Larry The Racist Cable Guy?
Is Larry The Cable Guy a racist prick. Well, I've never found him funny, so I wasn't planning on seeing his new feature length fart joke anyway, but a tirade on David Cross' website has me wanting to spread the word. I'll let Larry speak for himself. Here are quotes Cross uses in making his argument that Larry is something much worse than just an amazingly unfunny comedian. And note, the insertions, in parenthesis are Cross' not mine.Re: Abu Ghraib Torture -
"Let me ask some of these commie rag head carpet flying wicker basket on the head balancing scumbags something!"
Re: Having a Muslim cleric give the opening prayer at the Republican Convention -
"What the hell is this the cartoon network? The Republicans had a muslim give the opening prayer at there (sic) convention! What the hell's going on around here! Is Muslim now the official religion of the United States!... First these peckerheads ( Ironically, "peckerhead" was a derogatory word slaves and their offspring used to describe white people) fly planes into towers and now theys (sic) prayin' before conventions! People say not all of em did that and I say who gives a rats fat ass! That's a fricken slap in the face to New York city by having some muslim sum-bitch give the invocation at the republican convention! This country pretty much bans the Christian religion (the religion of George Washington and John Wayne) virtually from anything public and then they got us watchin' this muslim BS!! Ya wanna pray to allah then drag yer flea infested ass over to where they pray to allah at!"
Cross then posts his favorite quote:
"...now look, I love all people (except terrorist countries that want to kill us)..."
The group I think Larry's the's most racist against are the white southerners that love him. He is to southern whites what black face was to Southern Blacks. Here's a guy who did not grow up in the south, playing a big southern dumb ass for all the wannabe country goofballs of the country to eat up.
I'm not a big David Cross fan either to be honest, but I'm glad he's bringing this stuff to light. You can read his open letter to LTCG here and witness him wasting lots of space being un PC and congratulating himself on being un PC. Compared to the Cable Guy though he's a freakin' genius.
Thanks to Heckasac for linking the Cross story.
posted by KLJ @ 4:57 PM
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he does sound racist, i seriously think that the people who can tolerate that kind of derogatory laungage are close minded and ignorant, the problem with having racist people in america today is, they teach their kids to be racist and there kids teach their kids to be racist and so on, jeez
he isnt racist hes awesome
Uh, yeah, compelling argument there anon. I mean, I don't know what to say. After reading your impassioned and well reasoned argument I'll have to retract my statements and admit that Larry is indeed "awesome" and despite calling people "rag head carpet flying wicker basket on the head balancing scumbags" he is clearly NOT a racist. Thank you for opening my eyes.
OK...DOES THE WORD COMMEDY MEAN ANYTHING TO YOU GUYS? HE SAYS IT ALL IN JEST. HE MAKES FUN OF HIMSELF AS WELL AS EVERYBODY ELSE. HOW MUCH OF LARRY THE CABLE GUY HAVE YOU SEEN/ LISTENED TO? HOW MUCH COMEDY HAVE YOU LISTENED TO FOR THAT MATTER? MAYBE BROADEN YOUR HORIZONS A LITTLE.
ULTIMATELY HE DOES RAISE SOME GOOD POINTS. YOU GOTTA LEARN TO LAUGH AT YOURSELF AND YOUR FUCK-UPS. OTHERWISE LIFE IS TOO FUCKING DEPRESSING.
HE'S NOT RACIST HE IS JUST COMMENTING ON THE WAY THINGS ARE AND SAYING THEM WITH HUMOR. AND IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT OK THEN DON'T LISTEN TO IT, BUT DON'T SMEAR PROPAGANDA AND SLANDER ALL OVER THE INTERNET JUST BECAUSE YOU DON'T "GET IT"! ALSO IT HAS BEEN NOTED THAT WHAT ONE HATES MOST ABOUT OTHERS HE HATES IT BECAUSE THAT PARTICULAR TRAIT IS FOUND IN HIMSELF. THINK ABOUT THAT THE NEXT TIME YOU MAKE A JOKE ABOUT SOMEONE...THE NEXT TIME YOU PUT SOMEONE DOWN IN HUMOUR. THINK TWICE BEFORE SPEAKING. AND BEFORE YOU CRITICIZE SOMEONE FOR RAGGING ON YOUR BELIFES REALIZE THAT YOU ARE DOING THE SAME THING TO HIM.
