We always make jokes in tragic times. Gottfried’s mistake was being too soon. What he said was insensitive, but almost all comedy is. It’s what makes it funny.
Their was nothing hateful in his joke. They shouldn’t have fired him over that.
Private citizens are free to be insensitive, but when you’re being paid to be part of a companies’ image, you have to keep that in mind and muzzle yourself sometimes.
I was surprised to learn that, according to FNC at least, that Aflac is the largest insurer in Japan.
So yea, making jokes about one of your largest customer bases, in a time of severe tragedy, is gonna get you fired.
This is true only with respect to the recent comedy. It became crass just as the rest of the entertainment. Up until a couple of decades ago, movie-goers did not need to see intestines falling out to know that a person was killed, or buttocks and breasts to know that a couple is making love, or hear F-word every second to know that someone is upset.
You must've missed those times, and your remark says more about your age than comedy.