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Comedian Adam Carolla is under fire for saying that gays and lesbians are "ruining his life" and should "shut up."
The comments from the former "Man Show" host came on his podcast last Thursday, when he spent several minutes ranting about LGBT issues.
He also said that the abbreviation "LGBT" should be replaced by "YUCK."
"When did we start giving a sh*t about these people?" Carolla asked.
Carolla also used the phrase "ching chong" to refer to a person of Asian descent.
The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) demanded an apology for the comments, and Carolla offered a half-hearted one through his PR person: "I'm sorry my comments were hurtful. I'm a comedian, not a politician."
Carolla has crossed the line from edgy to offensive before; in 2003, his "Loveline" show was dumped from radio stations in Hawaii after he said that Hawaiians are "stupid," "in-bred," "retarded" people and among the "dumbest people we have" in the United States.
Carolla's podcast is among the most popular podcast downloads in the world.
You can listen to Carolla's anti-gay podcast here, but it's NSFW.
The comments from the former "Man Show" host came on his podcast last Thursday, when he spent several minutes ranting about LGBT issues.
He also said that the abbreviation "LGBT" should be replaced by "YUCK."
"When did we start giving a sh*t about these people?" Carolla asked.
Carolla also used the phrase "ching chong" to refer to a person of Asian descent.
The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) demanded an apology for the comments, and Carolla offered a half-hearted one through his PR person: "I'm sorry my comments were hurtful. I'm a comedian, not a politician."
Carolla has crossed the line from edgy to offensive before; in 2003, his "Loveline" show was dumped from radio stations in Hawaii after he said that Hawaiians are "stupid," "in-bred," "retarded" people and among the "dumbest people we have" in the United States.
Carolla's podcast is among the most popular podcast downloads in the world.
You can listen to Carolla's anti-gay podcast here, but it's NSFW.
