Cali_Democrat (14,837 posts)
Jay Leno makes racist joke against Obama (http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022966819)
On Thursday night, future former Tonight Show host and National Treasure Jay Leno took on the roiling NSA data collection story with the wit and sophistication his fans have come to expect. During his monologue, Leno joked that the saddest part of the story is that “it turns out 90% of phone calls Americans make are to order a a pizza,†and followed that bon mot with the observation that “When I was growing up, I was, we were afraid of Big Brother watching us. Now with Obama, we actually have a brother watching us!â€
Get it? Because he’s black!
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/jay-leno-makes-hilarious-black-joke-about-president-obama/
MrSlayer (21,465 posts)
2. That's what you consider racist?
Really?
Leno is a general douche but that is not racist.
Cali_Democrat (14,838 posts)
5. If Obama wasn't black, would the "joke" have been the same?
No. Leno said it because Obama is black.
That to me is racist.
yellowcanine (24,464 posts)
6. Kind of lame, par for the course with Leno, but hardly racist, imo.
ittleBlue (2,861 posts)
7. Not really racist
A very lame joke, though.
He's only a half-brother.
A few fresh replies actually agree with me! :runaway:
Oh piss off, any criticism of Obama to you HAS to be racist. :whatever:
It's coming and if you were not hoarding ammo....
Skittles
13. I cannot stand him
but then, I could not stand Johnny Carson either
He's only a half-brother.
SkittlesAnyone who didn't enjoy Johnny Carson on the Tonight Show has no soul.
13. I cannot stand him
but then, I could not stand Johnny Carson either
Anyone who didn't enjoy Johnny Carson on the Tonight Show has no soul.
Anyone who didn't enjoy Johnny Carson on the Tonight Show has no soul.
yellowcanine (24,464 posts)
6. Kind of lame, par for the course with Leno, but hardly racist, imo.
ittleBlue (2,861 posts)
7. Not really racist
A very lame joke, though.
I call a black friend of mine 'Brother', that is, however, because he's a Dominican Friar - after he's Ordained Priest I'll start to call him 'Father'...is that racist of me too?
I call a black friend of mine 'Brother', that is, however, because he's a Dominican Friar - after he's Ordained Priest I'll start to call him 'Father'...is that racist of me too?
Anything Christian is racist.
Just ask DU.
Yes. Its all racist. Even speaking to him at all is racist. Don't believe me ?
http://frontpagemag.com/2012/dgreenfield/congressional-black-caucus-discovers-entire-english-language-is-a-racist-code-word/ :rotf: :popcorn:
Cali_Democrat (14,837 posts)
Jay Leno makes racist joke against Obama
On Thursday night, future former Tonight Show host and National Treasure Jay Leno took on the roiling NSA data collection story with the wit and sophistication his fans have come to expect. During his monologue, Leno joked that the saddest part of the story is that “it turns out 90% of phone calls Americans make are to order a a pizza,†and followed that bon mot with the observation that “When I was growing up, I was, we were afraid of Big Brother watching us. Now with Obama, we actually have a brother watching us!â€
Get it? Because he’s black!
Thanks for the clarification - I should have known better, but occasionally something happens and I try to apply logic and reason to the leftists.
All of this will become apparent after I publish my list of banned words, including all words that are secretly "dog whistles".