So Joy Behar made a stupid homophobic joke on The View yesterday and conservatives are really, really, really, really angry about it.
The ladies were talking about Carl Nassib becoming the first openly gay active player in the NFL when he came out on Instagram earlier this week. Towards the end of the conversation, Behar said, “You know after they said penetration in the end zone they lost me.”
Yikes! This joke from Joy Behar during a discussion of the first active gay player in the NFL.
"After they said penetration in the end zone, they lost me!" pic.twitter.com/GJgqTtL5yO
— Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona) June 22, 2021
Just so we’re clear, we like Joy. She’s smart, sassy, and she’s not afraid to call Meghan McCain out on her constant bullsh*t. And we don’t think she’s a homophobe. She’s been speaking out in support of LGBTQ people since long before it was fashionable to do so. That said, her joke was homophobic and she should issue an apology.
The bottom line: Sometimes allies mess up. But as long as they apologize and promise to do better in the future, we can move on because they’re not actively trying to cause us harm or strip away our rights. That’s how forgiveness works.
Shortly after Behar cracked the joke, Fox News ran a headline that said, “Joy Behar stuns Meghan McCain with ‘inappropriate joke’ about first openly gay NFL player.” And Republican Daily’s headline read, “Joy Behar Makes Homophobic Joke On Live Air About Gay NFL Player.”
Then there were the tweets…
time to cancel the homophobic JOY BEHAR
— Weissaroni (@WeissGuyz) June 22, 2021
Joy Behar makes a blatant homophobic comment.
Will there be outrage? Will she be cancelled?
No, because she's a Liberal.“Ana, after they said penetration in the end zone, they lost me”
All of the hosts laughed, except for McCain, the only Conservative.https://t.co/uTIDWrlaXq
— Leonidas (@EvKazoo) June 22, 2021
@ABC joy behar should be fired for her homophonic joke referring to Carl Nassib. A simple apology is not acceptable.
— Jim M Ocampo (@jmoflyboy) June 23, 2021
GET THAT Behar Bitch CXL, making fun of a gay player. #cancelview #cancelBehar #cancelABC
— (((((TheLeftMediaIsTheEnemyofAmerica))))) (@LeftMediaLies) June 22, 2021
Joy Behar made a lousy, homophobic buttsex joke on the air. Not as bad as Bette Midler's "feminist" misuse of the n-word, but still, pretty bad, pretty bad. Same old "it's ok to be racist/sexist/homophobe if you're a Democrat" bullshit, as always.
— pessoa lazarinho (@PLazarinho) June 22, 2021
So it's "inappropriate" when Joy Behar says it, but it would have been "homophobic hate speech" if Meghan McCain said it. https://t.co/pNl4KHxsl0
— Sam Loves Dogs (@SamanthaBratto1) June 23, 2021
@TheView Joy Behar should be cancelled for making a homophobic statement about a Gay football player. I plan on a lawsuit if she isn't fired. She let her true feelings show.
— Dan (@Dandp1014) June 22, 2021
Joy Behar is a homophobic pig. https://t.co/JDPpOdPo7m
— Francesca (@TheFrancescaF) June 22, 2021
@TheView Again, Joy Behar is inappropriate, nasty and out of touch. Time for her to retire!!!! Or, better yet, fired!!!
— Debbie (@Debschmidt87) June 23, 2021
I have two gay grandsons. Both are NFL fans and we’re so excited Carl Nassib took a courageous step. Opening doors and making them feel more accepted. They both have horrific stories of bullying. Nassib comes out, they are encouraged, then Joy Behar Gay Bashed. Very sad.
— Mathena Stephens (@MathenaStephens) June 23, 2021
The lack of coverage by liberal media continues. #doublestandard #beharisadisgrace #joybehar https://t.co/i0hUIPDm5Z
— Sam Fischer (@meridiansam) June 22, 2021
Joy Behar can make homophobic comments on daytime TV, and absolutely nothing will happen.
