3414: Funny That Way w/ Julia Scotti

[rodimusprime]

Originally Posted by SpicyNattoRoll

Listening to Last Week episode 150 and at 13:28, Rod starts going off about guest Mathew Klickstein not prepping for the show and Keith's comment "Why wouldn't you listen to at least one episode, you have NO CONCERN these people are gonna do you wrong?!" is a BRILLIANT foreshadowing to the trainwreck that was Julia Scotti.
THE NERVE of her publicist sending that email, SHE should be fired for not doing HER homework and listening AS WELL.

Honestly I just appreciate the recognition of the hard hitting journalism that I'm doing over at Last Week on a biweekly basis.

[rodimusprime]

Every time Keith's internet dropped the episode went up in quality. Even as Chemda was asking similar questions it seemed Julia responded with less defensiveness. When Julia said earlier she had done an interview with a man who had asked questions she found invasive it sort of clicked with me. She didn't trust Keith and his male energy IMO.

I watched the documentary Disclosure on Netflix and they really get into a lot of these questions on there. It was eye opening. Definitely changed the way I view asking someone about gender reassignment surgery and what not.

[Keith]

How was the doc even allowed to TALK about what can be talked about??!!!!?!?!?!

[rodimusprime]

Originally Posted by Keith

How was the doc even allowed to TALK about what can be talked about??!!!!?!?!?!

I think it was because it's directed and starring trans-people. So it's like the n-word. Me and my wife may use it among ourselves but if some white person came in the house like "What's up my niggas?" it wouldn't be the same.

That's how it came across to me. Like this documentary is for educating people but that doesn't mean when you see Laverne Cox in person you can just run up on her and ask her about her gender reassignment surgery. Or even if she's a guest on your show she might feel offended by you asking.

At least that's how I took it.

[Apia resurrected]

Originally Posted by rodimusprime

I think it was because it's directed and starring trans-people. So it's like the n-word. Me and my wife may use it among ourselves but if some white person came in the house like "What's up my niggas?" it wouldn't be the same.

That's how it came across to me. Like this documentary is for educating people but that doesn't mean when you see Laverne Cox in person you can just run up on her and ask her about her gender reassignment surgery. Or even if she's a guest on your show she might feel offended by you asking.

At least that's how I took it.

I agree completely and think this is it.

[joslingeneva]

Originally Posted by rodimusprime

I think it was because it's directed and starring trans-people. So it's like the n-word. Me and my wife may use it among ourselves but if some white person came in the house like "What's up my niggas?" it wouldn't be the same.

That's how it came across to me. Like this documentary is for educating people but that doesn't mean when you see Laverne Cox in person you can just run up on her and ask her about her gender reassignment surgery. Or even if she's a guest on your show she might feel offended by you asking.

At least that's how I took it.

THIS! The question I have is why is it so hard to acknowledge this part. Yes this woman was a horrible interview but that all got overshadowed by the transphobic question. You could have an amazing interview with a Rod but as soon as you call him a nigga I am out. As a black woman I get this. I haven't heard Keith acknowledge the transphobia of the genitals question at all and that's the part that sent the interview way off the rails for me. Why can't both exist. Julia was a Horrible interview AND the question was transphobic. Maybe that's tew much of a grey area.

[Apia resurrected]

Originally Posted by joslingeneva

THIS! The question I have is why is it so hard to acknowledge this part. Yes this woman was a horrible interview but that all got overshadowed by the transphobic question. You could have an amazing interview with a Rod but as soon as you call him a nigga I am out. As a black woman I get this. I haven't heard Keith acknowledge the transphobia of the genitals question at all and that's the part that sent the interview way off the rails for me. Why can't both exist. Julia was a Horrible interview AND the question was transphobic. Maybe that's tew much of a grey area.

I agree with you. ( I’m not a black woman, with your opinion in general)
I listened to last week and thought about what she did. Absolutely she didn’t learn anything about the show and was ignorant herself.
On the other hand, I felt the fear in her voice and felt emphatic.
She was really afraid, I think because of terrible experiences in the past.

[Hera Again]

Originally Posted by joslingeneva

THIS! The question I have is why is it so hard to acknowledge this part. Yes this woman was a horrible interview but that all got overshadowed by the transphobic question. You could have an amazing interview with a Rod but as soon as you call him a nigga I am out. As a black woman I get this. I haven't heard Keith acknowledge the transphobia of the genitals question at all and that's the part that sent the interview way off the rails for me. Why can't both exist. Julia was a Horrible interview AND the question was transphobic. Maybe that's tew much of a grey area.

I disagree that Keith’s question was transphobic. This whole thing has been blown out of proportion.

[Apia resurrected]

Originally Posted by Hera Again

I disagree that Keith’s question was transphobic. This whole thing has been blown out of proportion.

I think only a trans person can decide that.
Same as only a person of color can decide if a behavior is racist or not. I, a white person might think something is totally fine, because of my own blind spots.

[Rune]

I was annoyed by the guest, but then I googled her and it was a senior citizen lol.