LOL: Halle Berry apologizes for Jewish slur, ShotsDaily says

[m7n]

Halle Berry has been forced to issue a public apology after making an apparent anti-Semitic joke on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
During the taping for Friday's show, the actress was showing Leno distorted images of herself on a computer, when she said, "Here's where I look like my Jewish cousin!" as a picture of her with a large nose appeared. When the joke received no laughs from the audience, Leno quipped, "I'm glad you said that and not me", and Berry requested the footage be scrapped. However, an audience member tells, "Ms. Berry should know how unbelievably inappropriate her comment was. She should be ashamed of herself."
But Berry insists she did not intend to cause offense. She says, "I so didn't mean to offend anybody--and after the show I realized it could be seen as offensive, so I asked Jay to take it out, and he did. What happened was, I was backstage before the show and I have three girls who are Jewish who work for me. We were going through pictures to see which ones looked silly, and one of my Jewish friends said (of the big-nose picture), 'That could be your Jewish cousin!' And I guess it was fresh in my mind, and it just came out of my mouth. But I didn't mean to offend anybody. I didn't. I didn't mean any harm."
The scene was cut from the show.

http://www.shotsdaily.com/events/hal...ewish_slur.php

Highlighting a ethnicity's physical features is not offensive.

[Cramerica]

Same post as in the Misc.

People are such pussies today.

Obviously she didn't mean to offend anyone.

Do Irish people get all offended is someone pokes a little fun a a red-headed person?

[Douglas_Quaid]

Why the fck do you make the same post in two different sections

[SYRIANKID]

She has joined an exclusive club:

http://www.seinfeld-fan.net/pictures.../kramer036.jpg

[raysmith]

Halle Berry has been forced to issue a public apology after making an apparent anti-Semitic joke on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
During the taping for Friday's show, the actress was showing Leno distorted images of herself on a computer, when she said, "Here's where I look like my Jewish cousin!" as a picture of her with a large nose appeared. When the joke received no laughs from the audience, Leno quipped, "I'm glad you said that and not me", and Berry requested the footage be scrapped. However, an audience member tells, "Ms. Berry should know how unbelievably inappropriate her comment was. She should be ashamed of herself."
But Berry insists she did not intend to cause offense. She says, "I so didn't mean to offend anybody--and after the show I realized it could be seen as offensive, so I asked Jay to take it out, and he did. What happened was, I was backstage before the show and I have three girls who are Jewish who work for me. We were going through pictures to see which ones looked silly, and one of my Jewish friends said (of the big-nose picture), 'That could be your Jewish cousin!' And I guess it was fresh in my mind, and it just came out of my mouth. But I didn't mean to offend anybody. I didn't. I didn't mean any harm."
The scene was cut from the show.

http://www.shotsdaily.com/events/hal...ewish_slur.php

Highlighting a ethnicity's physical features is not offensive.

Oh I see, she now is anti-Semitic.

I would love to hear her say the joke "why do Jews have big noses?" lmao

I suppose Benny Hill was anti-Chinese. lol

[Lager1]

Halle Berry has been forced to issue a public apology after making an apparent anti-Semitic joke on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
During the taping for Friday's show, the actress was showing Leno distorted images of herself on a computer, when she said, "Here's where I look like my Jewish cousin!" as a picture of her with a large nose appeared. When the joke received no laughs from the audience, Leno quipped, "I'm glad you said that and not me", and Berry requested the footage be scrapped. However, an audience member tells, "Ms. Berry should know how unbelievably inappropriate her comment was. She should be ashamed of herself."
But Berry insists she did not intend to cause offense. She says, "I so didn't mean to offend anybody--and after the show I realized it could be seen as offensive, so I asked Jay to take it out, and he did. What happened was, I was backstage before the show and I have three girls who are Jewish who work for me. We were going through pictures to see which ones looked silly, and one of my Jewish friends said (of the big-nose picture), 'That could be your Jewish cousin!' And I guess it was fresh in my mind, and it just came out of my mouth. But I didn't mean to offend anybody. I didn't. I didn't mean any harm."
The scene was cut from the show.

http://www.shotsdaily.com/events/hal...ewish_slur.php

Highlighting a ethnicity's physical features is not offensive.

lmfao this is bull****. She shouldn't apologize.

