QandO

July 19, 2004

Welcome to the real world, Whoopie
Posted by McQ

This is an interesting quote. To me its quite telling.

"While I can appreciate what the Slim Fast people need to do in order to protect their business, I must also do what I need to do as an artist, as a writer and as an American -- not to mention as a comic. It's unfortunate that, in this country, the two cannot mesh," Goldberg said in a statement.

What that means is she really can't appreciate what Slim Fast has to do in order to protect their business as she feels her "needs" as an artist, writer and American are or more important than theirs. And because we dummies out here can't see that, well, "the two cannot mesh".

Welcome to the real world, Whoopie. In the real world there are consequences for your actions. In the real world you're held responsible for what you say. In the real world, when you take active steps to alienate and insult 50% of your audience, they'll let you know. And they'll also let companies you represent know about their displeasure with you.

In case you don't realize it ... its an old tactic of the left. They call them "boycotts". Effective, aren't they?

When it comes to advertising contracts, Ms. Goldberg, you represent the product only until the business which owns it concludes you no longer are fitting to do so, at which point they usually say something like this:

"We are disappointed by the manner in which Ms. Goldberg chose to express herself and sincerely regret that her recent remarks offended some of our consumers," a spokesman of the company was quoted as saying.

Apparently, Whoopie, Slim Fast considers the 'needs" of their customers to be of much more importance than your need to be outrageous, denigrating, insulting, vulgar, and drunk on stage. And that's how it should be ... in a free society.

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