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CEO, Comedy Central: Take Daniel Tosh off the air [View all]
Daniel Tosh, offensive jokester extraordinaire, crossed the line a few days ago in a comedy club. During a skit in which he made jokes about rape, a young woman stood up in protest of the offensive jokes. In response, Daniel Tosh "joked" about how "funny" it would be if she were to be raped by "like five guys" right then. His jokes continued and the laughter in the club grew so loud that the young woman had to flee in fear.
This takes offensive joking to the next level. Tosh did not simply make jokes about rape, which is bad enough as it is, but he used his jokes in a threatening way that a young woman ran away to maintain her safety. He used his jokes to silence a person who was concerned with the nature of them.
This is not a man that deserves to be revered and aired daily. He is tasteless, offensive in nature, and proud of it. There should be no pride in humiliating and scaring other people. His fauxpology on Twitter was hardly sincere and only serves to show us how much he cares about himself, but not for other people. Bad things do happen, and yes, you CAN make jokes about them, but that doesn't mean you should. And it certainly doesn't mean that you get to decide if anyone should be offended by them.
This petition is to get Daniel Tosh and his show, Tosh.0, taken off the air permanently. No new episodes, no reruns, no comedy specials. Period.
More:
http://www.change.org/petitions/ceo-comedy-central-take-daniel-tosh-off-the-air
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Yes they did. Not even a rerun. What the heck, right now am not even getting the comedy
southernyankeebelle
Jul 2012
#4
He's on on Comedy Central on my cable right now. Where did you see he's been canceled for sure?
pnwest
Jul 2012
#29
You are confusing the Direct TV dispute with the dispute over Tosh's remarks at a club. nt
MADem
Jul 2012
#30
And yet "don't drop the soap" jokes are rampant and don't even raise an eyebrow
4th law of robotics
Jul 2012
#33
"It's not my place to ruin everybody's night" could be used as an excuse for a lot of things.
yardwork
Jul 2012
#21
Only the government can violate somebody's constitutional right to free speech.
yardwork
Jul 2012
#19
I agree with a petition to get him off comedy central. One point about the 1st Amendment, though:
Warren DeMontague
Jul 2012
#41
There's a difference between being an offensive douche, and subjecting someone to sexual terrorism.
Ian David
Jul 2012
#16
An audience member interrupting a comedian to tell him his jokes aren't funny
4th law of robotics
Jul 2012
#36
But she didn't yell that, did she? She didn't yell anything that was an attack on the person.
Gormy Cuss
Jul 2012
#39
Telling a comedian that his jokes are not funny during his routine loud enough for him and the
4th law of robotics
Jul 2012
#42
Suggesting someone has been or should be raped by five men. What would you call that?
Gormy Cuss
Jul 2012
#43
Ha! You and me, both. I had a long weekend, and I probably shouldn't try reading.
Warren DeMontague
Jul 2012
#50
Yes saying that people here were upset about Joe "you lie" Wilson is clearly
4th law of robotics
Jul 2012
#64
Only the government can censor. Private citizens and groups can opt to not hire someone.
stevenleser
Jul 2012
#58