AND NOW TO QUOTE ONE OF MY FAVOURITE COMEDIANS...
GIT R DONE!!!!!!!
I've listened to and performed comedy all my life. (For real, I was a ventriliquist nut as far back as preschool.) What you can consider funny can betray racism. Black face comics were "just joking" yeah?
As my spreading propaganda "all over the internet", I think it's you who needs a sense of humor. I'm expressing my opinion honestly with no hidden agenda here on my little personal blog. You say "If you don't like, don't listen." I could say, if YOU don't like, DON'T read, but I won't. Do read, do express your opinions. I'm glad of it, and I'll do the same.
As for me "criticizing someone for ragging on my beliefs" I write with the assumption that I'm writing for other people who hold anti-racist beliefs. If I'm not showing courtesy towards racists, I'm okay with that.
One last thing, you're caps lock seems to be stuck. You might want to look into that.
Git R, oh I just can't do it. It aint me.
I agree with anonymous. Larry is a very talented comedian and many of his jokes have en element of truth behind them. As for being a racist? So what? I don't know one person who isn't racist! EVERYONE has their prejudices. EVERYONE.
Everyone's a racist?
What is your argument here?
Should we not be concerned about showing support for someone who is a member of the Klan because we maybe get a little nervous walking at night through a neighborhood where most of the people are a different race than we are?
That's just silly. And it's not like I'm saying I won't like him because off stage he doesn't do enough to prove he's not a racist. I'm saying I want nothing to do with the guy because he says straight out racist as hell shit right there on stage.
What a bunch of crap to post this and ask for comments. He's speaking of assholes in this world who want to kill any American just because we are an American. Those people are racist, sexist, bigoted and homo phobic. It's a fact that they throw homosexuals off tall buildings. They stone to death female adulterers, or give the man or woman 100 lashes with a whip. Those people usually die from the lashing.
And I read here how some of you are concerened Larry's racist. I do not see him advocating throwing homosexuals off the Empire State building, stoning to death a woman for adultery, or giving 100 lashes.
As for Abu Grab.... They had pictures taken.... I saw no beheadings, or beatings with wire, no genitals being hooked up to a battery, like Saddam or the Terrorists do.
Larry is not racist...
Go to the Middle East..... Walk down some of the streets unarmed... You'll find out what racism is. You'll be attacked just because you're an American. When that happens...
Do you belive you deserved it ??
Did YOU do anything to anyone over there ?? I haven't and I will never deserve it.
Calling people rag heads or complaining that a Muslim prayer be allowed at an American political function, that is racism.
All you're doing here is showing that you too are racist in that you approve of this and consider such behavior okay because of the beliefs and behavior of some Muslims. There are Christians and there are Americans who believe in killing homosexuals as well you know, and who blow up clinics, kill doctors, in fact I think it was a white, Christian American who committed the Oklahoma City bombing. Would this excuse me hating all white Christian Americans? Hmmmm, maybe it would excuse these American hating Muslims you mention.
As for weather you deserve hatred and anger from the people of the middle east, you probably don't, but they're hating you because of the actions of people they affiliate you with. It's the same reason you're hating them. Want the hate to stop? Try harder.
I think all these comments add even more credibility your post. Thanks folks.
Yep. I do think you're right there.
Larry aint racist, he just don't like them other races.
He's just tellin' it like it is.
He's just not afraid to be politically incorrect.
blah blah blah
I absolutely love racist comedy, and joking around about race. When you read those quotes, they are not funny in any way. Now if he said them in a creative way, and actually turned it into a joke, then you could propose the argument that he is saying it in a funny tone, but regardless, still racist.
The fact that so many people have come on here and said this is not racist, proves my theory of his fans not being the most intelligent individuals. The kind of people that would laugh at something like "git r done".
