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Gabe: hey kelly
Kelly: hey Gabe
Gabe: how’s HUMP DAY?
Gabe: hahhahahah
Kelly: lol
Gabe: you got the email, right?
Gabe: the all staff email?
Kelly: About “hump day”?
Gabe: that provides a calendar of the all the official office holidays of the year?
Gabe: and then each wednesday is officially Hump Day?
Gabe: you get that? in your hotmail?
Kelly: Huh I did get it, but I guess I didn’t read down far enough.
Kelly: So today’s hump day then?
Gabe: sounds like you didn’t read it at all
Kelly: Well, no, I didn’t.
Gabe: lucky for you, i definitely don’t have an on-going list that is becoming incredibly extensive
Gabe: of all of your fireable offenses
Gabe: phew for you
Kelly: Oh thank goodness
Kelly: I’m glad they haven’t been documented anywhere
Gabe: what’s not so good for you
Gabe: is the news
Gabe: that Jay Leno is being sued for a joke he made about Mitt Romney
Gabe: YOUR POOR PAL, JAY LENO!
Kelly: NOT MY JAY LENO!
Kelly: That’s horrible! Horrible news.
Kelly: And on HUMP DAY OF ALL DAYS
Gabe: tough stuff
Kelly: Why is he getting sued?
Kelly: The joke was too good
Kelly: 2 good 4 TV
Kelly: And he’s getting sued
Kelly: By all other comedians
Kelly: Who don’t think it’s fair?
Gabe: yeah, i think the joke was too funny
Gabe: he made a joke about Mitt Romney having a summer home
Kelly: LOL
Gabe: and then he showed a photo of
Kelly: oh there’s more
Kelly: go on
Gabe: the Sikh holy shrine Golden Temple in Amritsar, India
Gabe: so now India is mad
Kelly: Oh
Kelly: Just Jay bein’ Jay.
Gabe: i mean, it was probably worth it because of what a funny joke that sounds like
Gabe: Jay Leno is OUR generation’s Lenny Bruce
Gabe: it’s his JOB to push envelopes
Gabe: and that’s what he does day in and day out
Gabe: on his hit TV show, The Jay leno Show
Kelly: Right. We’ve all come to expect Jay to be the one to really GO there
Kelly: Not his prob that India doesn’t appreciate his edgy style
Gabe: i mean, truth be told
Gabe: i did not know that India could sue you
Gabe: for making a joke about their church
Gabe: and i also feel like it’s a much stronger case
Gabe: to argue that jay leno is terrible and unfunny
Kelly: True
Gabe: that case is airtight
Kelly: “How dare you use our holy shrine in such a TERRIBLE JOKE.”
Gabe: that being said, his joke IS weird and definitely kind of racist?
Kelly: I don’t know
Kelly: I’m sure someone just google imaged “gold place”
Kelly: NOT to sound racist myself
Gabe: actually, you know what, hold on a second
Gabe: hey andrew
Gabe: what’s up
Gabe: welcome to our chat
Kelly: Hi Andrew
Andrew Ti: thank you for having me, hello kelly
Gabe: NOW, ANDREW
Gabe: you run the website
Andrew Ti: oh boy
Gabe: yo is this racist
Gabe: CORRECT?
Gabe: tell the jury?
Andrew Ti: I sure do
Gabe: so, as an expert
Gabe: yo, is this racist?
Gabe: http://www.deadline.com/2012/01/jay-leno-nbc-sued-over-mitt-romney-joke/
Gabe: not the lawsuit
Gabe: the terrible jay leno joke
Andrew Ti: hahahahaha
Andrew Ti: oh good, I thought I was going to have to do a shitload of wikipedia research really fast just to come up with something
Andrew Ti: ok, here’s the thing
Andrew Ti: I think that whoever pulled that image obviously doesn’t give a shit about the sikh holy shrine
Andrew Ti: and is probably kind of racist in that they were just looking for the most “exotic” fancy-pants thing they could find
Andrew Ti: like, they wouldn’t have dared to, for instance, use Vatican City
Andrew Ti: even though that’s the same opulent kind of shit
Gabe: right
Gabe: so we are saying unintentionally racist due to mild inherent racism?
Gabe: if it please the Race Court?
