Gilbert Gottfried dies

ill said:
It's that considered "woke"?

It was a joke in poor taste and the company didn't want that tied to their name. Seems pretty normal to me.
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“Woke” is just a lazy phrase used by people who don’t like something. It’s not “woke” to distance your company from a spokesperson who alienates 75% of your clientele. It’s just good business.
 
williewilliejuan said:
“Woke” is just a lazy phrase used by people who don’t like something. It’s not “woke” to distance your company from a spokesperson who alienates 75% of your clientele. It’s just good business.
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It's actually pretty dumb business to have an edgy comedian be a spokesman for a non-edgy product in the first place.
 
RP-29 said:
It's actually pretty dumb business to have an edgy comedian be a spokesman for a non-edgy product in the first place.
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His only job was to say “AFLAC”. It’s hard to fuck that up.
 
RP-29 said:
It's actually pretty dumb business to have an edgy comedian be a spokesman for a non-edgy product in the first place.
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Yes it is. The company should not have been surprised by his humor.
 
williewilliejuan said:
His only job was to say “AFLAC”. It’s hard to fuck that up.
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Well, he didn't get canned for doing what he was paid to do poorly, it was for things he said while on his own time. AFLAC hired a voice and didn't factor the personality behind it. It was foolish of them.

White Knight said:
Yes it is. The company should not have been surprised by his humor.
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It's like hiring Louis C.K. to do be the voice of Children's Tylenol... it's not going to work out well. He could probably do Astroglide, though...
 
RP-29 said:
It's like hiring Louis C.K. to do be the voice of Children's Tylenol... it's not going to work out well. He could probably do Astroglide, though...
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or having Louis CK for any brand ambassador. Dude is a sketchy fuck.

and I used to love going to his shows...that was disappointing.
 
RP-29 said:
Well, he didn't get canned for doing what he was paid to do poorly, it was for things he said while on his own time. AFLAC hired a voice and didn't factor the personality behind it. It was foolish of them.



It's like hiring Louis C.K. to do be the voice of Children's Tylenol... it's not going to work out well. He could probably do Astroglide, though...
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Companies should not be surprised when hiring controversial celebrities to be spokesperson's for their product.
 
ill said:
or having Louis CK for any brand ambassador. Dude is a sketchy fuck.

and I used to love going to his shows...that was disappointing.
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Yes, Louis does have a sordid history but he is still funnier than most comedians.
 
White Knight said:
Yes, Louis does have a sordid history but he is still funnier than most comedians.
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until they fake cancelled him for jerking off in front of a chick
 
ill said:
It's that considered "woke"?

It was a joke in poor taste and the company didn't want that tied to their name. Seems pretty normal to me.
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williewilliejuan said:
“Woke” is just a lazy phrase used by people who don’t like something. It’s not “woke” to distance your company from a spokesperson who alienates 75% of your clientele. It’s just good business.
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It’s the new “libtard,” when someone uses it you can feel confident just writing them off as a dumbass who shouldn’t be taken seriously about anything.
 
TheDayMan said:
It’s the new “libtard,” when someone uses it you can feel confident just writing them off as a dumbass who shouldn’t be taken seriously about anything.
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I agree with you about the use of "libtard", but probably not for the exact same reasons.

Conservative versus Liberal has become a war. It's no longer two different ideals that can comfortably coexist through communication and compromise, it's two different groups of people who want to destroy the other. "Libtard" is war rhetoric used by the Conservative Army to dehumanize the Liberal Army. My foundational ideals are Conservative, but I loathe the use of "libtard" as I desire communication & compromise over war & destruction.
 
ill said:
sorry he got fired for making a bad joke.
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I wouldn’t even say it’s necessarily a bad joke. Just the kind of joke that can make the company you’re paid to advertise for not want to work with you anymore.

It’s no more complicated than that. The same dumbasses calling “woke” or whatever are the same ones who would have groaned at and booed his similar 9/11 jokes.
 
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