There's no privilege like Democrat privilege. https://t.co/uWSX8q68df
— Kohltrain ?? (@kohljm) June 22, 2021
How come @JoyVBehar cracked a homophobic joke the other day on the @TheView about “packing in the end zone,” immediately went on camera to state it would be ‘swept under the rug,’ and not a peep from journalists?
Wonder if @MeghanMcCain would have been able to brush off the same
— Jim Eagle (@LlcUav) June 23, 2021
If this had been said by anybody else, especially on the right, JOY BEHAR would be demanding they be fired!! Let’s demand she be removed from THE VIEW!!!! Please retweet!!! https://t.co/fpwVg8JdlS
— Rick Sims (@RickSim36789598) June 23, 2021
Shame on the @TheView for allowing Joy Behar make a joke of Carl Nassibs coming out. Why is nothing being done to this bully? I bet if she was a republican you would have fired her. “Penetration on the end zone” said by Behar. Absolutely disgusting of her. #cancelbehar
— Daniel Mordechai (@DanielMordeChai) June 22, 2021
Seriously, we had NO IDEA we had SO MANY allies on the right. Imagine if all of these people who are so outraged at Behar on our behalf took a moment to write to their senators and urge them to pass the Equality Act, or call their governors and tell them to quit signing transphobic bills into law, we could end anti-LGBTQ discrimination in no time!
Graham Gremore is the Features Editor and a Staff Writer at Queerty. Follow him on Twitter @grahamgremore.
Kangol2
Yeah, the right-wing hypocritical outrage machine/industry can stuff it, since they promote homophobia & anti-LGBTQ politicians and policies on the regular, but Behar’s tiresome joke was unnecessary and homophobic and she should act like a grown woman and apologize in full. “By the way, that inappropriate joke I made for daytime television? Scratch it. Make believe I never said it” is weaselly. Just say, “I’m sorry for that homophobic joke, and I support LGBTQ people wholeheartedly,” which her past actions and statements bear out.
Harley
It’s like when a person of color says the “N” word and nothing happens but when a white guy says it then ….. yea. Same thing so STFU rethugs
mailliw110
You must be white.
Jake123
That joke is actually Hilarious though!!
Tim
It absolutely is. I love her and the way she puts Meagan McNutjob in her place!
jms42
I am queer and I don’t find anything remotely offensive or homophobic about her joke. I also find it curious that at least one of the “outraged” twitter persons they are showing has as a pinned tweet that Biden/Harris are not the legitimate president and vp. There is a lot of legit homophobia out there. There is legit problematic statements. This isn’t it. Stop looking for things to put your panties in a bunch. Remember there is humor. Remember the world isn’t perfect & you need to do the work to protect yourself and to be strong and safe until everyone else has come to learn compassion and love, which is a long way off. That being said, she made a joke- it was funny and there are far more pressing issues, such as churches condemning LGBTQ+ marriages, countries murdering LGBTQ+ people, people attacking LGBTQ+ people, etc. Do you really want to cancel someone who has for many, many years been a champion of LGBTQ+ people?
LilMesican
Did I miss the homophobic part? I thought it was funny as well. It’s a bit high schoolish but funny!!!
Openminded
I’m with you guys, I thought it was quite witty. If you can’t laugh at that joke, you’re way too uptight.
eeebee333
I’m with ya. Lighten the f*ck up people.
alexpof
..”Sometimes allies mess up. But as long as they apologize and promise to do better”… WHY why people has to apologize every f*ing time some weak ofended people demmands to, this is just ridiculous its imposible to speak nowaydas without “hurting” someone, some people need to focus on their own life grow a pair a toughen up
dinard38
Yeah, “homophobic” is moving to the top of the most overused word list. And the cancel culture of the “woke” is annoying af!!!
Donston
God, these people just be waiting for any slip up so they say: “look, those ‘progressives’ aren’t even very nice people”. It’s the constant overcompensating for their own politics and ideology. Everything is about deflecting from themselves. While Twitter is just a cesspool of petty shot-for-shot nonsense.
