Comments on: Garrison Keillor: Bigoted or tone deaf? http://njjewishnews.com/justASC/2009/12/21/garrison-keillor-bigoted-or-tone-deaf/ A multilog with NJJN Editor-in-Chief Andrew Silow-Carroll Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:44:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Christmas with the Keillors — The Bygone Bureau http://njjewishnews.com/justASC/2009/12/21/garrison-keillor-bigoted-or-tone-deaf/comment-page-1/#comment-20097 Christmas with the Keillors — The Bygone Bureau Fri, 25 Dec 2009 13:04:44 +0000 http://njjewishnews.com/justASC/?p=1870#comment-20097 [...] heard Keillor’s column described as “anti-Semitic.” But I think it was just a case of badly done satire rather than an animus against Jewish people (also, when he writes, “did one of our guys write [...] [...] heard Keillor’s column described as “anti-Semitic.” But I think it was just a case of badly done satire rather than an animus against Jewish people (also, when he writes, “did one of our guys write [...]

]]> By: Another Andrew S http://njjewishnews.com/justASC/2009/12/21/garrison-keillor-bigoted-or-tone-deaf/comment-page-1/#comment-20080 Another Andrew S Thu, 24 Dec 2009 17:24:34 +0000 http://njjewishnews.com/justASC/?p=1870#comment-20080 Mr. Silow-Carroll: your analysis may be correct; however, when the column is taken as a whole, it becomes less evident that this was an attempt at edgy humor. Keillor's targets are too wide-ranging (intellectuals, Jews, the wrong kind of Christians, pagans, secular people), and the bile too cookie-cutter, for me to read this as a long joke. Still, I would almost prefer for Keillor to have been serious, because if the column really was meant as satire, then his sin is far worse, because it's just not funny. Mr. Silow-Carroll: your analysis may be correct; however, when the column is taken as a whole, it becomes less evident that this was an attempt at edgy humor. Keillor’s targets are too wide-ranging (intellectuals, Jews, the wrong kind of Christians, pagans, secular people), and the bile too cookie-cutter, for me to read this as a long joke. Still, I would almost prefer for Keillor to have been serious, because if the column really was meant as satire, then his sin is far worse, because it’s just not funny.

]]> By: Joel http://njjewishnews.com/justASC/2009/12/21/garrison-keillor-bigoted-or-tone-deaf/comment-page-1/#comment-20061 Joel Thu, 24 Dec 2009 02:07:53 +0000 http://njjewishnews.com/justASC/?p=1870#comment-20061 Mr. Keiller should have learned something when he did his gay marriage parody some time ago. Another really unfunny joke. Mr. Keiller should have learned something when he did his gay marriage parody some time ago. Another really unfunny joke.

]]> By: Andrew Silow-Carroll http://njjewishnews.com/justASC/2009/12/21/garrison-keillor-bigoted-or-tone-deaf/comment-page-1/#comment-20025 Andrew Silow-Carroll Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:51:00 +0000 http://njjewishnews.com/justASC/?p=1870#comment-20025 Agreed. If he said it as part of a monologue at Town Hall, the Jews in the audience would have laughed along. In print, it "sounds" bitter. Agreed. If he said it as part of a monologue at Town Hall, the Jews in the audience would have laughed along. In print, it “sounds” bitter.

]]> By: Jackson http://njjewishnews.com/justASC/2009/12/21/garrison-keillor-bigoted-or-tone-deaf/comment-page-1/#comment-20017 Jackson Tue, 22 Dec 2009 03:48:59 +0000 http://njjewishnews.com/justASC/?p=1870#comment-20017 Andrew, I agree with your overall take on this, and I appreciate your use of an example of his humor from his radio monologues, but you write this: "if you're not attuned to his sensibility it sounded not amusingly curmudgeonly, but churlish and nasty." Actually, it didn't "sound" like anything. It wasn't aural, it was written. That may be part of the problem. Tone and inflection would likely have softened the mistaken notion of anti-Semitism. Andrew, I agree with your overall take on this, and I appreciate your use of an example of his humor from his radio monologues, but you write this: “if you’re not attuned to his sensibility it sounded not amusingly curmudgeonly, but churlish and nasty.”

Actually, it didn’t “sound” like anything. It wasn’t aural, it was written. That may be part of the problem. Tone and inflection would likely have softened the mistaken notion of anti-Semitism.

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