I read an article from MSN.com called "Bernhard’s Palin gang-rape joke shocks shelter."
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26982470/
To summarize, it stated, "Bernhard said Palin would be “gang-raped by my big black brothers” during a diatribe in which she also criticized Palin for opposing abortion rights."
Bernhard, the comedic performer for a women's shelter, was cut from their annual benefit after she pitched that "joke."
I am one to stand up for laughter and the use of comedy most situations but in order for things to be funny they must also be tasteful. It wasn't as much the joke being utterly offensive as it was the context of the joke and the environment in which it was used. Bottom line: if you are offending everyone in the room, it's not going to be funny.
Saying something like that may be funny at a comedy club but she should have known better than to say it at a women's shelter benefit. I'm not sure that people representing a women's shelter would want to laugh at a joke that involves 'rape' in the punchline. While some may argue that it was only a joke, I think there might have been a better time for a controversial line like that.
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although that gave me a slight chuckle, the audience was not appropriate for a gang-rape joke. but, it does solidify what a hot piece of ass palin is.
I agree with Ashley in the aspect that it is ok to maybe be offensive in a comedy club or the appropriate environment. But in this case it was not appropriate and I don't think anything regarding gang-rape is funny, especially the candidate for vp. Who cares if she is attractive, grow up.
That's pretty tacky of Bernhard. And pretty inappropriate considering the audience. But then again it did get Bernhard in the news so I'm sure she's not complaining too much.
I enjoy a good joke and i'm sure that one would've been funny if it was said at the right place and time. Where it was said was completely out of place and I don't know if she ever apologized for saying it but I hope she did.
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