Andrew Ti: am I the judge or the jury in this case?
Gabe: i don’t know
Gabe: kelly?
Gabe: is andrew the judge or jury
Kelly: I think Andrew is both of them
Gabe: i feel like you’re the expert witness
Andrew Ti: oh shit
Andrew Ti: yeah
Andrew Ti: guilty!
Gabe: JUSTICE GAVEL!
Andrew Ti: (all I know about the law is 15 minutes of ally mcbeal)
Gabe: yo, thanks andrew
Gabe: your shit is always on point
Kelly: Thanks, Andrew!
Andrew Ti: yo, thanks guys
Andrew Ti: no doubt
Gabe: bye andrew!
Gabe: bye!
Andrew Ti: peace
Gabe: bye andrew!
Kelly: BYE ANDREW
Andrew Ti: haha
Andrew Ti: oh boy
Gabe: ANDREW SIGNED OFF
Andrew Ti: “peace” means the same as goodbye
Gabe: ANDREW HAS SIGNED OFF
Gabe: in the end i think that we all agree
Gabe: that Jay Leno is terrible and SHOULD be taken to court
Gabe: this is kind of like how they ended up putting Al Capone
Gabe: in jail for tax evasion
Kelly: hahah
Kelly: Yes very good comparison
Gabe: sure, a mildly xenophobic joke about a shrine to make fun of a repbulican presidential candidate is probably not that big of a deal
Gabe: but you can’t slip up, jay leno
Gabe: because when you do
Gabe: we will be there
Gabe: with our Tumblrs
Gabe: calling you racist
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“I don’t see anything wrong with that joke.” — Mel Gibson
Looks like he’ll have to sikh legal representation —Lay Jeno
Wait, if India can sue American TV shows, how has India not sued Outsourced yet?
They did, but they had women try to send the suit papers via email and they couldn’t figure out how to work it.
In the part where Gabe is firing Kelly again, I read “of all your fireable offenses” as “of all your fireball offenses.” Then I pictured Kelly shooting fireballs at Gabe in some office.
I’d give Jay a pass (that feels weird to even type) were it not for:
“Previously, in 2007 he called Sikhs ‘diaper heads.’ In 2010, he remarked, falsely so, in his monologue that President Obama could not visit Sri Darbar Sahib because of requirements of wearing a turban. Clearly, Jay Leno’s racist comments need to be stopped right here.”
WHOOPS.
It’s a building that looks like it’s MADE OF GOLD. Bad as we all may find sir jeansalot, many of those who tune in and watch his show aren’t the fastest crowd. You want to make a joke about someone being super rich? You’d better find a visual cue that the 2 and a 1/2 Men set are going to grasp. How about a house made of gold? I don’t even think it’s mildly xenophobic, racist, whatever. It’s probably not even that bad for a Leno joke.
I think the defense would be able to get this lawsuit thrown out on the grounds that the comment could not possibly, by any definition, be interpreted as a “joke.”
In a related story, Leno is suing the Tonight Show writer who originally suggested the punchline should be that this is a photo of Jay Leno’s house.
Alternate punchline: Romney has so many houses, he doesn’t even have enough cars to fill up all the garages and an airplane hanger.
This post has made me want to watch Bride and Prejudice again. Because that’s the only other place I’ve seen the Golden Temple. #globalcitizen
Maybe I’m not following, but what exactly is the offense? It seems to me the joke was something like “Romney is so rich that his house is probably as fancy as this here fancy building.” I’m offended as a fan of comedy, but I’m not clear on why the Sikhs are mad. I don’t think anyone would be upset if he used St. Peter’s Basilica, but maybe it’s some cultural wrinkle?
Maybe they think Mitt is evil and would never let him live in their golden building. Slander!
Leno’s got this one in the bag, the judge has her own Kevin Eubanks
Yo, is this racist?
when i asked my self this the answer was “borderline.”
woulda been funnier to use this anyway imo
[IMG]http://i39.tinypic.com/9hs38z.jpg[/IMG]
damn it
I want the interns back to write “The Hunt For The Worst Jay Leno Joke From Last Night.”
there
That’s DEFINITELY what I logged out of facebook to log in here to post, and I DEFINITELY would have screwed up the whole including the image thing. So. Good job saving me actually finding the picture.
