30 Rock’s Tracy Man Speaks Out: ‘If I Had a Gay Son I Would Love Him’ – TVLe – TVLe

Contents:

• 30 ROCK'S TRACY MAN DECLAR, 'IF I HAD A GAY SON I WOULD LOVE HIM'
• TRACY MAN'S HOMOPHOBIC REMARKS IN ANTI-GAY STAND UP SET UPDATE: MAN APOLOGIZ
• TRACY MAN RETURNS TO NASHVILLE TO APOLOGIZE FOR ANTI-GAY RANT
• TRACY MAN APOLOGIZ FOR ANTI-GAY TIRA
• COMEDIAN TRACY MAN: ‘IF MY SON WERE GAY…I’D PULL OUT A KNIFE AND STAB’ HIM
• TRACY MAN SAYS HE'D SUPPORT HIS GAY SON
• TRACY MAN APOLOGIZ NASHVILLE FOR ANTI-GAY REMARKS
• TRACY MAN: I'LL KILL MY SON IF HE ACTS GAY
• TRACY MAN GO ON ANTI-GAY TIRA AT NASHVILLE SHOW
• TRACY MAN APOLOGIZ FOR GAY JOK, BUT IS IT ENOUGH?

30 ROCK'S TRACY MAN DECLAR, 'IF I HAD A GAY SON I WOULD LOVE HIM'

Four days after the 30 Rock star apologized for unleashg an anti-gay rant durg a edy act, Man once aga exprsed ep regret for his choice of words an terview wh hip-hop mogul Rsell Simmons (via). The tth is if I had a gay son, I would love him jt as much as if he was straight … I might have to try to love even more bee I know of the difficulty that he would have society. Man’s now-famo tira — durg which he said that he’d “stab” his son if he turned out to be gay — drew a strong rebe om his 30 Rock boss Ta Fey, who lled his ments “disturbg… at a time when homophobic hate crim ntue to be a life-threateng issue.

TRACY MAN'S HOMOPHOBIC REMARKS IN ANTI-GAY STAND UP SET UPDATE: MAN APOLOGIZ

“Of all the sickns, there is probably none more abive than homophobia, ” Man told Simmons. I would never want any young person to thk that I wasn’t on their si and if any young person thks they n bully a young gay kid, e see me at 30 Rock. UPDATE: Tracy Man issued a statement to The Huffgton Post through his reprentative:“I want to apologize to my fans and the gay & lbian muny for my choice of words at my recent stand-up act Nashville.

TRACY MAN RETURNS TO NASHVILLE TO APOLOGIZE FOR ANTI-GAY RANT

”_____PREVIOUSLY: Tracy Man's latt standup set is no lghg Rogers attend Man's standup show last Friday and reported on his Facebook page that Man let loose a vicly homophobic rant that, as far as he uld tell, was a ad ser attack on gay men and women. Rogers, who is gay, wrote: I figured at some pot the gay jok would fly and I'm well prepared for a good ribbg of straight gay humor.

Man took upon himself to mentn about how he feels all this gay s* was crazy and that women are a gift om God and that "Born this Way" is bulls*, gay is a choice, and the reason he knows this is exactly bee "God don't make no mistak" (referrg to God not makg someone gay e that would be a mistake). Perhaps most strikgly, Rogers wrote that Man said:He said if his son that was gay he better e home and talk to him like a man and not [he mimicked a gay, high pched voice] or he would pull out a knife and stab that ltle N (one word I refe to e) to ntued to scribe the rant, which we've excerpted:He took time to vis the bulls* of this bullyg stuff and rmed that the gays need to qu beg psi and not be whg about somethg as signifint as bullyg.

He mentned that gay was somethg kids learn om the media and programmg, and that bullied kids should jt bt some ass and beat those other ltle f*ckers that bully them, not whe about . After makg ments about Print Obama, Rogers wrote that Man fished his rant fiantly: Tracy then said he didn't f*ckg re if he pissed off some gays, bee if they n take a f*ckg dick up their ass... As stands, Man's reps refed to ment to gay issu se, wrg, "There is no ment, thank you for your quiry.

TRACY MAN APOLOGIZ FOR ANTI-GAY TIRA

"Man has a history of homophobic tiras on stage, sayg that beg gay was a choice, among other thgs, at a 2009 standup performance at New York's Carnegie his actg reer, however, Man has often played gay or at least sexually ambiguo.

He played a transvte mate the Adam Sandler edy, "The Longt Yard, " and many of his "Saturday Night Live" characters were of qutnable sexualy, cludg the sophomoric zookeeper Brian Huffgton Post has reached out to his reprentative for ment, and will update if any statement is the CommunyYou May Like. June 21, 2011— -- Tracy Man returned to Nashville Tuday morng to liver a personal apology for his notor performance earlier this month that was wily nmned for s anti-gay remarks.

"The bt thg that has e om this is a natnal nversatn that anti-gay vlence is unacceptable and that homophobia is outdated. "Sce Man's June 3rd performance, he has teamed up wh the Gay & Lbian Alliance Agast Defamatn, met wh homels gay teens and a mom who lost her child to anti-gay vlence, agreed to participate an anti-bullyg PSA and lled homophobia "a sickns.

COMEDIAN TRACY MAN: ‘IF MY SON WERE GAY…I’D PULL OUT A KNIFE AND STAB’ HIM

Now he supports gay marriage.

