Jerry Seinfeld attacks ‘creepy’ political correctness over ‘gay French kings’ joke

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Speaking on Late Night with Seth Meyers, he bemoaned changing tastes of audiences, who no longer find some of his material funny.

He said: “They keep moving the lines in for no reason… I do this joke about the way people need to justify their cellphone – I need to have it with me, because people are so important. Well, you don’t seem very important the way you scroll through them like a gay French king. I did this line recently in front of an audience. Comedy’s like where you can feel an opinion – and they thought ‘what do you mean gay’? I thought, are you kidding me, we can’t even [joke about that?] I can imagine a time where people will say, that’s offensive to suggest a gay person moves their hands in a flourishing motion, and you now need to apologize."

...He also rebuked host Seth Meyers for refusing to make jokes about Caitlyn Jenner coming out as transgender.

The comedian said: “As long as we’re on this subject, you said the other day you’re not going to make any jokes about Caitlyn Jenner.”

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Seriously? Does he seriously not understand what's wrong with homophobic stereotypes?

[shenmue]

1. Some people just don't care

He's getting to a point where he's not funny, and he wants to make excuses.

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

2. He seriously does not.

There was another OP just a few days ago with him bemoaning the fact that college students (as well as his own teenagers) realize that some of the things he says are sexist, racist, or homophobic.

[ablamj]

3. I don't think

that joke would have been funny 20 years ago either

[GeorgeGist]

4. Jerry's getting creepy.

[marginlized]

11. Not that there's anything wrong with that ... nt

[physioex]

5. Never was a fan of Seinfeld....

I never got his shtick and why he deserved to be paid so much.

[LostOne4Ever]

6. Changing tastes of audiences?

[font style="font-family:'Georgia','Baskerville Old Face','Helvetica',fantasy;" size=4 color=teal]I couldn't stand him or his show when it was on the air.

I watched one episode and wanted those 30 minutes of my life back.

Now he both unfunny and acting like an giant horse's ass.[/font]

[Betty Karlson]

7. The man is a has-been.

Treat him as one, unless he has an epiphany and updates his lazy material.

[dlwickham]

8. how does one scroll like a gay French king?

any joke that needs explained to me I won't find funny

[joeybee12]

9. Was never a fan...over-rated show and comedian...and then there's his wife...

Who goes and plagarizes a cookbook...two no-talent hacks who deserve one another.

[closeupready]

10. "deserve one another" - lol, thanks. I always

say that of heterosexuals who indulge in gratuitously public displays of affection - particularly if one or the other (or both) are ugly - "you deserve each other; I ask only one thing - go make your babies and leave me out of it." Which is, I guess two requests. Maybe I need to update my material.

[Tien1985]

12. I had to read his explanation

to even understand the joke. o.O

Your stereotypes are outdated AND your jokes aren't funny.