Should Kathy Griffin's Emmy Remarks About Jesus to Be Censored?

Question

All she said was "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."

She was just telling the truth, Jesus didn't win the award, she did. Is that too much for the jesus freaks to handle? Your imaginary friend doesn't really exist?

Here is the news story about it:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,296382,00.html

Answer 1

No, it should not be censored. If people can thank God and Jesus and we non-believers have to endure that, then Christians should be able to endure her statement. She is an atheist and has a right to her beliefs.

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Answer 2

It is silly for people to be so hardened to people using the same words in reverse. when Kathy made her remarks she used the same words as other people instead of thanking jesus she only said jesus didnt help with her award. The only fair way to censor this would be to take jesus out of all emmy award ceremonies. If you can thank jesus you should be able to say he did nothing to help you. So they should get real it is like merry christmas and happy holidays some religious freak will make a killing of donations using kathy as an example and the money will come in to stop kathy but will be spent on gold plated bathroom fitting or some other luxury for the preacher man

Answer 3

Well...You're statement is not accurate. She made a
"vulgar" or "off-color" comment about Christ' according to yahoo news (look at the paragraphs below what you presented as the 'whole story'). Apparently it was so vulgar that I can't even find it printed anywhere on the NET quite yet. So, your implied statement that it was "only because she said it wasn't about Jesus" is not at all what got her censored. While I am not a big fan of censorship, I don't beleive that a TV network or show HAS to play/air what they know is inflammatory and destructive to what many people in our country or world care deeply about-I.E. their faith, in this case, the Christian faith.

So, good for the network for saying, "this is really bad...so bad we can't print it. So, we better not air it". So I ask you-Is a little personal responsibility so bad? Obviously, what she said (that you failed to allude to in your question) was really nasty if they can't even print it!

I don't believe that censorship is a great idea, but I do think that vulgarity against certain beliefs in America seem to be a bit more fashionable and the standards are a bit one-sided. If you make a crack against Islamic or Eastern Religion you get a pretty stiff reaction. But it seems that Christians and the "Christian Right" are open targets.

I personally don't think that exceptionally derogatory comments are good for anyone in our world, no matter their background, religion or belief-so It's all wrong. In this case, I think it might have leveled the playing field for the one group that seems to take a lot a bashing from Hollywood-some maybe deserved, but not as much as they seem to receive. Just my opinion...

Answer 4

The problem is: if she'd have said that about Mohamed, the politically correct in America and Muslims world wide would be screaming for her head. Jesus and Christianity are on the outs with the Hollywood/entertainer crowd, as well as academia and the mainstream news media. Therefore, no one complains when you rip on Jesus.

Personally, I think anyone should be able to say anything they want along those lines. It's the selective outrage - the double standard - that bothers me.

Mel Gibson got it because he ripped on Jews. Isaiah Washington got it because he ripped on gays. Michael Richards and Don Imus got it for ripping on blacks. Fine. It should at least be acknowledged that Kathy Griffin offended Christians.

Best case - leave them all alone and let the audience decide what to make of it.

BTW, I'm a Kathy Griffin fan. It was her kind of humor, her kind of joke. It's edgy as hell, but it's only a joke.

Answer 5

You are not telling the whole story.

In her speech, Kathy 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," an exultant Griffin said, holding up her statuette. "Suck it, Jesus. This award is my god now."

Ms. Griffin has the freedom of speech to say very horrible things to offend many millions of people. But those millions of people also have the freedom of speech to tell Ms. Griffin that her speech was insensitive and offensive.

The Catholic League, an anti-defamation group, called on the TV academy to "denounce Griffin's obscene and blasphemous comment."

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences agreed and said in a statement, "Kathy Griffin's offensive remarks will not be part of the E! telecast."

Can you imagine the uproar if Ms. Griffin had said Allah or Muhammed instead of Christ?

http://www.comcast.net/tv/index.jsp?cat=TELEVISION&fn=/2007/09/11/760303.html&cvqh=itn_griffin

With love in Christ.

Answer 6

that's stupid for persons to be so hardened to people utilizing the comparable words in opposite. whilst Kathy made her comments she used the comparable words as people extremely of thanking jesus she purely mentioned jesus didnt help along with her award. the sole honest thank you to censor this could be to take jesus out of all emmy award ceremonies. in case you are able to thank jesus you should be waiting to declare he did no longer something to help you. so as that they ought to get actual that's like merry christmas and chuffed holiday journeys some non secular freak will make a killing of donations utilizing kathy as an occasion and the money will are available in to end kathy yet would be spent on gold plated bathing room installation or another luxury for the preacher guy

Answer 7

In all fairness, she concluded her remarks with "suck it, Jesus." Nonetheless, It's ridiculous that they would censor Kathy's remarks. She didn't say anything obscene, just something that some people would be offended by. But - it's not even her opinion, just a JOKE! She wasn't speaking on behalf of anyone else, only herself.

Answer 8

No, it shouldn't be censored. That's her opinion but she must realize that if it was censored, God still heard it. Even though Kathy Griffin thinks Jesus is imaginary, He still exists. She will have to answer to him one day.

Answer 9

Although I don't believe in censorship of any kind, I think Kathy Griffin should rethink her remarks. The fact that she won any kind of award is an outright miracle. She's so unfunny, it HAD to be divine intervention.

Answer 10

It all depends on whether Jesus actually had anything to do with her getting the award. She has no knowledge that he didn't, only on faith does she make her claim.

Answer 11

As a Christian I am offended by Ms. Griffin's comments. I don't believe in censorship. However I do think that she should have to apologise. For one day she is GOING to answer to God for what she said. I pray for her.