Lewis said ***, considering the amount of money he's raised over the for Charities. You'd swear he came on and said...''None of this money is going to those **** with muscular dystrophy.

[bullets]

im suprised hes still alive.



***!

[ServantofAllah]

who cares, i say it all the time.



not really, sometimes when im pissed off.

[MOIDANGEREUX]

I Love Jerry Lewis!

[DV8]

I'm offended! :mad: He made fun of illiterate people :O

[Majik1387]

Did he say it in a derogatory way?

[Obi-Ron]

Political Correctness rears its ugly head once again. :down :whatever:

[StrainedEyes]

Words are only offensive because of the people who take offense to them :o

Eh, who cares if he said the f-bomb? He didn't go to the audience, point at an obviously gay person, and yell "Look at this f***ing F*g!"
He was making a poor joke, oh well.

People are just offended because of who he is.

[rdh007]

Jerry Lewis is such a ***.