People Are...

It's 3 in the morning, I am casually looking up concert dates for when Jeff Dunham comes to a city near me, and I happen upon a lovely little place called Videogum.com They have articles on Mr. Dunham -gasp- Joy, right? WRONG! I sit here and read until I seethe. People are...funny, to say the least. They don't like him. "-gasp- OMG, did he just sterotype a black guy, a Muslim? Did he just make fun of Barak Obama?" Yes, yes he did. ...It's not OKAY to make fun of The President? Oh, I'm sorry, you must not watch SNL During the, oh, 70s til now. Stereotyping has been a aprt of our culture for years, and even though people get offended, why are you getting offended? It's a JOKE! It's okay for you to laugh at some stupid idiot on youtube who just lost a sodding ball when he fell off his bloody skate board, but somebody makes a joke about a certain race and you go: "u cnt do that!" So, what are wrong with some of these puppets Jeff uses? Not a FREAKING thing, but I will amuse you and tell you why just because I want to rant because I've read everybody elses rant adn I need to rant too, dammit!

Walter

Walter is a War Veteran and a former Welder. He is married ( 47 Years ) and the happiest moment of his life was 48 years ago. Walter is crass, like an old granpda. Hell, my grandfather is so much like Walter it's not funny. Walter has been with Dunham forever, and he keeps getting better. He made the comment about Barak Obama on his new TV Show on Comedy Central. ( Which is slightly less funny than Jeff's stand up, which is disappointing. ) And people are going: "You can't do thaaat." Yes he can, it's called freedom of speech, plus, there's nothing wrong with it. It's funny. You can't say anything about the President anymore? Why? Is it wrong? We should be gentle? Alright, that's fine. But, let me tell you, if he was up there saying things about The Royal Family you'd be laughing your ASSES off. I would be to and I come from England. Doesn't bother me so, why should it bother you? Walter also pokes fun at the Middle East about premature detonations, but...nobody got pissed over that, except when Jeff brought a new face to his crowd.

Sweet Daddy D

Sweet Daddy D was first seen on Nation TV on Jeff Dunham's Comedy Central Special "Arguing With Myself" This is funny stuff, yet...is he sterotypical? The answer maybe yes, but...is that a reason to get mad? I don't think so. Sterotypes are all over the world and people who live in the South are always stereotyped as dumb rednecks with only a a few teeth, live in trailer parks, and marry their close relatives. ( Which we will discuss after we get finished with Sweet Daddy D ) Are people offended by that? No, look at Larry The Cable Guy. He's hilarious. But, he's offensive because he is black. Why? The hell if I know, oh, what, stereotyping, yes, of course. ...How many movies in out history Streotype this? ...A lot, lot, lot. But, because Mr. Dunham does it makes him a racist. *cough*doublestandard*cough*

Bubba J

Ah, Bubba J. Funny, yet...dumb? My guess, is that Bubba's from either Kentucky, Tennesse, Virginia, or perhaps even Alabama...maybe even Arkansas, but I'm leaning more toward Knoxville, TN. xD Anyhoo. I LOVE this guy, and so does my husband, who was raised in Kentucky. He loves beer, Nascar, guns, hunting, and married his wife who he met at a family reunion. I have no problem with Bubba J, and...oddly...nobody has anything to say about Bubba J. Why? Because he is White Trash and this is the most common stereotyping of all. Hm...it's okay to bash the white race, but not others? Oh, well. I find nothing wrong with Bubba J and neither do some politically correct people. *cough*doublestandard*cough*

Achmed The Dead Terrorist

"Good Evening, Infedels!" Achmed is hilarious and his videos on YouTube are one of the top most watched video on youtube and around the Internet. Yet, *gasp* he is offensive because....he is Muslim? No, he's not. Look on his ass, he's made in China. Jeff gets the most heat of Achmed, yet, he is obviously a new favourite of his cast of funny friends. He had a commerical Across the pond that was banned because it was pinned as a racial slur toward Muslims? ....Okay, not really sure what the big deal is there. Achmed is funny, rather, the skit for Achmed is funny. Jeff is a genius and though he does pick his jokes wisely, some people stil find this offensive. Okay, I'm sorry your mad at him making fun of Terrorists who want to come over here and BOMB our country again and kill more people for  Bin Laden. ...Please stand in line for a new sense of humor and Patriotism. he is also hated because Jeff has mentioned him a few times of not liking Jews. Uh, Achmed is a Terrorist, of course he doesn't like the Jews. ...DURR!

Peanut and Jose The Jalapeno on a Stick

Peanut and Jose are the most common of Jeff's acts. He used them both when he was first starting out and they come on stage at the same time. Peanut, however, is slightly more offensive than most of Jeff's "dolls" because Peanut is his outlet. Peanut is crazy and acts like 99.9% of the time he's had too much Star Bucks or on Speed. And Jose is...well, Mexican, Cuban, or Puerto Rican ( Jeff can't make up his mind, lol ) Peanut uses every offensive joke to making fun of gay people to poking fun at every race he possibly can...and Jeff. Jeff makes fun of himself, a lot, and his family ( though he is apparently in the middle of a divorce ) along with everybody on the face of this Earth. Peanut constantly pokes fun at Jose for his thick Spanish Accent, which can be hilarios to some people but others...once again, offends.

What is the point of all of this? I might not have made sense, but a rant never does. I just like to say that once again *cough*doublestandards*cough*  everybody has a right to their own sense of humor. If you don't like him, don't watch him. You have opinions, everybody does, but...attacking a Comedian  who has the only intention of making us laugh and has never meant to upset anybody or is a bigot is wrong. Find something else to attack or whine about. Like...the government. :D

Jeff has another Dummy which I have not commented on, and that is Melvin The Super Hero. :) He's funny too, but...apparently there is nothing "wrong" with him. Hmm.

Well, that is my rant for the day, and I leave you with a few of my favorite bits from the Puppet Master himself.

For More of Jeff's Standup, you can buy his DVDs, your check out YouTube for his Two Comedy Central Specials and a lot more.  Ebaumsworld.com has his FULL Christmas Special from '08.