Aug 15 2011
Aaron McQuade, GLAAD's Deputy Director of News and Field Media
GLAAD: Adam Carolla's Empty Apology is Not Enough
http://glaadblog.org/2011/08/15/glaad-adam-carollas-empty-apology-is-not-enough/ (http://glaadblog.org/2011/08/15/glaad-adam-carollas-empty-apology-is-not-enough/)
Adam Carolla just responded to TMZ after GLAAD, community members and allies spoke out earlier today. Carolla stated: "I'm sorry my comments were hurtful. I'm a comedian, not a politician."
GLAAD responded:
"Adam Carolla has a history of making anti-LGBT and racist statements," said Herndon Graddick, Senior Director of Programs at GLAAD. "Networks and advertisers should remember that attacking people who are different from him, and following it with empty apologies, is just a regular part of Carolla's routine."
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Aug 15 2011
Aaron McQuade, GLAAD's Deputy Director of News and Field Media
GLAAD Taking Action Against Adam Carolla's Anti-LGBT Remarks
http://glaadblog.org/2011/08/15/glaad-taking-action-against-adam-carollas-anti-lgbt-remarks/ (http://glaadblog.org/2011/08/15/glaad-taking-action-against-adam-carollas-anti-lgbt-remarks/)
GLAAD will be reaching out to its allies in the entertainment world to let them know about Adam Carolla's history of racist and homophobic remarks, following an incident last week.
On his podcast last Thursday, the former "Man Show" host spent several minutes of his show railing against, among other things, the idea of teaching people to respect the transgender community. In his rant, he also told LGBT people to "shut up" because by speaking out about equality, they are "ruining his life" and said that members of the LGBT community should stop using the letters "LGBT" to describe themselves, and should instead use "YUCK."
Carolla at one point asked: "When did we start giving a sh*t about these people?"