Did you hear? Stephen Colbert is a raging homophobe. Not only has he been fired from his totally unfunny show (sad!), he’s also been tarred and feathered. Confused tourists have reported seeing the disgraced former host stumbling around Times Square, accosting passersby with crude jokes and begging for tips. Oh how the mighty have fallen.
Oh wait, none of that happened because there are actual real problems in the world.
Regardless, Colbert addressed the #FireColbert “controversy” during his opening monologue Wednesday night, acknowledging he may have been cruder than necessary, but stopping short of offering an apology.
The issue came up again when out Big Bang Theory actor Jim Parsons arrived on Colbert’s couch.
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“So you weren’t fired?” Parsons asks Colbert as he settles in, tongue already firmly in cheek.
“No, I wasn’t — unless you know something I don’t?” Colbert quips back.
Then Parsons really holds Colbert’s feet to the coals, asking, “Are you feeling homophobic?”
“Nnn…no,” replies Colbert. “Actually I’m feeling homophilic.”
“I thought that was a very strange tag to put on the whole monologue,” Parsons says in actual earnest.
“You taught me new terms,” he continues. “As a gay man, I didn’t know certain things — that’s titilating.”
You can watch the exchange, which happens at the beginning of the interview, below:
Kieran
Sorry, but you don’t get a pass on homophobic bigotry just because you happen to be an unfunny liberal. If Sean Hannity had said the same thing about President Obama he’d have been fired, and rightly so.
Sturzl1967
Yeah, because no Conservatives made Monica Lewinsky jokes. Don’t recall people whining about misogyny then.
artgolden
There is absolutely nothing homophobic about that statement. Anyone who thinks otherwise is an ignoramus.
dwes09
You don’t get a pass on that ubiquitous combination of stupidity and disingenuousness so common to the regressive.
Sean Hannity as a peddler of lies, myths and divisiveness is not held to the same standard as a comic. The words of a comic with a history of inclusiveness and equitable behavior offstage (Colbert) is not held to the same standard as someone promoting classism, division and societal discord, economic inequity, conspiracy paranoia, borth on stage and off.
Mr-DJ
UN-Funny? Colbert has zoomed passed the other late night talk show hosts because he is quite funny. And besides, I thought people claimed that Hannity is a news person anyway. I guess Conservatives have finally accepted the fact that the Colberts, and Kimmels, and Stuarts of the world give more legitimate NEWS than the “Enquirer-esque” Faux News guys with all of their Fake News.
The VAST majority of the LGBT community was not offended, and we know that Colbert is a friend.
This is nothing more than the Right’s sad attempt at retribution for what has been happening to the Fox Klan. They blame Progressives instead of their own crooks themselves. Oh yeah, FIRE COLBERT, FIRE KIMMEL ! What a joke. If you don’t like their entertainment, don’t listen to them!! You cannot compare popular entertainers to crooked politicians. Every word politicians say is in the public forum and judge-able. These late night hosts can say what their audience likes to hear, (and those networks have sensors.)
Haliwe
It is homophobic to say that men having sex with men are bad.
It is homophobic to say that men having sex with each other is disgusting.
But a joke about two men having sex is not homophobic.
James
It was NOT homophobic bigotry, and it was far from the first Putin/Trump blowjob joke. Ask yourself this, are jokes about Russian hookers peeing on Trump HETERO-phobic? No. No, they’re not. There’s no difference. Trump is the target. His too-cozy relationship with Putin is the topic. It has nothing to do with anyone calling either of them gay.
mlnave
I watch Colbert every night, or the morning after on DVR. Yet I have no idea what Colbert said that led to the exchange with Parsons or all the comments here. I think this story needs footnotes. Can anyone help?
DCguy
I love it, the ight wing is SO bigoted, they can’t even figure out when something is actually offensive. LOL
inbama
It’s Divide-and-Conquer and done on purpose.
It works with dim-witted snowflakes who immediately jump on board and attack our allies.
broadshoulder
I bet due to Colberts religious views….deep deep down…..he is homophobic
DCguy
So then you admit that religious people are bigots?
Texasholdem
Bill Maher is an atheist but he’s made similar remarks.
