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Comedian Natasha Leggero (right) responded to the controversy over a joke she made about World War II veterans, suggesting that those upset would be better served to focus their attention on the real issues veterans face.
Natasha Leggero[1] is not sorry for the jab at SpaghettiOs and World War II veterans that landed NBC in hot water.
The 31-year-old comedian angered some audience members during NBC's "New Year's Eve With Carson Daly" when she made an offhand remark about a tasteless tweet that SpaghettiOs had promoted on Pearl Harbor Day.
After the comic stirred controversy with a jab at SpaghettiOs on ‘New Year’s Eve with Carson Daly,’ she wrote a blog post asking those offended to donate to organizations for veterans, rather than spend time attacking her.
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"I mean, it sucks that the only survivors of Pearl Harbor are being mocked by the only food they can still chew," Leggero quipped.
After she fielded many angry tweets about the incident, Leggero responded in a blog post on Friday.
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'I’m not sorry,' Leggero wrote. 'I don’t think the amazing courage of American veterans and specifically those who survived Pearl Harbor is in any way diminished by a comedian making a joke about dentures on television.'
"I'm not sorry," Leggero wrote[3] . "I don't think the amazing courage of American veterans and specifically those who survived Pearl Harbor is in any way diminished by a comedian making a joke about dentures on television."
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"Do we really believe that the people who fought an defended our freedom against Nazis an the Axis powers will find a joke about SpaghettiO's too much to bear? Sorry, I have more respect for veterans than to think their honor can be impugned by a glamorous, charming comedian in a fur hat."
Leggero pointed to issues with care of veterans as a larger issue than her offhand remark.
"On the one hand you have me, making a joke about how old people can't chew tough foods very well," she continued. "On the other hand you have Veterans who receive inadequate care upon their return from active duty, rampant sexual assault against female soldiers, staggering rates of suicide, traumatic brain injury, PTSD, substance abuse and depression among soldiers and political gridlock that prevents these problems from getting solved quickly."
"Where do you think your outrage and action would be better served, calling me a c-t or doing something about the above problem?" Leggero concluded.
References
- ^ Natasha Leggero (www.nydailynews.com)
- ^ PHOTOS: STARS WHO RUN THEIR MOUTHS INTO SCANDAL (www.nydailynews.com)
- ^ Leggero wrote (natashaleggero.tumblr.com)
- ^ RELATED: COMEDIAN'S PEARL HARBOR JOKE BOMBS (www.nydailynews.com)
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