Gilbert Gottfried fired from Aflac for tsunami jokes - Page 4

derf · 03-17-2011, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by shmike

Glad I'm not the only one.

Anyone have any other good ones? I have some family visiting tommorow and I want to be as inappropriate as possible

Flexin · 03-17-2011, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by anthonyk

Who even knew he was the duck's voice?

I didn't.

Should he be fired? If the company he works for didn't like what he said then yes. If your a celebrity your getting paid for who you are or can play. Cross the line and you might pay for it.

Yes he is a comedian but the disaster isn't even over yet. He fucked up. Screw him. He is the voice for a duck with a one word gig. I'm sure there will be more then a thousand people looking for work that would sign up for that casting call. Give one of them the work.

James

Papa_Complex · 03-18-2011, 08:45 AM

Does no one else remember that this was the same guy making jokes about 9/11, not soon after, immediately before he got the Aflack gig?

*EDIT* There are some F-bombs dropped in this vid.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1NRBWkmP74

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VE2V...eature=related

fasternyou929 · 03-18-2011, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by L8 Braker

Here's a few more...

--My Japanese doctor told me that in order to stay healthy, I need 50 million gallons of water a day...

Tmall · 03-18-2011, 12:41 PM

As a spokesperson, he crossed a line. As a comedian, I see no problem with the jokes.

goof2 · 03-18-2011, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Papa_Complex

Does no one else remember that this was the same guy making jokes about 9/11, not soon after, immediately before he got the Aflack gig?

Some people remember.

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Originally Posted by goof2

I think the best example is him making jokes about 9/11 at a celebrity roast a couple weeks after the attack. They should have known who they were hiring, but he should have known who he was working for.

As I said before, he made jokes about what is happening in Japan while employed by a company that generated 3/4 of their sales last year in Japan. Of course he is free to make whatever jokes he wants, but his employer is just as free to get rid of him for doing so.

marko138 · 03-18-2011, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Papa_Complex

Does no one else remember that this was the same guy making jokes about 9/11, not soon after, immediately before he got the Aflack gig?

*EDIT* There are some F-bombs dropped in this vid.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1NRBWkmP74

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VE2V...eature=related

That's my point. He's always been this way. They knew that when they hired him. He should have never been hired in the first place.

defector · 03-18-2011, 10:09 PM

I asked girl in Japan to sleep with me.
She said OK, but I would have to sleep in the wet spot.

azoomm · 03-19-2011, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by goof2

As I said before, he made jokes about what is happening in Japan while employed by a company that generated 3/4 of their sales last year in Japan. Of course he is free to make whatever jokes he wants, but his employer is just as free to get rid of him for doing so.

This.

And, maybe if the jokes were actually funny he wouldn't have been fired...

Kaneman · 03-19-2011, 12:37 PM

So in order to save face Aflac guaranteed that everyone knew the Spokesperson they had been paying large sums of money to represent their product for years is an insensitive asshole by making a big news story out of firing him? Great job Aflac!!

Ghey.

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03-18-2011, 08:45 AM	#33
Papa_Complex Nomadic Tribesman Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Brampton, Canada Moto: '09 ER-6n Posts: 11,150	Does no one else remember that this was the same guy making jokes about 9/11, not soon after, immediately before he got the Aflack gig? EDIT There are some F-bombs dropped in this vid. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1NRBWkmP74 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VE2V...eature=related __________________ "Everything's better with pirates." - Lodge, "Dorkness Rising" http://www.morallyambiguous.net/ Last edited by Papa_Complex; 03-18-2011 at 08:52 AM..

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03-19-2011, 12:37 PM	#40
Kaneman AMA Supersport Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Odessa, TX Moto: 2000 Honda CBR1100XX Blackbird Posts: 4,931	So in order to save face Aflac guaranteed that everyone knew the Spokesperson they had been paying large sums of money to represent their product for years is an insensitive asshole by making a big news story out of firing him? Great job Aflac!! Ghey. __________________ 1982 Honda XR80 - blown motor, 1993 Kawasaki ZX6D - sold, 2001 Suzuki Bandit 1200S - sold, 1984 Honda Magna - sold, 2001 Kawasaki ZRX1200R - blown motor, 2007 Suzuki DL1000 V-Strom - totalled, 2003 Yamaha FZ1 - sold, 1994 Honda Magna - sold, 2001 Honda CBR600F4i - sold, 1998 Suzuki DR350 - stolen, 1989 Honda Super Magna - sold, 2007 Yamaha Stratoliner, 2000 Honda CBR 1100XX Blackbird

03-18-2011, 12:41 PM	#35
Tmall Aspiring Rapper Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Halifax, NS Moto: '12 CB1000R Posts: 3,569	As a spokesperson, he crossed a line. As a comedian, I see no problem with the jokes.