That’s Not Funny: 10 Comedians Whose Offensive Jokes Crossed The Line

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Jerry Seinfeld

During an episode of Seinfeld’s “Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee,” his guest, Stephen Colbert pointed out his daughter’s car, but then said it was to be his son’s and that’s when Seinfeld made a transgender joke that just wasn’t funny. “Sex change?” he asked.

Colbert innocently laughed it off, but then Jerry couldn’t seem to leave it alone. He then says, “Isn’t it just a matter of time before transgender is an airline? You just get on one sex and get off the other one.” Colbert looks visibly uncomfortable and it’s warranted. The joke completely misses the mark as it was set up on a shaky foundation in the first place.

The sex change could have been a lighthearted joke, barely skimming the surface of Colbert’s terrible wording. But the airline joke was just as bad as it was hurtful. The transgender community has faced scrutiny, jokes about their very existence and even death because of who they are.

Seinfeld is usually flippant about offensive jokes, blaming young people for being too politically correct to appreciate humor. He won’t even play colleges because of it.

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