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Friday, June 10, 2011

Comedy / ?!?!? / LGBTQI-Z Today in Disappointing Celebrity News

Posted by David Schmader on Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 10:14 AM

Tracy Morgan can apparently transform into a totally homophobic asshole. Even worse, it's apparently the opposite of funny when he does it.

Eyewitness Kevin Rogers, Truth Wins Out reports, "describes how Morgan’s entire demeanor changed as he allegedly claimed that being gay is a choice, that homosexuality is something that kids learn from the media, and that gay youth victims of bullying are simply “whining.” Furthermore, he allegedly said that if his son was gay and “whined” about being a bullying victim, he would kill him, using words that will not be repeated here. Morgan is also said to have called upon President Obama to “man up” and stop speaking out for LGBT kids."

If true, depressing. Follow Truth Wins Out's campaign to get Tracy Morgan (and Tina Fey) to address the accusations here.

UPDATE: Morgan apologizes.

 

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methinks he doth protest too much
Posted by frankieb on June 10, 2011 at 11:12 AM · Report
2
Ugh. This IS really disappointing, but not really very surprising, unfortunately.
Posted by Commenty Colin on June 10, 2011 at 12:11 PM · Report
3
"Equal opportunity jokester."

Yea, I'm sure he'd say that. Nicely transparent, PR agent.
Posted by TSW on June 10, 2011 at 12:25 PM · Report
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@CC. Why isn't it surprising?
Posted by * on June 10, 2011 at 3:26 PM · Report
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@* He's a black comedian, playing for a (probably) largely black audience, in Atlanta. Not the most gay-tolerant combination.
Posted by bikefor1 on June 10, 2011 at 10:29 PM · Report

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