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In reply to the discussion: CEO, Comedy Central: Take Daniel Tosh off the air [View all]Gormy Cuss
(30,884 posts)31. Apparently not. It happened in a club setting.
The club manager disputes the woman's version of the exchange:
[Jamie] Masada says Tosh asked the audience, "What you guys want to talk about?" After someone in the front said "rape," a woman in the audience started screaming, "No, rape is painful, dont talk about it." Then, Masada says, "Daniel came in, and he said, 'Well it sounds like shes been raped by five guys' something like that. I really didnt hear properly."
http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/blog/2012/07/daniel_tosh_apo.html
IMHO this version of events doesn't make Tosh look any better. His reply to someone saying it was a painful topic is to joke that she must have already been raped by five guys? That's a pretty sick thing to say.
Plus, Tosh's own tweets on the subject don't help his reputation. He called her a heckler, which may be an acceptable term within the business for anyone who interrupts a performance but to the general public it specifically implies a person who is trying to derail the performance by harassment.
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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