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re: Jackie Mason, Dead at 93
Posted by: ryhog 07:29 pm EDT 07/25/21
In reply to: re: Jackie Mason, Dead at 93 - BigM 06:25 pm EDT 07/25/21

"What actual harm did Jackie Mason do to gays and people of color, for the hate that's being leveled against him now?" Just one example: He told jokes making fun of "faygelahs" [his word, not mine, and I have no idea how to spell it] for being who they were. A gay kid's parents went to see his show and came home and told those jokes to the kid's aunts and uncles at the Sunday barbecue. Everyone laughed uproariously. The gay kid killed himself. Is that enough actual harm for you? If so, consider donating at the link.
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re: Jackie Mason, Dead at 93
Posted by: mak136 11:27 am EDT 07/27/21
In reply to: re: Jackie Mason, Dead at 93 - ryhog 07:29 pm EDT 07/25/21

Sorry for the kid. However I sat front row with my partner and my parents who were in their late 70's I'm thinking. Mason remarked to me and my partner about being gay, I don't think we're that obvious, but Joan Rivers did the same lol, anyways I don't recall the exact comment, it was in jest, and then after intermission he came out and immediately started off on how he meant no harm to us. Don Rickles, Joan Rivers, Jackie Mason, Lenny Bruce and many others are a lost generation.
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