So now that Tracy Morgan’s people have issued an apology, what now?
Tracy Morgan
In case you’re catching up, audience member Kevin Rogers reported that a lengthy homophobic rant was part of comedian Tracy Morgan’s routine during a performance last week at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn.
You can read Rogers’s account of the incident all over the internet — but here are some of Morgan’s more disturbing remarks:
“He took time to visit the bullshit of this bullying stuff and informed us that the gays needed to quit being pussies and not be whining about something as insignificant as bullying. He mentioned that gay was something kids learn from the media and programming, and that bullied kids should just bust some ass and beat those other little fuckers that bully them, not whine about it.
“He said if his son that was gay he better come home and talk to him like a man and not [he mimicked a gay, high pitched voice] or he would pull out a knife and stab that little N (one word I refuse to use) to death.
“Tracy then said he didn’t fucking care if he pissed off some gays, because if they can take a fucking dick up their ass… they can take a fucking joke.”
Morgan’s management issued this statement Friday morning:
“I want to apologize to my fans and the gay and lesbian community for my choice of words at my recent stand-up act in Nashville. I’m not a hateful person and don’t condone any kind of violence against others. While I am an equal opportunity jokester, and my friends know what is in my heart, even in a comedy club this clearly went too far and was not funny in any context.”
So that’s where things are now. Morgan’s right to admit that violence against LGBT young people is not funny in any context. Now he needs to understand why.
That’s why GLAAD has offered to arrange a meeting between Morgan and a family whose LGBT son or daughter has been the victim of severe violence because of his or her sexual orientation or gender identity. GLAAD has also offered to arrange a meeting between Morgan and LGBT young people who have been hurt by parental rejection.
Tracy Morgan now has the opportunity to meet people who have been impacted by LGBT violence face-to-face, to hear their stories, and to understand exactly why his rant touched so deep a nerve.
Read more at GLAADblog.org.
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I don’t fully believe that he’s sorry for what he said. I think he believes in what he said that night in Tennessee and he is only sorry because he wants to keep his ratings up.
Not good enough, d-bag.
His words are unforgivable
Who’s Tracy Morgan?
apology not accepted
We can forgive, but we won’t forget!
He should donate to the cause. In the grand scheme of apology vs. asking for forgiveness (which he didn’t do)… he should donate a few million dollars. I won’t forgive him or anything but at least he donated money. Lol
Tina Fey should fire his ass!! Then see who else hires him?
I have never liked the SOB. I don’t believe his apology was sincere. I don’t believe a word that comes out of his friggin’ mouth.
Now I would be sure of the fact that if a white comedian made a black joke, he wouldn’t be very happy. A big F-U to all the bigots out there.
NO! Apology? How about apologizing to your sons for threatening to stab them to death? How about that? Why isn’t this jerk in jail? He is a danger to the homosexual public, obviously.
Way to live up to your potential, Tracy Morgan! Making Martin Luther King proud!
now he says “..this clearly went too far and was not funny in any context.” but obviously he thought he was being funny or he wouldn’t have said such disgusting crap at his show. it’s inexcusable and unforgivable.
It’s hard for me…I like dark humor if it’s meant to be ironic (Sarah Silverman) or cathartic (Lisa Lampanelli)…and I didn’t hear this in context. But too many kids have come out to their parents and experienced rejection, even violence. This *seems*, anecdotally, to be beyond the kind of humor I personally enjoy. I suspect I would have walked out had I been there. But of course I cannot be certain.
Real comedians are funny, for what that do say and the humor they see in life… Talentless idiots think that if the blame shame and swear they are funny… Mmm no tracey (ooo a girls name!!) you are not a talent nor a star or worth anything thing more from me…
He’s not sorry at all. I’m sick and tired of all these bigots/racist/homphobes apologize when they spean THEIR minds. It is what they believe and it is what they often preach in their privacy. These stupid fucker need to realize that thanks to a lot of people, he can go around in places like Lousiana to give his crappy stand up comedy. I sure hope that this gets a LOT of mainstream attention. He’s not sorry for what he said, he’s sorry that it went viral. Stupid ass. Children, teenagers are hearing this crap all day and night. Damn it.
That is so 1980′s a la Eddie Murphy. Homophobia is so dated.
Oh yeah, because it’s all for comedy, right? No, it’s not, and you shouldn’t disrespect people for some laughs. If you do, you are rude and a horrible loser overall. “His people”–why can’t he just apologize, instead of his, basically, bitches? If you are truly “sorry” then you shouldn’t have other people say sorry for you.
Tracy Morgan has proven to everyone that he is an unintelligent, uncaring, untalented individual. To say something like that, with all those cuss words, just prove to everyone that people will do anything for a laugh. That should have get him fired on the spot, and he shouldn’t have gotten his “management” to “apologize” for him. He should have maned up and did it himself. He talks about gays being wimps? Why doesn’t he face all the people he angered, upset, and hurt? Then who is the wimp, as he says?
Does he understand that people are dying? kids, teenagers, and adults??? Unbelievable… smh
It was a forced apology! The only thing he’s sorry for is getting called out. Fire his ass Tina!
he’s sooooo UGLY annoying!. nope, i’m not going to accept his apology!. tina better get his EMMY award back!. don’t forget tina fey was bullied by some mean ppl in her past life. tracy should know better. BTW tracy is a girl’s name, i bet people in his past life, “hey girl cuz tracy’s a girl’s name”.
I choose to not try to read his mind. I like him in 30 Rock. I do think he can be forgiven. Those who choose not to are making that choice. Peace.
LOL fuck you tracy morgan.
Contempt is the only emotion I feel for Mr. Morgan. I fear for his son and any other children he might spawn. He is neither funny nor important anymore. Tina Fey should dismiss him and either replace his character or write him out completely. If a white comic told jokes about black people last night, you can just bet he’d be all over the media telling us how awful s/he was for making light of race. Black kids who are gay are in greater danger of rejection by parents. Prop 8 voters 55% of whites voted no, 87% of blacks voted yes. Think about it….
Such a bummer because earlier that week someone asked me “Do you like Tracy Morgan? Do you think he’s funny?” right before he did this and I had said, “Hell yeah, he cracks me the fuck up!” Well I have one thing to say to Mr. Morgan: “Suck a cock, good sir.”
Would he have ever thought twice about his behavior if he weren’t caught in the act? I doubt it. I don’t believe he is sincere at all. He can shove his apology up his homophobic, misogynistic ass. I will never watch his comedy or any show he is in again.
i’ve NEVER thought he was funny, and this just proves it.