Comments on: Esquire Apologizes For ‘Shit-Sniffing Faggot’

By: thatguy

thatguy — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 22:25:56 +0000

really? do we have to be offended by everything? jesus people its a fuckin joke

By: Jamie

Jamie — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:56:46 +0000

In a way, it’s almost pointless to even respond to something like that. Esquire makes itself look so bad, so utterly without class (or even humor, as it’s pretty lame humor), that nothing more really needs to be said.

By: sal

sal — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:42:40 +0000

@Chip: really??that sounds horrible

By: Whup-Ass Master

Whup-Ass Master — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:18:29 +0000

It’s worth noting that this hilarious attempt at humor on the part of Esquire appeared in a section of practical “how to’s.” I get the magazine (it’s a freebie subscription) and the “how to swear” item is not presented as a joke at all. That this feature was included in their “How to be a Man” issue, makes the apology ring hollow. At a some meeting the Esquire editors made a judgement that calling a 9-year-old boy a faggot is one way to be a man.

Shameful.

By: sparkle obama

sparkle obama — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:19:27 +0000

@hardmannyc:

well darling, if rick warren can fumble haltingly toward Change, so can you!

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:05:58 +0000

THe magazine sucks anyway. I’ll never pick it up.

By: hardmannyc

hardmannyc — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:40:59 +0000

@Sam: Interesting comment. I’ve heard it before: blacks saying “We can call each other niggers. You can’t.” Jews “kike”; gays “faggot.” Not sure I agree, but I kind of see the logic, such as it is, in your argument.

By: ahoke

ahoke — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:27:07 +0000

so swearing shouldn’t be offensive? i don’t get it.

dangit!

By: naprem

naprem — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:08:34 +0000

@Ed: To be fair, Ed, the whole point of that passage was to point out how horrible that person was, and how nobody wanted anything to do with her.

By: Sam

Sam — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:47:17 +0000

@hardmannyc: If this was an article by a gay guy, I’d be okay with it. Given that it’s an article about “How to be a (stereotypically heterosexual) Man,” I’m not.

By: hardmannyc

hardmannyc — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:03:20 +0000

I got that it was a parody and thought it was funny. And if you think “cotton-picking nigger” (why are you so afraid of that word? You give it more power by those “***”) is never funny, you never David LaChapelle’s show — which I miss terribly.

By: Sam

Sam — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:29:20 +0000

@Brad: Brad, I’m with you up to a point, but for a mainstream publication to use the word “faggot” without a hint of irony, especially referring to a nine-year-old boy, is just over the line, even if it’s meant to be funny.

Here’s why: http://www.glsen.org/cgi-bin/i...../2400.html

By: Attmay

Attmay — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:19:15 +0000

And people wonder why I’m heterophobic? Give me one good reason not to be afraid of “straight” “people”?

By: arrcee

arrcee — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:53:46 +0000

I wrote them as well saying that “shit-sniffing faggot” is not funny just like “cotton-pickin’ n***** could never be funny, no matter how you spin it.” and that they had seen the last of my money as I will never again buy their publications.

I’m all for comedy and parody but there are degrees. If they had used the word “poof” (without the lovely shit-sniffing part) I believe the “article” would not have caused the uproar it did. It would not have upset me at all actually.

Anyway, my two cents …

By: Brad

Brad — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:40:22 +0000

I’m actually kinda embarassed by all this – like when the teacher yells at the class to be quiet when you’re up for show-and-tell and you just want to crawl into a ball and die. I don’t want people to think that gays are uber-sensitive and humorless.

It’s the same way I feel when asians get offended by Sarah Silverman’s ‘racist’ comedy.

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:33:10 +0000

Yeah, case closed. But if they fuck up again, there aren’t any excuses.

By: BootsieGee

BootsieGee — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:18:48 +0000

The litmus test for all everyone; publishers, TV and movie directors, musicians, etc. should be this:

What sort of drama would ensue if you substituted the N-Word for the F-Word?

I am certain Esquire would not publish “shit-sniffing ni**er.” because it is offensive and shows a severe lack of intelligence. Can you imagine the media fire-storm that would cause!

By: Chip

Chip — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:14:20 +0000

Yep: you’ve gotta nail it when you see it.

By: Ed

Ed — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:59:51 +0000

Forive, maybe, but not forget, and definitely watch for further offenses. I saw Two & A Half Men last night, and they made jokes about a flight attendant that was a “colored homo” and “thankfully they made him use tongs with the rolls because I can’t risk the AIDS” that infuriated me so much I wrote an angry blog: http://hillbillyhomo.blogspot......o-far.html

and an angry letter. You have to watch people to make sure they don’t give in to their baser sides.