In case you were wondering, religious censorship is alive and well in
“…a lot of people come up here and thank Jesus for this award. I want you to know that no one had less to do with this award than Jesus.”
O the shame!
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences responded curtly:
“Kathy Griffin's offensive remarks will not be part of the E! telecast on Saturday night.”
Sigh.
A question for you dimwits at the Academy: What if Kathy had said,
“…some people might come up here and thank Scientology for this award. I want you to know that nothing had less to do with this award than Scientology.”
Or:
“…my Buddhist and Hindu friends might see this award as karma because good is always eventually rewarded with good and evil is always eventually rewarded with evil. I want you to know that I don’t believe that, and nothing had less to do with this award than karma.”
Or:
“…a lot of people might come up here and thank their parents for this award. I want you to know that no one had less to do with this award than my parents.”
Or:
“…my ex-boyfriend always said that he couldn’t create art unless he was stoned. I want you to know that nothing had less to do with this award than drugs.”
Would you still feel the need to censor her? Someone would be offended no matter who she attempted to exclude from the effusiveness. Who are you to decide who deserves to be offended and who doesn’t?
Shame on you, Academy, for this draconian and backward oppression. Kudos to you, Kathy, for having the courage to speak your mind.
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1 comments:
Pretty sure it was the "Jesus can suck it" comment that got her censored.
Of course it was still probably the "blasphemy" as much as the "obscenity".
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