Jimmy Kimmel

Okay, I am sure all of you have heard about the remark made by Jimmy Kimmel the other night. He made this comment during half-time of game 2 in the Lakers-Pistons series. If you didn't hear it or hear about it, he said that Detroit would burn if the Pistons won the NBA championship. His remark made major news in Detroit, it was aired on all the local Detroit news channels, including channel 7, which was the station that carried the game last night. Now, it seems that Kimmel is in some hot water, as evidence by him not being on right now. I am not sure if it just in Detroit, but it is a little after 12:05 AM, and channel 7 has the Wayne Brady show on. If you didn't already know, Kimmel is suppose to start at 12:05 AM....

The reason for me bringing this up is very simple and possibly surprising. I am here to defend Kimmel. Listen people, Kimmel is a comedian, he obviously meant it jokingly. Am I the only one who can take a God damn joke anymore? What have we become as a society here? Everyone has to be so politically correct nowadays. We can't say anything anymore without offending someone. For those of you who are easily offended, here is something to try, why don't you develop a sense of humor? Learn to take a God damn joke, and if you can't, just learn to deal with it.

Don't get me wrong here, I am not advocating anything that is way over the line, such as extreme racial bigotry or blatant religious hatred, but come on. Kimmel made one comment about arson and now everyone in Detroit wants his head. Even the aforementioned topics of race and religion have a place in comedy. Have you ever watched Chris Rock? A vast majority of his comedy routine deals with racial topics. How about Dave Chappell? He does a lot of hilarious skits that stereotype certain races. Ever watch George Carlin do stand-up? He makes various comments about his nonbelief in God, which could be conceived as religious hatred. As you can see, even the taboo subjects of race and religion are not off limits.

Some may say that Kimmel was not joking when he made his comment. To that I say this, how do you know? Even if he comes out and says that he wasn't joking, big fucking deal. He isn't the first person to take a shot at Detroit. He may or may not have been out of line, if he wasn't joking, but seriously, it is nothing to lose sleep over. It is not like The Jimmy Kimmel Live show is all that popular. Personally, I think that Kimmel is great and I love his show, but it is not for the easily offended. If you have a problem with Kimmel, or anything that he says or does, all you have to do is change the channel. Even if he is on during a sports broadcast, you simply change the station and then switch back in five minutes. If he isn't doing his show, he won't be on for more than five minutes. Is it really that hard to change the channel? You'll be changing the channel and buring some calories at the same time. It is a win-win situation.

I have stated my position on this, so I will end my post here. Please comment if you feel the need to...I know that there are a few of you out there.