This thread was as funny as it was wrong.
Let’s start here: “they wouldn’t have dared to, for instance, use Vatican City.” That’s insane. They wouldn’t use Vatican City because 1) it doesn’t read as unambiguously opulent as something that appears to be solid gold and 2) because many Americans would recognize the Vatican location and the joke wouldn’t land — certainly more than would recognize a Sikh temple.
If, as the thread suggests, some intern Googled “golden palace” or something there was clearly no racially or culturally based intent. This isn’t some going-home-and-eating-tacos shit.
Meanwhile, that temple IS some ridiculous “fancy pants” shit. Just like the Vatican. (Or the Watch the Throne cover.) Just like so many religious structures.
It’s OK to reference that reality. It’s OK to poke fun say that that sort of opulence is fucked up and silly in any country and culture and that it embodies the “fancy pants” ethos of Mitt Romney.
The joke in no way took a swipe at Indians, Sikhs, or any other religious or ethnic groups. It was a typically awful Leno joke, but far less offensive than the mere existence of his show.
The only disturbing thing is that Leno is being sued by an American who apparently hasn’t read the Constitution or chooses to disregard it.
PS I really liked ATi’s cameo.
I think the phrase “mildly xenophobic” sums it up. I can say with certainty and regret that I’ve made much more racist jokes than this is my long* and storied** career as a comedian***. I have to think Leno has made many jokes far more offensive, as have the rest of the late night brigade. If there’s a scale of racism, this registers very low.
But it’s that slight difference between “offensive” and “insensitive” that gets me. I do think that someone on the Tonight Show should have had the foresight to recognize that a Sikh temple is a place of significant importance to millions of people around the world and maybe they should find a golden palace instead of a sacred temple. Although I definitely can’t believe someone would SUE him over it, I do think it’s an example of American ignorance.
*non-existent
**imaginary
***person
But the offense was in showing the temple, apparently. The image was the offense. That’s akin to the Muslim ban on human imagery. It’s an invasive and unrealistic ban.
It’s not xenophobic to not adhere to every damn religious rule. I break a million of them every day. It would only be xenophobic or insensitive if the intent was to take a deliberate dig at the faith. That wasn’t the case here.
Yeah, I need someone to explain to me how jokes can be libelous. If you can explain it with a joke, I will sue you for defamation of the definition of the word ‘libel.’
Yeah, I made that point mostly because there seems to be confusion here:
“Gabe: i did not know that India could sue you”
“Then Indian-American Randeep Dhillon filed a lawsuit.” -EW
The complainant is an American AND a Sikh.
It’s frivolous regardless of the complainant. For the joke to be libelous as described in the link above, it would require that a reasonable person would think that Leno was sincerely trying to convince people that the temple is actually Romney’s house.
Of course, while on the subject of ridiculous oppulence, Leno failed to mention anything about the fleet of cars he himself owns.
(COME AT ME, INDIA)
It’s just sad they had no Western examples of opulance to pull from…clearly when people like Tom Brady have to live here, we have to go to India for our examples of wealth
“I’ll probably just go home and eat some Indian Food” Jay Leno
Mavis hates it when he does that. Makes him gassy in bed.
Best stick with tacos.
I bet Jay loves having farts so he can pretend he’s a car.
It amazes me that someone can pay attention to Jay Leno long enough to be offended by anything he says. I literally can’t understand him when he speaks, because my brain refuses to let his speech sounds through its language assembly line.
Could SOPA stop this awful joke? Because I know that it would stop my joke about the Simpsons episode in which the original creator of Itchy and Scratchy used his money to buy a solid gold house and rocket car.
And my joke seems to be funnier, even if I did just vaguely reference a TV show… and brought this entire site down because of copyright infringement, which ironically, may have been how Chester Lampwick made his fortune in the first place.
[dealwithitglassesbigenoughtofitoveragoldenhouse.gif]
Oy, I loved this chat, but there’s no racism here. The lawsuit is stupid. Being offended by the joke is stupid. Everyone offended by this joke is paranoid, stupid, and subhuman.
Oh shit. This thread was 2 days ago. How did I end up here? I was just so drawn to the Jay Leno jpg and the chance to hate him…
Happy Friday everyone.