[ERM]

rofl at the part that says she was forced to issue an apology.

[1devil]

What she meant to say is that it was her Arab cousin. Everyone knows they have big noses as well. Oh and we all know that all Arabs are violent as well. This cartoon proves both points. But of course i'm sure none of the Muslim contingent and their supporters will take offense to this at all. Right???????

Ignorant steryotypes are not very nice are they???

[kajara3]

i wonder if they would have not laughed if she would have said italian cousin.

or made a joke about irish drinking problems.

you get the drift?

it probably wasn't even funny, but the audience should have laughed just to ease the tension, which i am sure they do many times when a joke isn't even funny, which happens A LOT.

[1devil]

i wonder if they would have not laughed if she would have said italian cousin.

or made a joke about irish drinking problems.

you get the drift?

it probably wasn't even funny, but the audience should have laughed just to ease the tension, which i am sure they do many times when a joke isn't even funny, which happens A LOT.

It's not worth having a crisis over. However, it was in poor taste, just like the cartoon that i posted above.

[kajara3]

It's not worth having a crisis over. However, it was in poor taste, just like the cartoon that i posted above.

the thing is, is that there is a double standard.

the audience probably would have laughed if it was an offensive joke against muslims and / or arabs.

[1devil]

the thing is, is that there is a double standard.

the audience probably would have laughed if it was an offensive joke against muslims and / or arabs.

I doubt it. Even if that was the case, the comment would have been no less tastless.

[kajara3]

I doubt it. Even if that was the case, the comment would have been no less tastless.

well, making jokes about generalizations such as certain groups being violent or stupid might be tasteless, but i don't think that making jokes about physical appearances is THAT tasteless, especially if it is done properly.

anyways, that is just my opinion.

but there is definitely a double standard, especially when it comes to arabs and / or muslims compared to jews.

but, i guess it also might depend on the environment, but in most cases a double standard does exist against arabs and / or muslims compared to jews and other ethnic groups as well, however.

[raysmith]

rofl at the part that says she was forced to issue an apology.

lol probably would have sneezed on her otherwise.

[The-Stig]

Here we go again with the PC bull****. Do you guys realize that some of the best jokes in the world involve poking fun at the race of a person? It's all in good fun.

[photomasterx]

the thing is, is that there is a double standard.

the audience probably would have laughed if it was an offensive joke against muslims and / or arabs.

Thats true.

Jay Leno reguarly has made jokes about Iranians having sex with sheeps and animals and everybody laughed. Im pretty sure all his Jewish audeince thought the jokes were very funny now when the jokes are about them they have a sissy fit.

The main difference is though that jokes about Arabs/muslims/Iranians tend to have racist overtones and are deliberatly the most offensive stereotypes. While this joke about was just mild and non-offensive.

[Heeey]

What she meant to say is that it was her Arab cousin. Everyone knows they have big noses as well. Oh and we all know that all Arabs are violent as well. This cartoon proves both points. But of course i'm sure none of the Muslim contingent and their supporters will take offense to this at all. Right???????

Ignorant steryotypes are not very nice are they???

What is your prob fool? Why do you have to bring Arabs into your problems? Some black chick offends you and you spout off about Arabs. Is this another Jewish thing?

[SYRIANKID]

What is your prob fool? Why do you have to bring Arabs into your problems? Some black chick offends you and you spout off about Arabs. Is this another Jewish thing?

Exactly. What do the Arabs and Muslims have to do with this and why is a Jew trying to shift the entire discussion towards them? I wonder.

Maybe we can somehow relate this to the Iranian nuclear program?

[raysmith]

Exactly. What do the Arabs and Muslims have to do with this and why is a Jew trying to shift the entire discussion towards them? I wonder.

