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[Wilbur]

What a hilarious article

 

[notworksafe]

So is the Gawker author a moron or just writing shit he knows to be wrong to get hits? Either way, it's terrible. Glad I've blocked those bullshit sites.

 

[immortal-joe]

That article is a spirit bomb of bullshit, collecting the energy from bullshit found in other articles around the web.

 

[Dark Octave]

I'm sure there are plenty of hilarious non-white comedians he should have on his show. I don't see a reason why he shouldn't or hasn't yet.

 

[gutter_trash]

reminds of the Curb your Enthusiasm episode when Larry David makes an awkward Affirmative Action joke towards a black dermatologist then ends up trying to explain himself inside a house full of professional African-Americans

 

[marrec]

I'm sure there are plenty of hilarious non-white comedians he should have on his show. I don't see a reason why he shouldn't or hasn't yet.

Because he's going down a list of people he wants on his show and didn't order it by 'least likely to get me accused of being racist'?

 

[EdibleKnife]

That article is a spirit bomb of bullshit, collecting the energy from bullshit found in other articles around the web.

LOL

 

[140.85]

"It really pisses me off," he said. "People think [comedy] is the census or something, it's gotta represent the actual pie chart of America. Who cares?"

OMG, nailed it. Thank you, Jerry.

 

[theepicoftyler]

I'm sure there are plenty of hilarious non-white comedians he should have on his show. I don't see a reason why he shouldn't or hasn't yet.

I'm pretty sure there isn't a booking agent for the show as much is it's Jerry inviting people he knows or is friendly with.

 

[feel]

Embarrassing even for Gawker. Wow.

 

[The Lamonster]

Thanks Gawker, didn't know Seinfeld was just for white people. Good to know.

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

So is the Gawker author a moron or just writing shit he knows to be wrong to get hits? Either way, it's terrible. Glad I've blocked those bullshit sites.

Seems like obvious click baiting but at the same time you can never underestimate how stupid some people can be. So why not both!

 

[see5harp]

Gawker writes some terrible shit but you should either call out the editor or the writer.

 

[Benutzer]

note to self: In my next TV Show I need to cast at least one person of every sexuality, gender & race. But not too many white males (ideal: under 30%). Then I'm 100% not racist/sexist/whatever. lol

At least the kids on Tumblr are sincere.

This is just clickbait at its worst.

I wish I could clickbait as good as gawker & jezebel. They are straight up lying lol.

 

[HappyBivouac]

He seems to suggest that any comedian who is not a white male is also not funny

Yeah he doesn't suggest that anywhere. What a fucking joke,just spinning this for attention.

Saying "race isn't a factor" isn't racism in any way, shape, or form.

 

[dem]

Apparently the writer is straight up dumb.

 

[gutter_trash]

before complaining about representation in Comedians in Cars getting Coffee, why not start complaining about the Civil Service sector and elected Representatives first?

 

[Josh7289]

Of course Seinfeld's right.

 

[sans_pants]

Places like gawker are seriously damaging the younger generation

 

[smurfx]

He seems to suggest that any comedian who is not a white male is also not funny, though he's also likely fed up with the amount of bad comedy he's been forced to sit through in his (waning) career.

how the hell did they come up with that? he said he doesn't care about race or gender and somehow that means he doesn't think minority comedians are funny?

 

[mattp]

"Funny is the world that I live in. You're funny, I'm interested. You're not funny, I'm not interested," he said. "I have no interest in gender or race or anything like that." He seems to suggest that any comedian who is not a white male is also not funny


jesus christ that is a fucking stretch, gawker

 

[SoulPlaya]

Nothing wrong with what he said.

 

[120v]

i like gawker but they can have some really, really stupid entries sometimes.

i took it jerry was referring more towards the SNL controversy than his own show, though

 

[TCRS]

Is there an epidemic of unfunny non-male non-white people getting notice they don't deserve in order to seem PC? Because to me it seems like comedy is pretty meritocratic already.

Aziz Ansari. Guy sucks on Parks & Rec.

 

[Silexx]

While I have no idea how Gawker managed to manufacture outrage from Seinfeld's benign answer, I'm also not convinced the Mediate piece puts forth a strong argument in response. They are basically saying Seinfeld can't be racist because he complimented a black guy and even helped some

The Mediaite piece was written by Noah Rothman, well-known blowhard. So you're right, while he may be on the "right" side of this issue, he puts forward the worst argument for it.

 

[Rockandrollclown]

I found the first line in the Gawker article kinda racist, honestly. "Jerry Seinfeld, the most successful comedian in the world and maker of comedy for and about white people,...". Is the author implying that minorities can't find Seinfeld funny? I'll admit, most of my friends are white, and there definitely is not uniform adoration towards Seinfeld. I imagine finding Seinfeld funny is not evenly split among racial lines.

 

[Raw64life]

I'd say remind me to never go to Gawker again, but I already do that.

