Letters to the Editor
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drumming up controversy
First of all, as has been mentioned several times already, it makes more sense to show the whole sketch. Why? Because the whole sketch, whether of not you find it funny (and I did), had a point, and by showing the cropped version you make it seem like a simple case of horrible taste.
The reality is that this sketch has been finished for days before the kentucky crash and the emmy people probably weren't aware of the severity of the crash by air time. And even if they were...how many people were killed in auto accidents yesterday in this fair country of ours? Based on past statistics, the number probably was about 120, 3 times the amount of fatalities in Kentucky. Does that mean we shouldn't show any car crashes? Oh, and several people were victims of pedophiles too, but I haven't heard anyone criticizing the "To Catch A Predator" part of Conan's routine. Come to think of it, maybe they should have withdrawn the Emmy nominations for 'Flight 93' because that might offend any of the bereaved?
The reality is that this is an internet meme, powered by internet columnists who then fuel traditional media who then called up the tv station. If I had been a relative of the Kentucky victims, would I have been offended? No, I would have been too busy vomiting through my tears at the loss of a loved one to even comprehend it. Those who are offended on behalf of others seem to really relish their horror, even as they breathlessly link to the 'most offensive' parts of the sketch. I think that alone shows how bogus this whole 'controversy' is.