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Tracy Morgan Apologizes For Violently Homophobic Stand-Up Routine

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30 Rock star (and the only man alive who would have a fire in his fishtank) Tracy Morgan is at the center of a major firestorm over allegations that he went on an ugly homophobic rant at a Nashville show. According to audience member Kevin Rogers's epic Facebook note, titled "WHY I NO LONGER 'LIKE' Tracy Morgan—A MUST READ:"

I have very thick skin when it comes to humor; I can dish and I can take. What I can’t take is when Mr. Morgan took it upon himself to mention about how he feels all this gay shit was crazy and that women are a gift from God and that “Born this Way” is bullshit, gay is a choice, and the reason he knows this is exactly because “God don’t make no mistakes” (referring to God not making someone gay cause that would be a mistake). He said that there is no way a woman could love and have sexual desire for another woman, that’s just a woman pretending because she hates a fucking man. 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 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. He mentioned that Barack Obama needed to man up and quit being all down with this just because he has a wife and two daughters. All of this being followed by thunderous cheer and “You go Tracys”. 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.

GLAAD is speaking out against Morgan, saying "Tracy Morgan's management needs to investigate these allegations and should they prove true, we call on him to remove these violently anti-gay remarks from his show and send a strong message that anti-gay violence is not something to joke about." Morgan previously upset audiences during his 2009 show at Carnegie Hall in which he said being gay was a choice.

Morgan issued a statement this morning, saying “I want to apologize to my fans and the gay & 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.”

Morgan has been blowing up on Twitter, with most expressing their outrage. Perhaps costar Alec Baldwin sums it up best: "Oh that Tracy."

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  • latinlad

    i can take a big dick up my ass but i fail to see the humor in this.  This just promotes the ignorant views carried by most minority groups, which happen to be Morgan's followers.  It's a sad world.

  • mary88grace

    GrahamCracker is not good at judging from comments...I am not mix or paper-bag brown...just white. I had to deal with a lot of crap in my life and have survived. Can we not just cut the crap out and quit beating everyone up? Things happen and it does not matter what your color. I was not a "founding family" or had slaves. My heritage is getting off the boats at Ellis Island in the 1900's...so...

  • koningisor

    When did homosexuals become such RACISTS?

  • The difference between Morgan's comment and Kramer's comment: Morgan's comment reflects reality and the truth in America today. Kramer was just an off the wall fucking idiot...Even Jerry Seinfeld said he was a loser. No comedian is bashing Morgan for his comment, because they know it's a statement intended to reflect the vast majority of opinion in this nation.

    It's a Puritanical nation. Why do you think any parent would be proud to have a gay child? Were you expecting a warm loving embrace? The first reaction is going to be shock and disdain. Especially if the child is under 13 when the discovery is made. It's perfectly natural. Just ask Darwin. Deal with it and cut the politically correct bullshit.

  • I love politically incorrect humour as much as the next person, and probably more, but there's a fine line between raunchiness and outright inappropriateness. Saying you're going to kill your kid for being gay is unacceptable and has no element of humour. I'm against censorship, but Morgan's words overstepped the line…big time.

  • And yet this is something that is said by American fathers everyday...Isn't that a comedian's job to make the truth funny?

  • Simple: Make Tracy Jordan gay next season.

  • TheRealCannibal

    I used to love Tracy Morgan.  No thanks anymore.

  • Most Black men would disown their sons if they told them they were gay. My father said it, my Grandfather said it and his Grandfather probably said the same thing. Why is this a surprise? African-Americans were slaves in the South where all the Southern Baptists were. Is it any surprise we would share their viewpoint on homosexuality after being ingrained with this culture for roughly 200 years?

    Of course there will be several counter points to this. However, it's rooted in American culture as a whole as well. We were founded by Puritans. Those who adhered to the Bible over-zealously and took many of it's concepts out of context. The Black community has enough problems as it is which is why key leaders refuse to accept homosexuals or identify with them.

    A Gay Black man is probably considered one of the lowest human beings on the planet. Of course a Black man would never want his son to have to suffer such a fate of social isolation and disdain.

  • GrahamCracked

    Those same baptists that you claim soooo ingrained black folks, are the same people who said that "negroes were 3/5 of a human"
    Remember - "slave" was ingrained on this culture for roughly 200 years - so why the struggle for equality?

    Your argument is full of holes. Last time I checked, bigoted racists who also happened to be a minority trying to claim racial victim-hood were about a million times lower than a gay black man.

    Besides - how many black men stick around long enough to raise their kids?

  • The slave mentality remains, along with the puritanical bullshit.

    Yes of course in reality a Klansman is usually an inbred worthless hick from Nebraska. And most Gay Black men are very successful urbanites. However, this is America.

    So skin color and sexual orientation matters more than socioeconomic success. And to answer your last question: Maybe 2 out of 5.

  • TheRealCannibal

    ...so you're a homophobe or a racist or both?

  • I am a misanthropist. Now stop asking me that question already you troll.

  • Did he have to make his rant during Gay Pride Month?

  • GrahamCracked

    I'll give you three guesses which black untalented comedian will end up getting busted banging a tranny - kinda like eddie murphy a few years back.
    And this loser steels a lot of his jokes from people like Lisa Lampanelli - the "if you can take a d!*k then you can take a joke" line is hers...

  • mary88grace

    Bull and Ugh! I agree with most of 2ndComing. Why does anyone need to push their agenda's? I get sick of all this crap! Do not keep throwing all "your rights" in the face of everyone!  Everyone has their own problems; deal with it!

  • GrahamCracked

    ...and the black agenda strikes again!  Equality for everyone, except people who aren't black (I say this as a mixed race person, who is darker than a brown paper bag - before you start screaming "white devil" or "cracker") 

  • Guest

    Kevin Rogers is a faggot.

  • Does interracial gay Rule 34 slash between Tracy Morgan and Michael Richards exist yet?  If not, someone please get on that.

  • armchair_warrior

    its not surprising, man on man sex in prisons with black males part of the large population in there, religiousness of blacks = really stupid views of gays.

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