I will say, it is kinda weird that this site stays obsessed with putting out shady “articles” about Republicans and Trump supporters. Yet, Carl is a registered Republican. And Colton Underwood is rumored to be Republican. You guys have already promoted Colton like all hell despite his various problematic aspects and will likely post some shit connected to Carl everyday for next for few months. I’m not saying call these dudes out or hate on them. But this sites’ actions are far more hypocritical than anything Joy has said. Talk about convenient blindspots and obvious hypocrisy, considering just how focused this site is on using “Republican” or “Trump” in at least one headline a day.
As far as Joy’s “joke”, it wasn’t really homophobic. It was just corny and old-fashioned as hell, like a lot of her humor. But there was no hostility. This is hardly comparable to Kevin Hart “joking” about killing his son if he’s “gay”. This was just cornball, potty humor. Shouldn’t have been said though.
MHaumesser
Instead of acting all outraged and saying she’s a homophobe and she needs to issue an apology how about you grow a damn funny bone cause that was FUNNNNNY!
AlexM
How petty are y’all that y’all can’t call out homophobia without the “BuT RePuBlIcAnS”
DarkZephyr
Its because they don’t really give a sh**. When they stop pushing for anti-LGBT legislation and stop trying to block LGBT protections then maybe they will be believed in instances like this.
jsmu
How fake are you that you try (and FAIL) to pretend that anything about Behar is homophobic and that anything about Reth*gs is anything but pure hate and Goebbels BIG LIES screamed 24/7?
Run along, pitiful little Russkytroll.
Openminded
@jsmu, the line between Dems and Repubs is no where near parallel with the line between good people and bad people. AlexM is correct by pointing out that this site can’t seem to help but attach Republican to anything they deem as bad. Nothing in this story included a Republican.
Mark Behar
Agree with Jake123, Donston, and Tim. It is funny, and would be a hoot at a gathering of gay people! It wasn’t homophobic. Sometimes we all slip up, forgetting who we’re talking with (and a large television lens & microphone eavesdropping on our conversation).
Donston
I don’t think it was funny though. An anal sex/football analogy joke? That’s about as cheap and basic as you can get as far as humor. While whatever your definition of “gay” is, it doesn’t equate to indulging anal sex. And many people all over the spectrum indulge anal play. A lot of folks still don’t seem to get that being homosexual, “gay”, “queer”, overall homo-leaning when it comes to the romantic, sexual, affection, emotional investment, commitment spectrum isn’t all about being obsessed with anal sex. The joke was a reflection that a lot of older folks just don’t get younger “queers”. And it is somewhat similar to genuine homophobic diatribes.
Does she deserve a ton of criticism for it or should she be forced to apologize? No. Do lame Twitter Republicans need to stop pretending like that give a shit about “queers” every time borderline a “Progressive” says something in the least bit “offensive”? Yes, they do. But Joy does try too hard to be the “funny one”, and her humor is stuck in the 90s.
jkb
Meh, Joy just thought she was kikiing with her gay friends. Nothing to see here
Larry
It was a joke. It’s not homophobic, it’s funny said a gay man of 65 years. You notice all the outrage were Twitter posts. FYI–Twitter is not real! It is people who cant see their name in lights so they put it on Twitter.
ciasteczek
“That said, her joke was homophobic and she should issue an apology.”
Dear snowflake,
That was a joke, if you dont know what that mean, maybe you should google it before writing.
sincerely
frenchjr25
Is it okay for me not to “understand” how this sophomoric joke, coming from a decades long LGBTQ+ ally, is homophobic? If it were Mitch McConnell who said it we would be dealing with a whole other barrel of fish.
ryuichi
I do not see her comment as homophobic. Righteous indignation?
jerkinns
This is why I don’t trust so-called “allies”. At the end of the day, they all see gay people in the same light – horny animals who indulge in anal sex. I’d rather deal with full-on haters than facetious backstabbing “friends”
BoomerMyles
Joy made a joke.
She didn’t “backstab” anyone.
