Remember the JetBlue pilot who went over the edge the other day and ran through the cabin screaming about 9/11 and terrorists? Well, he was the subject of a rant by Carson Daly on his radio show this morning. But, of course, Daly wouldn't be a real manly man without finding a way to kick gay people in the process, right? Gotta get in that gay joke, or he might not look masculine enough. In the end, the rant was only slightly less bizarre than the pilot's rant.
Daly started off on a bad foot by noting that "[o]n this particular flight, most of the people were on their way to some sort of security conference in Las Vegas...so it was a bunch of dudes, and well-trained dudes." Because God knows women would be helpless without a big strong manly man to protect them, right? It only went downhill from there. Follow me below the fold.
From TMZ:
It all went down on Daly's L.A. radio show this morning ... when he was talking about the flight and said, "Most of the people were on their way to some sort of security conference in Las Vegas ... it was like a bunch of dudes and well trained dudes ... thank god."
He laughingly continued, "With my luck, it would be like ... 'this is the flight going to [the gay pride parade] in San Francisco ... I mean, that would be my colleagues."
Then, changing his voice to sound like a gay stereotype, Carson said, "Uh, we're headed down to Vegas for the floral convention."
When I first read that, I was annoyed. I was annoyed much in the same way that I'd be annoyed if I heard any other gay joke, or if I heard someone say, "That's so gay."
Then I listened to the audio. I can't embed the audio here, but go to the TMZ link above and listen for yourself. Maybe it was the "gay voice" he attempted, or maybe it was that halfwit laughing in the background, but something just set me off. Obviously, because I'm here.
Later in the day, Daly "apologized." Via Joe My God:
Really? He was trying to make fun of himself? Is that why he broke out the "gay voice" and called all gay men weak? Oh, okay, I guess that makes sense.
Fuck Carson Daly, and fuck his "apology."
As others, including Joe Jervis and Andy Towle, have pointed out, I guess Daly has never heard of Mark Bingham.