Yeah, it really does require a certainly level of sophistication to know the difference between laughing at our racial differences and the resultant tension and celebrating the hatred while cheering on your team. It's a level of sophistication that Larry or at least his fans have not reached.
get a sense of humor.
stop being so damn politically correct.
its a joke. hes a comedian.
I love comedy. Dedicated my life to it in fact.
And I love well done humor about race; Pryor, Carlin, Mull, Dick Gregory.
It's a weak argument to excuse anything someone says because they're a comedian. Lenny Bruce and Charlie Chaplin were both comedians as well who were really passionate about what they had to say.
Yes, it's a joke, but what is considered funny is important here.
Anyone can make an argument in their favor when they hand pick various quotes and stack them together to suit their cause.
I've listened to a lot of Larry and I hear him picking on EVERYONE! hmmm... I sure didn't see any white trash jokes on your page but I've heard him make plenty. If I want a lop sided perspective, I'll just turn on the TV and watch the news because just like you, they're open minded and intelligent.
Lighten up, it's funny!
p.s. anonymous #3... you make a good point but stop using all caps, it's impossible to read FFS. :)
You wrote: Anyone can make an argument in their favor when they hand pick various quotes and stack them together to suit their cause.
So, you're suggesting that
"commie rag head carpet flying wicker basket on the head balancing scumbags" was maybe taken out of context?
That's a riot.
And you're right, I don't make white trash jokes. Here, let me try one:
"You might be a redneck if... You live in an economically depressed area and do not have access to quality education or health care."
Nope, guess I really can't do it. Damn!
mk ur retarded. its people like you who are the always offended ones tryin to change everytihng and its retarded. ur a dumbass. I HATE YOU. lets cry and say A WHITE person is racist because he says nigger. WHOA THATS JUST HORRIBLE. NIGGERS CALL THEMSELVES NIGGERS ALL THE DAMN TIME. THEY HAVE BET, BLACK HISTORY MONTH, ETC. BUT IF WE SAY ANYTHING ABOUT ANYBODY WE'RE RACIST CAUSE WE'RE WHITE. WHAT A BUNCH OF BULL SHIT. I SAY WE FLY THE CONFEDERATE FLAG, AND RUN ALL THEM MEXICANS AND DAMN TOWLHEADS OUTTA HERE. IF UR GONNA BE OFFENDED GO BACK TO UR OWN COUNTRY, OR DONT LISTEN. AND WHATEVER THAT STUPID 'HAPPY HOLIDAYS!' CRAP ITS 'MERRY CHRISTMAS' AND I AINT SAYIN HAPPY HOLIDAYS. 'HOHOHO' THE WHORES ARE OFFENED AWWWWWW SHIT. HO! HO! HO! NOBODYS GONNA SAY HAHAHA INSTEAD. U FREAKIN PISS ME OFF. DUMBASS GET A SENSE OF HUMOR.
and a little off subject but i hate how everyone now has to take a foreign language. the way i see it. IF THEY COME HERE THEY LEARN OUR LANGUAGE. just for them damn mexicans crossin the border im takin german. assholes.
Thank you.
Your rambling, enraged, unfocused rant makes my point better than I ever could.
Larry is not racist and is pretty much hilarious.
Just beause he cracks racist jokes doesnt make him racist.
Everybody cracks racist jokes nowadays.
And like that one guy said below me, its just comedy.
He is a conservative, blue collar comedian that and we find him pretty funny over here.
Yeah, hes not politically correct but oh well.
Black comedians crack white jokes but its okay if they do it.
Larry cracks foreign jokes and yall get all butthurt about it.
LIVE A LITTLE seriously.
Keith Lowell Johnson you must be a pretty crappy comedian.
Well you're right about Keith Lowell Johnson. He's awful.
You guys all make the same argument. I've already adressed that there are white guys who do racial humor and its done well. Martin Mull is fine example. George Carlin's another, as is Lenny Bruce. It's not that he's white, it's that "rag head carpet flying wicker basket on the head balancing scumbags" is not funny. Sorry. Go ahead, excuse it as a joke. It's racist.