Your rancor should be directed at republicans who smilingly are tryingvtio take your rights away under the guise of “special treatment” or religious liberty.
Openminded
And I bet you have never laughed at a joke about a Jewish person that included how fiscally tight they are with money.
[email protected]
My politics are for the most part completely opposite of Joy Behar. With that said, the joke was funny and not homophobic. When everything people say is homophobic or racist, etc…then nothing is homophobic or racist. We live in a society today where people are all too quick to label people and cancel them. The only way out of that stupidity is for people to get back their sense of humor.
jerkinns
Sure. Let’s just tolerate people perpetuating the anal sex-obsessed gay stereotype
scotshot
When Bear starts killing LGBT+ let’s talk.
concretebleach
How is this homophobic? That was funny .
ardeshmole
Hell I chuckled. I don’t think she was being derogatory. It’s funny but maybe she shouldn’t say it on TV. She should apologize.
metta
Honestly, I’m not a fan of anyone on that show. I wish they would allow progressive to co-host, but corporate media would never allow it.
Fahd
Her joke is probably homophobic if you’re using official categories; it’s at least in poor taste. I know some people Joy’s age and some of them have lost their filters too. Sometimes, I treat ill-advised things that they say as refreshingly blunt, other times, I feel sorry for them because they can’t stop themselves from saying things that make them seem like jerks. She should apologize. Let’s hope Joy’s senior moments don’t become more frequent.
As for the outrage from the homophobic Republican community – who cares what they think. These are the same people who think that the Orange guy has been treated “very unfairly”. There’s a special place in h*ll for all of them.
Juanito malo
I thought it was funny..I’m gay….
Abraxas020
It could hardlyhave been more funny! Imagine it being said in Karen Walker’s voice.
Jeffrey51
Good joke…all you haters need to lighten up
Republicans…kiss my fat gay ass!!!
chazzk
They just can’t stop being obsessed with butt sex.
Abraxas020
LEAVE THAT WOMAN ALONE.
The joke was funny as(s) F.
Exactly who is creating this storm in a teacup.
D P
Just saw your response, and couldn’t find the thumbs-up to click, so here’s a virtual thumbs-up.
D P
I say get over it, and no Joy Behar does not need to make an apology. As a gay man who is now acclimated to viewing or doing rear-end penetration with even the tongue it took me years to get over that thought. That joke might’ve been awkward, but does not merit criticism. There are other enemies of the LGBTQ community who really need the attention of all the so-called watchdogs.
BoomerMyles
WORD!
ShiningSex
REPUBLICANS ARE OUTRAGED AT A JOKE? BUT THEY’RE AGAINST THE EQUALITY ACT? HYPOCRITES!!!!
ALSO, REPUBLICANS WERE OUTRAGED AT THE CONDITIONS AT THE BORDER FACILITIES FOR CHILDREN NOW, BUT WHAT ABOUT WHEN TRUMP WAS IN OFFICE, THEY DIDN’T GIVE TWO SH*TS ABOUT IT. HYPOCRITES!!!
tjack47
It was ill-timed. It was the wrong thing to do. It was a lame joke. She was the only one laughing. I’m not easily offended, but it was the message being delivered. It was a dick up the ass joke. I’m not so desperate for a laugh. The apology was worse. It wasn’t that it was a daytime show. It was the fact that this was an important moment in lgbt+ history.
jsmu
“An important moment in LGBT history?” Do you even hear how you sound?
STONEWALL , the marches on Washington, marriage equality, etc, were important moments in LGBT history. A Republican Catholic football player coming out because he’s in danger of being cut from the team and this will give him a wedge in order to keep his job? No, honey. That’s not epochal in LGBT history. That’s crass calculation. FIFY! LOL!
jsmu
JUST the fact, ALONE, that Behar’s joke triggered poor widda RethugliKKKant snowflakes (lol, NOT; this is pure performative horseshite of their most obvious kind!) makes me love it.
It was somewhat tasteless and silly and ADMIT IT, FUNNY.