James
Colbert has shown himself–long before being a talk show host–as very gay supportive. You’re wrong.
broadshoulder
Colbert is an odious man. His asides will be covered up with smart arse remarks. But due to his deep religious catholic background the homophobia is always there
Tête Carrée
You could say the same thing about gay people. We’ve been fed so much hatred, homophobia and religious crap, it’s always there.
Terrycloth
If Colbert is so homophobic why did he book Jim Parsons , and out gay actor to appear on his show ? Something about Parsons creeps me out…and Colbert can say whatever he wants..doesn’t offend or bothe me .I thought yeah , stick it to the Orange guy
Heywood Jablowme
“I never realized how big it was.” – Pres. Trump… referring to Vladimir Putin’ C 0 CK!
He BGB
If Colbert was really homphobic, conservatives would be defending him not wanting him fired but they see an opportunity to get him fired because he really is NOT homophobic. It’s tacky to jump on a bandwagon as an opportunist.
KaiserVonScheiss
I think it’s just political BS. I saw nothing wrong with what he said. It wasn’t funny, but there wasn’t anything wrong with it. The #FireColbert people sound nuts to me.
gayjim1969
Colbert’s comments weren’t necessarily about homosexuality, but about Putin’s alleged control over Trump and his campaign/administration. Having someone’s penis in your mouth has control, as well as sexual connotations. Besides, all of the jokes used on these shows are written by paid writers; they are almost never the hosts.
jckfmsincty
I’m for anything that pisses off Trump.
aregtim
Whoa! Whoa! Somebody better get their facts right. Colbert has not been fired! And, Jim Parsons turned the table on him. He said he found the clip, “titillating”.
“Fake” news is bad enough. Play the entire clip with Parsons and you’ll get it.
JAW
Sorry guys, I laughed.
We get upset when an ally like Stephen says something funny to mock the hater in chief, yet we throw around the word queer like it’s a good thing.
queer s an offensive word for many many LGBT people. There is nothing odd or strange about me. I don’t give a crap that some of you are queers, but I and many others are no. It is offensive to see things like queer studies, queer cinema. even queerty. If you want to add a q to LGBT, go for it. Just do not drop the LGBT and leave only the q
James
I’m with you with the word “queer.” It no longer has shock value, and I don’t recoil in all contexts. “Queerty,” for instance is from and for gay people, so clearly there is no malice intended. However, HuffPost’s “Queer Voices” is from an otherwise mainstream publication, and I really don’t like it. Queer as a slur was every bit as pervasive as “fag,” when I was growing up. I don’t want to reclaim THAT word either.
Dan
I dunno I’ve watched Colbert’s dick sucking joke a few times now. Yeah it was crass and a bit insensitive but I think calling him homophobic is quite a stretch.
Charlie in Charge
Sure OK it’s homophobic and misogynistic in the meta sense that our culture believes performing fellatio is subservient and undesirable. It’s the reason we say we think something “sucks.” But that’s a much larger cultural issue that we would need to figure out. The idea that the penetrated party in any sexual act is somehow demeaned is thousands of years old and is referenced in ancient Greek and Egyptian writings and mythology. This is a greater issue than I think we are equipped to solve.
Raymond
Haven’t you anything better to than get agitated by the slightest thing? The Rump and his band of liars are running rampant with our rights and you want to waste bandwidth on a tiny phrase an ally says online?
Stick your indignation where your head is.
Hogwasher
Don’t beat on me when I say Jim Parsons is annoying and unfunny as is his TV show. The characters are as lifeless as robots. The concept is tiresome. The writers phone in the scripts.
James
I won’t beat on you, I’ll only say that your mileage may vary when it comes to comedy. I love The Big Bang Theory, but it took several episodes to get to know the characters. They have had a couple of soft-spots in writing in recent years, but it’s been at the top of its game for most of this season, which has shown the most character growth of the series. I find it very funny.
Stilinski26
Being a Liberal or Democrat does not automatically mean they are all pro LGBT.
John
It is sad but we really dont have any funny late night tv hosts anymore. Their only talent for a monologue is to bash and dis Trump. It gets old and boring quick let alone trying to make a career of it. I am not a fan of the President but shouldn’t comedy be funny and not just re-hashing what the news said, he said/did? I would think most would want to get away from the eeality and be entertained for a mere 5 minutes. Most of these late night “comedians” are truly just hacks playing to a dumbed down American IQ