Comedienne and actress, Kathy Griffin finally won an Emmy for her show My Life on the D-List but the road to the top may have a few more bumps before she makes it.
Her acceptance speech, while amusing many, has outraged some who called it blasphemous and hate-filled.
When accepting her award, Griffin said, "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. Fuck you, Jesus! This award is my god now!"
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences stated Monday that "Kathy Griffin's offensive remarks will not be part of the E! telecast on Saturday night."
We can totally take this kind of joke but we recognize that personal priorities account for different levels of offense in different groups. We hope this gets resolved to everyone's satisfaction.
PS. Doesn't she look like Desperate Housewives', Felicity Huffman, here?
5 comments:
Just because it might offend a few stick-up-the-tochas Xtianists. I'll take Griffin over the censors any day of the week.
Looove the Kathy! Good for her!
Yeah, who ARE these idiots who thatnk Jesus for an award? Especially something like the Emmy! They don't hand those out for feeding the poor, ya know.
Oops. I meant "thank".
Jesus!
Religious claptrap. If a nominee can "Thank Gesus" why can't an atheist claim an atheistic response? As an atheist I'm offended by prayer... doesn't that count?
THere's no need to publicly trounce other people's beliefs either. I am an atheist and I still believe in common courtesy. "Fuck Jesus" isn't appropriate, sorry.
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