Ludicrous tempest in a teapot over exactly NOTHING!
wiredpup
If you think this was homophobic, then you’re just too fragile for this world.
JRamonMc
Honestly it has nothing to do with the joke, the View and the Talk are long overdue for retirement. They’re both lame as hell anymore, and it just feels like another housewives show with all the drama and visceral conversations.
moretruth
Stop this idiotic outrage over nothing. Joy Behar has no reason to apologize for anything but her apology. Gay sex can be funny. All sex can be. So don’t deem gay sex innuendo as something to censor. I suspect even the word penetration is enough to trigger all Republicans, whether straight or gay.
eagerbeaver
Joy’s overall commitment to our community = lifetime pass. Penance = Time served.
mash19
It was a spur of the moment, off the cuff comment. Probably out of her mouth before she realized what she was saying. And funny in a pun sort of way!
Ken A.
I found nothing homophobic about that little joke so no apology necessary. How have we become this as a community, so thin skinned that whatever someone says offends someone–which isn’t fatal–like who gives a crap. Queerty like LGBTNATION loves stirring up crap. It’s such a shame.
Mehki
Behar is a comedienne and, I’m sorry that was funny.
When those who tend toward to sarcastic humor, those of us who practice that brand, can’t help ourselves. It’s like, its right there! Just sticking out! I can’t keep myself, I have to crack wise!
Cam
Republicans, who try to pass laws against our very existence love to pretend to be offended when an ally says something.
They aren’t fooling anybody.
McSteve
If the joke was on ‘Will & Grace’ no one would bat an eye
Doug
Joy Behar loves gay men. I’ve heard her refer to herself as a fag hag. She’s done shows at the Castro theater here in SF. If Margaret Cho had said this, nobody would have said a word. Because the press is continually focusing on Meghan McCain’s often petty behavior, conservatives are waiting in the wings looking for ways to snark back.
DennisMpls
I am extremely happy and thankful about all the people here pointing out that her joke was NOT homophobic. To pick one dictionary definition at random (Dictionary.com), homophobia Is: “an aversion or hostility to, disdain for, or fear of gay sexual orientation or gay people.” Joy Behar has proven many times over that she has no aversion, hostility, disdain or fear for gay people. Many here thought it was funny, some thought it was lame or tired. That’s up to your sense of humor. But it simply wasn’t homophobic.
We have been evolving as a society toward a place where offense, and often extreme offense, requires less and less. Where every comment is parsed to an extreme, and people literally seek out offensive comments. And then start a forest fire about it on social media. Until recently comedy appeared to be the last refuge from that overreaction, but even comedy is becoming subject to what seems almost like a “new puritanism.”
The sad part to me is that it makes those of us on the left and/or in marginalized communities look weak, defenseless, lacking in self confidence, etc. The oversensitivity is something I hear observed about regularly from people I know who are centrist or conservative. It’s very difficult to offend me, and I think I’m a more content, less angry, and more adaptable person than I would be if I were easily offended.
TheAbsoluteTRUTH
It was ok when this silly old bitty was doing it to trump though….u guys should be consistent in your love for this old liberal hack
Cam
Awwww, one of MissTerri’s other screenames is on here still crying because Trump got called out for lying and harming America.
Cry some more troll.
Liquid Silver
Yeah, just hysterical. I’m make a joke back but I’m sure that would be seen as insensitive, even though it’d just bounce off her third face lift.
Cam
If you’re going to try to troll, maybe take another English class.
dhmonarch89
she did apologize- in the next segment… allies of ours hear us making the most inappropriate jokes about each other all the time- they forget their audience sometimes and do it, too.
nathan
There is nothing like right-wing hypocrisy – they have spent decades trying to get rid of us – the last 4 of them taking away rights and protections from lgbtq+ people. Now suddenly they love us! Yesterday those same people would have been calling for the firing of a ‘hero’ football player who might ‘influence their sons to be gay’. They deserve to lose every election for the next 50 years!
