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Should ABC fired Jimmy Kimmel?

Should ABC fired Jimmy Kimmel?

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by: Okiedokie Active Indicator LED Icon 11 OP 
~ 10 years ago   Nov 10, '13 11:48am  
Over the weekend there was something very unusual: nationwide
protests against Jimmy Kimmel and ABC over racism. The protest that I
saw was on Saturday afternoon in Houston by the jam-packed Galleria, at
the busy intersection of Westheimer and Post Oak Blvd. The protestors
had signs calling for Jimmy Kimmel to be fired and calling for ABC to
stop racism against the Chinese. It was also calling for no fake
apology. This issue has been going on since October, and it seems to be
continuing rather than dissipating.
There were probably a couple of hundred protestors at the Houston
protest at the time. ABC now has a situation that it will have to do
some serious damage control on very soon. Jimmy Kimmel's "Kids Table"
asks kids questions about current events, and it was not actually Kimmel
himself who made the offense.
At issue is that ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company (DIS).
Attacking ABC is one thing. The issue is whether or not this spreads to
attacking the Disney parent company or not. Then you have to wonder
what happens if protests were to start boycotts or advertiser backlash. One of the kids on the live show suggested that the way the U.S.
should deal with its ballooning debt is to kill all the people in China.
Kimmel's apology came over a week ago, and where this gets interesting
is that Kimmel was not the one who made the comments. He also even tried
to defuse the situation after the comments. Where the protests were
pointed is that the entire skit should have not been shown at all.
It has already been shown that ABC is no longer going to air the "Kid
Table" segment. Now the White House has a We The People petition that
has over 103,000 signatures on the petition. Jimmy Kimmel has over 3.2
million followers on Twitter, and the @JimmyKimmelLive also has 345,000
followers.
How this all plays out is something that remains to be seen. The
calls for "No Fake Apology" and Fire Jimmy Kimmel Now" may grow louder.
This also challenges many aspects about what editors of shows have to
decide on.
Networks are of course
responsible for when their public faces are involved in scandals of this
magnitude, but what about when the scandal is actually caused by one of
the guests on a show? The Walt Disney Company (DIS)
does face issues of this magnitude from time to time. The question is
how this will be dealt with, and then what precedent it sets going
forward. 4951
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BooBear Active Indicator LED Icon 16
~ 10 years ago   Nov 10, '13 11:53am  
Ive never heard about any of this.
 
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Okiedokie Active Indicator LED Icon 11 OP 
~ 10 years ago   Nov 10, '13 11:56am  
Ive never heard about any of this.
 
@BooBear: I hadn't either..you would have thought since the main protests took place in Houston, it would have been on the news.
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cador Active Indicator LED Icon 10
~ 10 years ago   Nov 10, '13 12:33pm  
Absolutely NOT! Not that I'm a Kimmel fan, cause I'm not, but we are becoming just to PC in this country that people are raising a stir about this. I saw this somewhere last week and googled it, it was a kid that made the comment, it is a satire show (look at the some of the stuff SNL does, it's funny, but WAY worse). Not that this was even funny, but for the life of me, I just do not see what the deal is with this, AT ALL. There is still "real" racism in this country, let these groups focus on that, this is not "racism", just a comment made by a kid, I find it really stupid this is even news worthy. Just my opinion. 4951
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Fallon Active Indicator LED Icon 18
~ 10 years ago   Nov 10, '13 12:36pm  
Removed By Request 4951
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notfromhere Active Indicator LED Icon 12
~ 10 years ago   Nov 10, '13 5:22pm  
The answer to the question is YES!
 
But only because he sucks! Not as a result of the protests! 4951
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calliecat Active Indicator LED Icon 10
~ 10 years ago   Nov 10, '13 8:17pm  
I saw the protests at the Galleria.  I think it is ridiculous to fire Jimmy Kimmel.  He was not the one who said it so 'No" is my answer.   I do feel that comedians today will have no material to work with.  I think our freedom of speech has been taken away!  I remember laughing at jokes about Italians (I am half Italian) at a comedy show.  It did not bother me.  Everyone is too darn sensitive today!  Lighten up! 4951
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elguapo Active Indicator LED Icon 15
~ 10 years ago   Nov 10, '13 8:37pm  
Two Wongs can't make it white... or can it?
 
....I forget. 4951
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TexasOma Active Indicator LED Icon 14
~ 10 years ago   Nov 10, '13 8:45pm  
This extreme political correctness is a bunch of bull crap.  It was the kid that said it, not Jimmy Kimmel. Yes, it's his show but he should not be held responsible for other people's words. I happen to like Jimmy Kimmel - he's a little obnoxious but not as bad as Jimmy Fallon.  I still like Jay Leno - at times, but his material is getting really stupid.  I like Headlines and Pump Casting and Dumbest 911 calls and Photo Booth....that's about it. He's about the only one willing to make fun of Obama....probably why NBC is getting rid of him. 4951
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saltwaterfisherman Active Indicator LED Icon 2
~ 10 years ago   Nov 10, '13 9:40pm  
I don`t watch his show either, but there are people that do.  If these cry babies don`t like him or his material then just change the channel. 4951
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TheGuru Active Indicator LED Icon 1
~ 10 years ago   Nov 11, '13 8:36am  
I agree that it is ridulousness.
Everybody so quick to attack. Most of the time its the protesters who so the real hate.
 
And about Jay Leno. @TexasOma you really think hes being fired?
That guy is retiring. He has more money than he knows what to do with.
His garage is bigger then  most mansions. 4951
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TexasOma Active Indicator LED Icon 14
~ 10 years ago   Nov 11, '13 9:58am  
I agree that it is ridulousness.
Everybody so quick to attack. Most of the time its the protesters who so the real hate.
 
And about Jay Leno. @TexasOma you really think hes being fired?
That guy is retiring. He has more money than he knows what to do with.
His garage is bigger then  most mansions.
 
@TheGuru:
 
It's a forced retirement...he even says so on his show. When the news about his retirement first came out they said that BBC made the decision to replace Jay with Jimmy Fallon to appeal to the younger crowd, just as they tried when they put Conan in the time slot.
 
I foresee Jay moving to a cable channel after he takes some time off. He's only 63-64...lots of life left. Yes, he's wealthy but he doesn't ever sit still.
 
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TheGuru Active Indicator LED Icon 1
~ 10 years ago   Nov 11, '13 10:07am  

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I agree that it is ridulousness.
Everybody so quick to attack. Most of the time its the protesters who so the real hate.
 
And about Jay Leno. @TexasOma you really think hes being fired?
That guy is retiring. He has more money than he knows what to do with.
His garage is bigger then  most mansions.
 
@TheGuru: It's a forced retirement...he even says so on his show. When the news about his retirement first came out they said that BBC made the decision to replace Jay with Jimmy Fallon to appeal to the younger crowd, just as they tried when they put Conan in the time slot. I foresee Jay moving to a cable channel after he takes some time off. He's only 63-64...lots of life left. Yes, he's wealthy but he doesn't ever sit still.
@TexasOma:
Its sometimes all a game to get ratings and viewers.
The first time was a rating scam to get rid of Conan.
I think Jay is really considering retirement. Im sure Jay will do cameos her and there. 4951
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WJo Active Indicator LED Icon 13
~ 10 years ago   Nov 11, '13 10:19am  
we live in Kentucky & we saw the interview that JImmy did with the kids & Jimmy ask the kids questions & the kids answered them ....we thought it was funny , did not see any reason for them to  get angry or upset over what was said by the kids or the questions that were asked by Jimmy. 4951
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