Showbiz Assassin: the Sadly Unavoidable ‘What’s up with Jim Carrey?’ Edition
1. Katt Williams: racist or patriot?
That’s what LaughSpin is asking today, after the stand up comic embroiled himself in another “controversy” — this time for using a Latino heckler as a launching pad, to rant about illegals and patriotism:
Katt sure seems proud of his country. Or something. Though, honestly, I don’t know what the hell he’s talking about half the time. So, I’ll turn it over to you guys for an opinion. Was there racism behind Katt’s words or was he just being really pro-American? Or is Katt just crazy?
Judge for yourself after watching the video — Note: EXTREME language warning (assuming you can understand what he’s saying better than I can):
I used to say that “racist” was the new “commie” — the all-purpose conversation- (and sometimes, career-) ender.
And that’s still true. But speaking as an old person, can I just say that also, “racist” is just “how normal people used to talk”?
Back in my “multicultural” working class neighborhood of the ’60s and ’70s, the Irish thought all the Italians were probably “Mafia,” the Poles thought all the Irish were probably shiftless drunks, and the Italians just basically hated everybody.
Know what? Nobody died. Nobody even got into a fist fight, as a matter of fact.
Their kids all ended up marrying each other, with the families making embarrassing “racist” jokes at the weddings.
Yeah, I know: I’m from Canada, the last stop on the Underground Railroad. Our country doesn’t have a “legacy of slavery” to endlessly obsess about. But when will you guys stop obsessing about it?
(Hint: your President is BLACK now!)
As a friend, can I just tell you that the whole “racism/slavery” thing bores the rest of the world up the wall? It’s like America is that boring drunken uncle who tells the same stupid stories every Thanksgiving.
Maybe if we/you weren’t so uptight about “race” — if liberals would really let us have one of ERIC HOLDER‘s “candid conversations” about, say, how African-Americans feel about being pushed out of jobs by illegals – angry “racist” rants like Williams’ wouldn’t even occur…?
But when will you guys stop obsessing about it?
Since that would impair the Democrats’ ability to gain and remain in power, never.
The old feud of blacks vs: hispanics…here in Chicago they can’t kill each other fast enough (gangs)…….Katt is a crazy mofo..but he is tapping a long, long hatred by blacks…
Um, hang on Canuck. You don’t have the American ‘legacy of slavery’, but you do have your shameful history of dealing with ‘Native Canadians’. Being British, you have Britain’s shameful history (the Opium Wars, colonization and control of Africa, India, and so forth). And since you’re essentially an American protectorate, surely you have some complicity in our ‘legacy of slavery’.
All of this is why digging in your past for shame is so pointless – everyone did something bad in their history. That’s the entire idea of morality. It evolves.
As for Kat Williams: the answer is ‘both’.
I’m not sure what is meant by “no legacy of slavery”. Canada had slaves. Slavery was abolished in the early 19th century.
“sometimes?”
Hardly racist. If you noticed, Katt kept calling the man “n1663r,” which is a statement of inclusion in this context. Take away the salty language, and what he’s saying isn’t that extraordinary. If you love this country, act like it.
As for Carrey’s video, it was creepy, and it was not funny. If it was deliberate camp, it was a massive FAIL.
…Another good (but rarely watched) election comedy is My Fellow Americans. Ok, not so much about election, but it is about politics & politicians, and who can hate a movie with Jack Lemmon, James Garner, and Dan Akroyd all starring as presidents?
P.S. What, no preview button?
haha fine post
Well, actually, according The One himself, he’s not black, but rather a “mutt”.
Does that get us off your Canadian meat hook?
4 days of that volatile mix of macho posturing, a little alcohol and throw in the lack of common sense in the majority of vulgar minds, well, you’ve got a riot. Exponentially apply the factor of two of these “self expressions” too all the border cities and towns from New Orleans to San Diego Cali and throw in Los Angeles and you’ll make Hurricane’s Katrina and Irene seem like hissy fits between two Grandmamas over the children breaking their favorite tea cup set. Detroit 67, Newark 68, LA 92. Economic and social consequences of what occurred in those distant events reverberate nationally to this day. Amazingly the internet will allow this “crap” to go “viral”, then you can say you had a hand in the “Hotel Algiers Incident”, that started via the internet. Hope all we can say after all of this is, whoop de doo.