Chip
The outrage is stupid. She could of meant that she doesn’t like penetration in her end zone. And that’s why they lost her. People use it all the time referring to things they don’t like. Like
“What’s in that potato salad”?
“Oh, potato, eggs, cucumber, onion…”
“Oh, you lost me at Onion”
amanwithanedge
it’s weird, sometimes I like her and sometimes I don’t. Right now, I don’t.
AZ71
Once the Republicans pass the Equality Act…then I might listen to them. Otherwise they’re all hypocrites.
Caddy4J
Who the F cares?? Nobody’s ever happy, right, left, middle???? Someone will continuously whine because of all the hate for one another. Joy needs to be put in a home for the aged along with her joke. END!!!!
Cam
Wow, so far MissTerri has switched to FIVE screenames to complain about Joy.
Looks like her calling Trump out really really enraged the right wing trolls.
Openminded
If you are stupid enough to believe Queerty didn’t cherrypick the posts that indicated right wing leaning then you’re stupid enough to miss the humor in what she said. I’m betting the fury was pretty equal from both sides of the aisle as I’m sure both sides have their fair share of Karens who couldn’t help but speak out about this little joke.
rickywintour
Take your self hating KKK gays for Trump behind outta here. We know you love him so go get on your knees for the orange turd.
G R
Nassib is also a registered Republican so there’s that.
jdr11201
It’s time to go,
To old for her own good & she is very bigoted does not belong on television. Bye ?
mikeTigg
You’re too ageist and vile for your own good and should go and exercise your talents for trolling elsewhere.
winemaker
This isn’t really a surprise now is it. Who still watches this waste of intelligence and an hour of valuable time that can’t be recouped? That being said joyless behar is disgusting along with all the other old twats on this bitch fest. Really these old hags have nothing positive to say about anything and they seem fixed on anything conservative. I ;m surprised ABC hasn’t cancelled this show years ago but on the other hand, they are on opposite the price is right..
mikeTigg
And being a nasty name calling c**t makes your comment even more fatuous and empty.
manscot
I’d love to hear what Joan Rivers would have said about this Joke being Homophobic….constant outrage at comments by clearly not homophobic people even if you think their words are inappropriate or tasteless is the quickest road to loosing support for the community
mikeTigg
Well said!
Georgeiv2
Oh for Heavens sake , If that crack didn’t make you smile or laugh you need help Go and clutch your pearls with the rest of the tight asses ,that was not a crack , Oh just get over it !
Bosch
Oh, come on. If any of Ru’s queens made this joke, everyone would be in stitches. Pointing out that a sports term sounds like sex is NOT homophobic.
Joy is not allowed to tell this joke because she’s straight? You know what that is? Discrimination on basis of sexuality. That’s a tactic of the homophobes, I thought we were better that.
Wayne Killion
I whole heartedly agree. It was a joke. I thought it was funny. I was not offended by it and yes, I am gay.
Jack
This is yet another example of Republicans pointing and yelling “squirrel”. They ACTIVELY work every day to undermine people’s right to vote, compare vaccination to the holocaust, pass anti-transgender bills just to “own the libs”….. Girl, sit down. Diversion tactic.
Cam
You have to love Meghan McCain, who’s husband runs an anti-LGBTQ bigoted site that regularly attacks the LGBTQ community, pretending to be offended.
Meghan uses her trust fun to help fund hate against us and supports politicians who want to harm us and strip away our civil rights.
mailliw110
Not a good joke for daytime TV. That’s all it should be.
Bromancer7
Um no. It’s not even remotely homophobic. At all.
Here’s the difference. Joy said it as a joke and in good fun. If a republican had said it it would have been in as a derogatory remark not said in good fun or as a joke. It’s all about context and delivery.
Rivers Bleu
I don’t think Joy is homophobic. However, had Meghan McCain said that, she would have been fired. THAT’S why Republicans are outraged. Hypocrisy at it’s best. She is hateful and will most certainly get what she deserves one day.
RobF
Apology? Unclutch your precious pearls and move on. It was simply a joke and not anywhere near homophobic or offensive.