END OF THE WEEK:
Death of the Week: Actor Ernest Borgnine
"No, not Mermaidman!"- everyone younger than 30
In all seriousness, with the death of Andy Griffith last week and now him, it really is weird to see a whole generation of Hollywood escaping slowly dying out.
Troll of the Week: Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney
for addressing the NAACP in a speech this week, only to unapologetically talk about his dislike of it to the audience, and even suggesting that he would appeal it as soon as he becomes inaugurated and that if you . The proclamation was met with boos that lasted for nearly 14 seconds (although he did receive a standing ovation at the end of the whole thing). I'm surprised that he didn't also end up implying that those who support it are freeloaders...wait, really?
Stories of the Week:
-The Actual Story of the Week: The Freeh Report Condemns the Penn State Student Body for Their Actions
Hey look! More bad news from the Penn State scandal (as if the previous bad news weren't enough)!
-The Tiger Woods Saga of '09 Memorial Story of the Week: Injured Hikes Saves Life of Paramedic Who Came to Rescue Him
A story where the rescuer became the rescuee, and not metaphorically.
Live Stream of the Week: "Dog to the Rescue"
Watch six adorable golden retriever puppies (who are part of the Warrior Canine Connection) being adorable and growing up before your very eyes. You might accidentally find yourselves mesmerized by it to the point where you might stick around watching it for hours on end, but I don't think you'll mind one bit.
Ironic Typo* of the Week: "School Two Easy for Kids" News Report
I bet the person who wrote that went to public school.
(*)Or was it a pun? Either way, The mj15 Blog is going to assume that it's a typo.
Video of the Week: "The Gotye Song"
The sad thing about this video is how weirdly accurate the whole experience is.
Person of the Week: Comedian Daniel Tosh
In this age of YouTube, the blogospheres and social network, seeing a famous comedian getting away with crossing the line during a performance is not as prevalent as it was before. Chances are, if you say something that offends a person in the audience, they have the tools to spread their opinion to everyone else. Tracy Morgan got in trouble in this very way last year when a gay man posted a Facebook status recalling a show where the "30 Rock" star said he would kill his son if he ever found out he was gay. Dane Cook was also called out this past January by other comedians for a performance that was pretty awful, even for him. This past week, the late 30s "Tosh.O" host got into a controversy of the same magnitude when a Tumblr blogger posted this account of her friend watching his stand-up at the laugh factory. The man has always been known for his shock humor, but many have claimed that he went too far this time around:
"So Tosh then starts making some very
generalizing, declarative statements about rape jokes always being
funny, how can a rape joke not be funny, rape is hilarious, etc. I don’t
know why he was so repetitive about it but I felt provoked because I,
for one, DON’T find them funny and never have. So I didnt appreciate
Daniel Tosh (or anyone!) telling me I should find them funny. So I
yelled out, “Actually, rape jokes are never funny!”
I did it because, even though being “disruptive” is against my nature, I felt that sitting there and saying nothing, or leaving quietly, would have been against my values as a person and as a woman. I don’t sit there while someone tells me how I should feel about something as profound and damaging as rape.
I did it because, even though being “disruptive” is against my nature, I felt that sitting there and saying nothing, or leaving quietly, would have been against my values as a person and as a woman. I don’t sit there while someone tells me how I should feel about something as profound and damaging as rape.
After I called out to him, Tosh paused for a
moment. Then, he says, “Wouldn’t it be funny if that girl got raped by
like, 5 guys right now? Like right now? What if a bunch of guys just
raped her…” and I, completely stunned and finding it hard to process
what was happening but knowing i needed to get out of there, immediately
nudged my friend, who was also completely stunned, and we high-tailed
it out of there. It was humiliating, of course, especially as the
audience guffawed in response to Tosh, their eyes following us as we
made our way out of there. I didn’t hear the rest of what he said about
me."
As you might've guessed, this post made its round and immediately caused an uproar in many parts of the Internet (then again, what doesn't these days?), although there were plenty (including Louis C.K.) who came out in a show of support,and mostly criticizing the blogger's friend for heckling in the first place. A few have even called into question the account of the set, including the owner of the comedy club, Jamie Masada. Tosh ended up apologizing via Twitter, saying "All the out of context misquotes aside, I'd like to sincerely apologize..." As if that weren't bad enough for Tosh, a report from gossip site Rumorfix came out this Friday mentioning how producers of the comedian's upcoming Comedy Central animated series "Brickleberry" had to cut out many of the show's jokes from its pilot episode that involved rape, which appears to have been an awful lot.
Judging from the ratings of "Tosh.O" this week, the incident will likely not have any impact on Tosh's success in the near future. However, I'm sure that this much talked about story will make him and future comedians think twice about the kind of rape jokes they blurt, specifically those that involve pointing to an audience member and laughing at her being gangraped by five dudes.
And that's the week it was! Enjoy the rest of your weekend, everybody!
Sincerely,
Your pal: mj15
If you have any opinions on today's post, or if you just have any suggestions or tips for my next blog entry, e-mail me at: mj1599@aol.com. Your e-mails are greatly appreciated.
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