I had to laugh at your racism in the old neighborhood story. I, too, grew up in a working-class neighborhood in Chicago. My mother, first gen Irish-American, would never utter a word against blacks or Latinos, but she had a long and very specific laundry list of things she disliked about Polish people.
But I have to disagree here: “As a friend, can I just tell you that the whole ‘racism/slavery’ thing bores the rest of the world up the wall?” It seems to me like “the rest of the world” relies on America’s slave-owning past as a thick plank in the old “Americans are violent, hypocritical creeps” platform. Particularly rich coming from the Spanish, French, and English. From my experience, many Americans are themselves bored and very frustrated by the “legacy of slavery” and “everything boils down to race” nonsense, but it’s kept alive by those for whom it’s a valuable political tool.
And you never even mentioned the Portuguese and the Belgians, whose cruelty vis-a-vis slavery reached the absolute pinnacle of perfection.
After being suckered by Will Ferrell one too many times (“Step-Brothers” was the last straw) I have started my own one-may “Boycott Will Ferrell Society.” I pledge never to knowingly do anything (buy a ticket, rent a DVD or you name it) that contributes to Mr. Ferrell’s bottom line. The reason isn’t his Bush impersonation (which is usually pretty lame) but the screamingly obvious fact that THE MAN IS NOT FUNNY! Will practices a particulary dim-witted variant of “obnoxious twerp humor” which has long since worn out it’s welcome.
Ferrell routinely drags out the Bush schtick as a way of burnishing his credentials with the lefty entertainment crowd. They’re probably bored with it too but really can’t say so. If anyone has a right to be angry about any of this it’s Jack Black. There Black was having a very nice career then Zack Galifanakis came along and took over his niche. (Chubby, dim obnoxious-but-oddly-lovable loser.) Black is the one who should be upset.
I too will not see a WF flick with one exception. I bought the video of “Land of the Lost” just so I could see WF being excreted by the T-Rex over and over again.
Agreed. Never understood the mass appeal of this man’s movies.
It may not be his fault. With the right script and director, I’m sure he could be genuinely funny, but the movies I’ve seen (on airplane trips to Japan) are just the most embarrassingly banal and un-funny things. Cringe after cringe after cringe, and not in a good way.
I don’t blame Will for taking on all the jobs he’s offered. Good for him. Hollywood is simply broken. Whatever mojo that town once had for movie-making magic is just gone.
I’m a white guy. Like, “I’m so white my Irish skin is blue” white. But I dig Katt Williams. I forget which of his specials included some very candid interviews with him but it was interesting to me to realize that his on-stage persona is nothing like his real life one. He’s an extremely thoughtful and deliberate person, with a helluva story to tell about his early years. Whether or not he’s racist… who knows? But the pimp act is just that; an act.
Divide and conquer. It’s an old story from the beginning of civilization. Only now the media veils the utter failure of our government to adequately manage the borders or, for that matter, the economy so the native peoples and LEGAL immigrants can get employment sufficient enough to meet their family requirements. Why risk the trek across the border for a job that isn’t there? For healthcare that isn’t free because everyone is employed and can afford it. Where racebaiters like Jessie Jackson, Al Sharpton, Benjamin Chavous and Maxine Waters would have occupations more suited towards their talents because there would be no need for them. Barack Obama would be back teaching law school, in the non competitive, and non productive, world of academia. But it is only a dream in an America controlled by George Soros who makes billions on hate and greed.
Funny as hell
Adult comedy, Baby
Most Americans would love to stop obsessing over race/slavery. Unfortunately, the race baiters won’t let us.
At least we have an identity. When a contest was run to complete the sentence, “As Canadian as —”, the winning entry was “As Canadian as possible, under the circumstances.”
Jack Black is a very bad actor. Hasn’t everybody realized this yet? Don’t blame Zack!
Good catch with regard to the scriptwriters taking care to blow up everything but the UN building.
Hadn’t thought of that.
I’ve sometimes wished that a giant sinkhole would swallow up the UN building. But given the terrain, that isn’t too realistic.
It kinda warmed my heart listening to Katt stand up as a proud American and defend his country. We need more like him.
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Inspirational words by Katt Williams.