TRACY MAN SAYS HE'D SUPPORT HIS GAY SON

"Behar -- herself, a big supporter of gay rights -- may be jokg about a meetg wh Rep. Frank, but Carl Siciliano, the director of the Ali Forney Center for homels gay youth New York Cy, told "I don't thk there n be too much tryg to make up for . "Siciliano said durg the hour that Man met wh two teens and mother Elke Kennedy, whose son Sean was a victim of anti-gay vlence, he appeared scere, listeng attentively and relatg some of his own experienc to soon as the meetg was over, however, Man began to cry.

"The South Carola mom shared wh Man how her 20-year-old son, Sean, was killed 2007 durg an anti-gay hate crime.

His attacker lled him a gay slur and punched him so hard that he separated his bra om his brastem. Kennedy, who acpanied Man to the prs nference Nashville, believ her story, the nversatns wh the gay teens and this entire experience have had a profound impact on Man.

TRACY MAN APOLOGIZ NASHVILLE FOR ANTI-GAY REMARKS

"In Nashville, Man was also schled to hold a private meetg wh gay rights activists. "In a state that ntu to put anti-gay laws on the books, 's now more important than ever that we let Tennseans know that homophobia has no place on or off the stage. "The onle outcry agast Man me immediately followg his stand-up show June 3 at the Ryman Audorium , who is gay, wrote on his Facebook page about Man's over-the-top ments.

In a post, tled "Why I No Longer 'Like' Tracy Man, he wrote: "I figured at some pot the gay jok would fly, and I'm well prepared for a good ribbg of straight gay humor. Man took upon himself to mentn about how he feels all this gay s**t was crazy and that women are a gift om God and that 'Born this Way' is bulls**t, gay is a choice, and the reason he knows this is exactly bee 'God don't make no mistak. ' Man's rnchy lewd statements also clud how he'd stab his son to ath if he said he was gay.

"His remarks were roundly nmned by GLAAD and other gay rights' groups; NBC print Bob Greenblatt, who said his ments "will not be tolerated"; and "30 Rock" creator Ta Fey, who found the route "disturbg to me at a time when homophobic hate crim ntue to be a life-threateng issue. "I want to apologize to my fans and the gay and lbian muny for my choice of words at my recent stand-up act Nashville. "The tth is if I had a gay son, I would love him jt as much as if he was straight, " Man said.

TRACY MAN: I'LL KILL MY SON IF HE ACTS GAY

"Then he me out as a supporter of gay Friday, he met wh teens at New York Cy's Ali Forney Center, the natn's largt anizatn servg homels gay and transgenr youth.

"I've never seen anyone say I'm sorry and accept rponsibily for their homophobia, " he said.

Tracy Man says he’s sorry for tellg an dience at a June 3 edy show that he’d "pull out a knife and stab" his son if he were gay. "I want to apologize to my fans and the gay & lbian muny for my choice of words at my recent stand-up act Nashville, " he tells The Hollywood Reporter a statement. " Rogers, who is gay, wrote that he was prepared for "a good ribbg of straight gay humor" but was surprised at what he claims the "30 Rock" star said onstage.

TRACY MAN GO ON ANTI-GAY TIRA AT NASHVILLE SHOW

Acrdg to Rogers, Man, "said if his son that was gay he better e home and talk to him like a man and not [he mimicked a gay, high pched voice] or he would pull out a knife and stab that ltle N (one word I refe to e) to ath.... Tracy then said he didn't [expletive] re if he [angered] some gays. " Man's tira was full of homophobic referenc and expletiv, acrdg to Rogers' Facebook acunt.

" More om THR: GLAAD rponds to Man's anti-gay jokA rep for Ryman Audorium tells The Hollywood Reporter a statement: "The Ryman Audorium regrets that people were offend by statements ma by Tracy Man durg his June 3 appearance. ” GLAAD print Jarrett Barrs told THR, "Tracy Man's management needs to vtigate the allegatns and should they prove te, we ll on him to remove the vlently anti-gay remarks om his show and send a strong msage that anti-gay vlence is not somethg to joke about. At a New York show two years ago, Man reportedly ma a ment that beg gay is a "choice, " promptg several people to walk out, acrdg to the Advote.

On June 3, edian Tracy Man took the stage at Ryman Audorium Nashvile, TN and “livered a few l about his feelgs on homosexualy. ” What followed, as reported by one attene, was a unbridled homophobic rant. Callg homosexualy herently “bullsh, ” Man clared that “if my son were gay, ” Man would “pull out a knife and stab” him if he failed to “talk to [him] like a man”:.

TRACY MAN APOLOGIZ FOR GAY JOK, BUT IS IT ENOUGH?

“God don’t make no mistak; all this gay stuff is bullsh, ” Man said, addg the followg about lbians: “There is no way a woman uld love and have sexual sire for another woman, that’s jt a woman pretendg bee she hat a fuckg man. And then got personal: “If my son were gay he better e home and talk to me like a man and not [like a homosexual — Man mimicked a feme voice] or I’d pull out a knife and stab that ltle N***** to ath. ” The Gay and Lbian Alliance Agast Defamatn (GLAAD) lled on Man to “remove the vlently anti-gay remarks om his show and send a strong msage that anti-gay vlence is not somethg to joke about.

However, as Alyssa Rosenberg not, Man’s anti-gay tira is hardly new: “In 2009, he said sexual orientatn is a choice a performance that got him appld by Spike Lee and Jane Krakowski.

He also needs to go further than his apology and rrect the rerd: no one should feel ashamed bee they are lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr and they should fely not bee a victim of vlence. Tracy Man is ntug to do damage ntrol followg his highly ntroversial ments about gay people durg a edy show Tennsee.