If you excuse all racism by saying "It's just a joke" what are the racists supposed to do whent they WANT to make a racist joke? Seriously man, be fair to the racists.
By the way I'm on tour right now with a man from India, a women from Iran, a Jew from Arizona and a born again Christian white guy. I do LOTS of racial and religious based humor. For some reason people never doubt that I'm joking. Hmmmm? GO figure.
And anyone else who wants to comment, why not read the other comments and see if six people have already made your same argument first?
your all retarted, larry the cable guy is the best out there
Wow, that IS a strong argument and that sentence structure, goodness gracious me!
I think that what you intended to communicate is:
You're all retarted! Larry The Cable Guy is the best out there.
You are quite clearly a genius.
well i dont use capitals letters or correct punctuations because there for retards. sorry
Yes, for retards, brilliant. Can you at least use the right words?
"They're for retards" is what you were looking for.
It's fine though. It helps me understand how Larry has fans. There is someone for every intelligence bracket.
us rednecks will rise again
If by redneck you mean Southerner (and remember it was your term not mine) things didn't work out for you all that well the last time you rose eh?
Let me translate that for the folks who are apparently reading this article;
fuk yu peckerwoodz we gonna kick ur ass agin
BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.....FACE!!!!!!
KLJ or KLGAY
KLGAY, definitely.
He sure is racist. I think we should take him and all his redneck buddies and put em on a train and ship them to a camp somewhere
larry the cable is racist...if ur a retarded city folk! he is a funny guy and represents the south my homeland!so if you dont like him then why are you looking him up on the internet!? he has the right to speak his mind about those damn immigrants jus jus like you have the right to say he is racist. so dont be retarded think about it
1. If you're going to call people retarded, you should proofread your post first to assure that you don't come off a bit disabled yourself.
2. I never once implied that he doesn't have the right. I merely criticized him for comments that I perceive as racist. "think about it" yourself.
3. Are you arguing that he isn't racist? I'm a bit confused. You refer to "those damn immigrants" and this leads me to believe that your real message is; "Yeah he's racist. YAY! Woo Hoo! My strong white hero."
4. The Sioux Indian tribe just called. They wanted me to let you know that they agree with your statements about "those damn immigrants."
5. I love you.
There are more "rednecks" and/or country folk in this country than not. If your calling Larry the Cable Guy racist, then your calling Bill Cosby, Richard Pryor, Martin Lawrence, Chris Tucker, Eddie Murphy, etc. racist as well. Its called an "act". You know actors usually do "acting". Do you really think Edward Norton was a skin head in American History X. Grow the fuck up you ignorant fuck
Your comments are tiresome. Did you read the conversation that has already going on here? You're just repeating the same tired line. At least you are familiar with punctuation, capitalization and basic sentence structure. I'll give you that.
As I've pointed out, there is a difference between the jokes of Martin Mull, Lenny Bruce, George Carlin (all of whom did racial material, all of whom are white) and your man Larry.
Larry calls people "rag head carpet flying wicker basket on the head balancing scumbags" and that in itself is the joke. If you're not sophisticated enough to see the difference between that and the comics you mention than I doubt I can help you.
I do wonder though, if a comic WERE a racist, what would that look like?
Lastly, if you have a compelling argument to offer, why resort to comments like "Grow the fuck up you ignorant fuck?" You weaken your own argument and make yourself look bad by behaving in such an uncivilized manner.
Its funny when i came across this about a month ago A guy got arrested near here who was wearing a Larry the cable guy T-Shirt for a hate crime,he assaulted two fairly old Sikhs who he called "terrorist!" they had no idea who he was and were just walking on thier way.
The Frank truth is people like larry the cable guy are enablers of Racism and Genocide as they promote it as normal and Even noble and its only going to get worse as the ecomony staggers hatred will be directed torwards everyone that looks different eventually it will(and is) being directed to thouse who think different,I am sure most of larry's fans would probably support sticking "non patriotic americans" into concentration camps
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