Maybe we can somehow relate this to the Iranian nuclear program?

lol

[Shaun1990]

Rather than point out that this is much ado over a silly little joke (and I would like to emphasise 'silly'), I will ask: do American audiences actually find jokes like this funny? Really, that was the lamest racial stereotype joke I have heard in a while.

[kajara3]

Rather than point out that this is much ado over a silly little joke (and I would like to emphasise 'silly'), I will ask: do American audiences actually find jokes like this funny? Really, that was the lamest racial stereotype joke I have heard in a while.

it was not funny at all, but not because of it being offensive.

it was just a lame ass joke.

but, still, the audience should have laughed just to be nice, as they do many times when a joke isn't funny in the first place.

good "gawd", i don't see how anyone could find half of the jokes that are told on some of these light night talk shows even slightly funny.

[EOY]

R.i.p.

[ll ReNeGaDe ll]

Thats true.

Jay Leno reguarly has made jokes about Iranians having sex with sheeps and animals and everybody laughed. Im pretty sure all his Jewish audeince thought the jokes were very funny now when the jokes are about them they have a sissy fit.

The main difference is though that jokes about Arabs/muslims/Iranians tend to have racist overtones and are deliberatly the most offensive stereotypes. While this joke about was just mild and non-offensive.

The audience laughs at Iranian jokes because there is tension between America and Iran.

If anyone can show me where Jay Leno or another comedian on his status made a joke about Muslims/Arabs (note: Specific ethnicities don't count ) then you might have some credibility in your argument.

Until then, this supposed double standard between Jews and Muslims is just some myth for people to believe and bitch about.

[ll ReNeGaDe ll]

Exactly. What do the Arabs and Muslims have to do with this and why is a Jew trying to shift the entire discussion towards them? I wonder.

Maybe we can somehow relate this to the Iranian nuclear program?

Both of you missed his point.

People are talking about some supposed double standard, but Muslims would get offended just like Jews are - thats all he's saying.

The only difference is if the joke was made about Muslims, someone would have probably bombed the building or sniped her.

[kajara3]

Both of you missed his point.

People are talking about some supposed double standard, but Muslims would get offended just like Jews are - thats all he's saying.

The only difference is if the joke was made about Muslims, someone would have probably bombed the building or sniped her.

no.

the only difference is if the joke was made about muslims and / or arabs, the place would have been filled with laughter.

even though it was a lame ass joke in the first place.

lol.

[Heeey]

Both of you missed his point.

People are talking about some supposed double standard, but Muslims would get offended just like Jews are - thats all he's saying.

The only difference is if the joke was made about Muslims, someone would have probably bombed the building or sniped her.

You miss the point doofus. This thread was about a black woman offending Jews. It s still unclear how he saw fit to bring Arabs into it. You re just propagating the stereotype that he illustrated, that Jews have some compulsive need to implicate Muslims in everything.

[1devil]

What is your prob fool? Why do you have to bring Arabs into your problems? Some black chick offends you and you spout off about Arabs. Is this another Jewish thing?

No problem here. But you seem to have a problem. It's simple really. Halle makes a stupid remark about Jews. You think it's no big deal. Suit yourself. However, i was just pointing that had this remark had been directed toward Muslims, I doubt many of the people who responded in this thread would havre taken it very well. That's all. Are you saying the cartoon I posted was not offensive. Remember you can't have it both ways.

[1devil]

Exactly. What do the Arabs and Muslims have to do with this and why is a Jew trying to shift the entire discussion towards them? I wonder.

Maybe we can somehow relate this to the Iranian nuclear program?

Offensive is offensive. you dismiss this comment made by halle. Fine. Do you find the cartoon I posted offensive? I do. What's your malfunction.

[EOY]

Both of you missed his point.

People are talking about some supposed double standard, but Muslims would get offended just like Jews are - thats all he's saying.

The only difference is if the joke was made about Muslims, someone would have probably bombed the building or sniped her.

Yeah right, like I've never seen Muslims being made fun of on TV before. Don't kid yourself.

[1devil]

Yeah right, like I've never seen Muslims being made fun of on TV before. Don't kid yourself.

That's also in very poor taste.But it certainly is not a justification for Halle's remarks.