Kathy Griffin Calls Out CNN on 'The View' for Firing Her, Keeping Jeffrey Toobin

[babylonsister]

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Kathy Griffin Calls Out CNN on ‘The View’ for Firing Her, Keeping Jeffrey Toobin
‘GOOD FOR HIM’
The comedian used an appearance on “The View” to slam her former employer for taking back Jeffrey Toobin after his Zoom masturbation incident.
Matt Wilstein
Senior Writer
Updated Dec. 02, 2021 4:40PM ET / Published Dec. 02, 2021 12:46PM ET

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“I think there's another conversation that we’re not ready to have in this country, unfortunately,” the comedian said. “I think we’re hopefully making some strides, finally, with race. We’re having conversations, at least. But I think we really haven't talked about the level of misogyny and ageism that went along with all that.”

Griffin went on to say that when she got “canned” from co-hosting CNN’s New Year’s Eve special, it hurt her “personally” because she loved that gig. “But then for me to watch Jeffrey Toobin talking about women’s choice after he masturbated on a Zoom call, which I know sounds funny, but maybe wasn’t so funny for the other ladies who worked at The Atlantic that had to see that.”

Toobin was fired by The New Yorker—not The Atlantic—after he was caught exposing himself during a video call with colleagues there. But after a brief hiatus, he returned to his on-air role as chief legal analyst for CNN, a decision that network insiders called “awkward,” “insane,” and “a bit inappropriate.”

When Joy Behar pointed out that Toobin says the embarrassing incident was “accidental,” Griffin replied, “Well, OK, good for him,” before adding, “I just think it’s easy when a guy does something, we joke about it, and I do believe there's a double standard.”

[a kennedy]

1. I think Kathy Griffin got screwed, or the "Dixie chicks treatment.......

[MontanaMama]

2. JFC.

Of course there’s a double standard. I don’t watch The View…but those women should absolutely understand this.

[FakeNoose]

3. Good for her - she was treated unfairly

[Progressive Jones]

4. I still think her "Trump Head" thing was funny. nt

[budkin]

5. It's INSANE that Toobin is still employed

Dude was literally MASTURBATING on a Zoom call with colleagues

[PTWB]

6. Not intentionally.

He was intentionally masturbating, sure, as we all have done. But they were taking a break from the Zoom meeting and he had no idea the camera was still active.

I’m sure he’s not the only one to knock one out at lunch time while working from home.

[questionseverything]

21. I guess I am old fashioned but

I feel it’s the masturbating person’s responsibility to make sure they are doing so in a private place



I can’t believe we live in an age that that has to be said

[crickets]

25. Agreed.

Anyone who has a PC with a camera, especially anyone who just used that PC with the camera on should know to turn the camera off or find somewhere else to be when having a wank. I don't believe the "aw, shucks, it was an accident, so sorry" excuse for a moment.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

31. +1 to the nth degree. You are right.

[whathehell]

15. I'm inclined to agree..On the other hand,

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who among us hasn't pulled out our schlong on a Zoom call?

[CentralMass]

7. What if someone like Maria Fartaroma had pulled the head stunt with a Democratic candidate

like Hillary ?

[Busterscruggs]

8. Heads wouldnt

Roll. Sorry, I couldn't resist.

[CentralMass]

9. Great reply :-)

[babylonsister]

12. Apples and oranges. Kathy Griffin is a comedian. nt

[Laura PourMeADrink]

30. Fartaroma --- just brilliant. LOL I remember when I used to think she was

a dignified business reporter. What in the ever loving god happened to her?

[tclambert]

10. All my life there have been protests at which someone burns the President "in effigy."

They make a papier-mache likeness of whoever is President and set it on fire. It seems like symbolically burning someone at the stake is more horrible than Griffin's symbolic beheading of Trump.

According to late night comedians, Toobin's sin was that he wasn't riding the subway at the time.

[Gore1FL]

11. Kathy Griffin is right and wrong.

She is the congruency to Kyle Rittenhouse. She went looking for trouble. She found trouble.

(Pro Tip: Look up "congruency" in the dictionary before you attack me for comparing the two, as obviously, there are glaring differences.)

[whathehell]

16. Kathy is more right than wrong. n/t

[Gore1FL]

19. In the sense they both should have been fired, sure.

Both had pretty severe and unacceptable lapses of judgements. Jacking off was probably worse than murder symbolism, but both were pretty egregious.

[whathehell]

26. Sorry, I don't agree..

Griffin's a comedian, and I don't think her act was nearly as offensive as Toobin's public jack off.

[Gore1FL]

29. We don't need to compare the two to know both were stupid, gruesome, and would have consequences.

I wouldn't hire either one of them.

[questionseverything]

22. She is a comedian

He is supposed to be providing political insight

[Gore1FL]

24. OK

I wouldn't hire either of them.

[AdamGG]

13. The double standard would be...

if a woman was caught doing a Toobin. If she was attractive and wore low cut tops, Fox would probably make her an anchor.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

14. Amen sister

[niyad]

17. How does one "accidentally" masturbate if one

is awake? One presumes he was awake during a business meeting, yes?

[3catwoman3]

18. How, indeed?

Flying solo, so to speak, is most definitely a deliberate act.

[jcgoldie]

20. yep

she right.

[Poiuyt]

23. She's absolutely right about the misogyny

People are always looking for ways to shoot down outspoken women.

[blogslug]

27. She and Mary Trump are going to accompany E Jean Carroll to court tomorrow (Friday 12/03)

That's fun to hear.

Here's a link to tomorrow's proceeding:

https://ww2.ca2.uscourts.gov/court.html

Here's E Jean's piece about it:

https://ejeancarroll.substack.com/p/trump-v-me

[niyad]

28. That should be most interesting.