 

[watershed]

Unless I am mistaken Jerry Seinfeld routinely lists Richard Pryor and Bill Cosby on his "Mount Rushmore" of comedy. I genuinely believe his statement that "funny is funny" regardless of your gender or skin color. I think people are looking for an issue where there is none.

 

[sangreal]

He seems to suggest that any comedian who is not a white male is also not funny, though he's also likely fed up with the amount of bad comedy he's been forced to sit through in his (waning) career.

how the hell did they come up with that? he said he doesn't care about race or gender and somehow that means he doesn't think minority comedians are funny?

he says he is interested in having anyone who is funny on his show
does not put ("enough") minorities on his show
therefore he only thinks white people are funny

Of course, this conclusion makes no sense as it relies on the notion that the show's current roster encompasses everyone that Jerry finds funny instead of anyone. It is just a terrible leap on Gawker's part

 

[canoli2006]

Jerry's not racist. In fact, wasn't it George who wanted to befriend Jerry's exterminator?

 

[Truant]

He seems to suggest that any comedian who is not a white male is also not funny, though he's also likely fed up with the amount of bad comedy he's been forced to sit through in his (waning) career.

how the hell did they come up with that? he said he doesn't care about race or gender and somehow that means he doesn't think minority comedians are funny?

This borderlines on character assassination. Is there a way to report the article?

 

[Forkball]

He's not racist, he dated a Native American.

 

[IISANDERII]

WHOOSH

 

[watershed]

I'm sure there are plenty of hilarious non-white comedians he should have on his show. I don't see a reason why he shouldn't or hasn't yet.

He has had black people on his show. He's also had a few women and a French dude. Seinfeld interviews people he thinks are funny. End of story.

 

[The Lamonster]

This is seriously one of the most ignorant things I've read in a long time.

 

[CharminUltra]

Gawker is still crap? I am SHOCKED.

 

[MarshMellow96]

Which is too bad, because Seinfeld is downplaying the work of everyone from Richard Pryor and Bill Cosby to Aziz Ansari, Mindy Kaling, and Eddie Huang, who are all in various stages of their own sitcoms that just might turn out to be the next Seinfeld.

Richard Pryor has been dead for almost a decade.

 

[Opiate]

Seinfeld's point is clearly that he should not be forced to represent diversity just because. If the people he finds funny happen to be a perfect representation of American demographics, great. If they don't, fine.

I can come up with arguments against this position, but it certainly isn't racist.

 

[heyf00L]

This is just the affirmative action debate applied to comedians.

We need affirmative action where oppression and discrimination continues to this day. We don't need affirmative action in places where it's not, like professional football players. Where does comedy fit? It seems that black comedians do just fine, but I can't say that for sure.

 

[Game-Biz]

He seems to suggest that any comedian who is not a white male is also not funny, though he's also likely fed up with the amount of bad comedy he's been forced to sit through in his (waning) career.

Which is too bad, because Seinfeld is downplaying the work of everyone from Richard Pryor and Bill Cosby to Aziz Ansari, Mindy Kaling, and Eddie Huang, who are all in various stages of their own sitcoms that just might turn out to be the next Seinfeld.

I...Wow. Holy shit, what a terrible, terrible piece. Why does this guy call himself a writer and how did he get the job?

 

[linsivvi]

So how come the entire senior editorial staff of Gawker are white males?

 

[dem]

So how come the entire senior editorial staff of Gawker are white males?

oh, snap.

 

[heyf00L]

So how come the entire senior editorial staff of Gawker are white males?

They seem to suggest that any editor who is not a white male is also not worth hiring.

 

[Dark Octave]

He has had black people on his show. He's also had a few women and a French dude. Seinfeld interviews people he thinks are funny. End of story.

Well then what is the issue here? I must be missing something.

 

[Silky]

People understand that "gawker" and "jezebel" are not words with positive connotations, right? lol

 

[Massive Duck. C.M.]

So how come the entire senior editorial staff of Gawker are white males?

Seriously?

cot damn

 

[Benutzer]

So how come the entire senior editorial staff of Gawker are white males?

"Offended is the world that I live in. You're offended, I'm interested. You're not offended, I'm not interested," he said. "I have no interest in gender or race or anything like that." He seems to suggest that any blogger who is not a white male is also not offended.

 

[dapperbandit]

We are living in an age where the people that go looking for racism are more insufferable than the racists themselves

 

[Deified Data]

Gawker completely missed the mark here. His comments don't imply that at all.

That said, Jerry's; comment is reminiscent of when people say similar things about employment "We just want to hire them best candidates." The problem with this is that it ignores the biases that lead to comedy being mostly white/male.

For example, at most shows/open mics I've performed at, the host wi ll point out that we have a woman/black/gay/etc comic coming up next, which from the outset frames the comedian as a "woman/black/gay" comic rather than simply as a comic.

Also I've heard both comics and comedy fans say things like "that person talks about being a woman/black/gay too much", which is silly because comedians are supposed to talk about their lives.

This sounds like the kind of thing Jerry is trying to avoid, actually. That's what I got from his comments.

 

[Cat Party]

Fuck everything on the Gawker network other than maybe Deadspin.