The Carlos Mencia of the puppet world

One of the first things that inspired me to start this site over a year ago was Carlos Mencia. Back when I wrote this ode to Mencia’s hate-filled, hackneyed comedy, I got some responses from folks who said not many people watched it (despite having data to prove otherwise).

Well Mencia’s show has been canceled, but fear not lovers of unbelievably lame racist jokes that serve no purpose whatsoever, because Comedy Central just premiered Jeff Dunham’s new show! And not only that, it’s the channel’s highest rated premiere. Ever.

For the lucky uninitiated, Dunham is a ventriloquist who uses his puppets as vehicles to be racist, etc. Here’s a clip of one of his signature characters, Achmed the Dead Terrorist.

Really, I’m trying my hardest to keep my brain inside of my head, you know, since it exploded.

Even other comics who have shows on Comedy Central are lamenting over his high ratings, such as Daniel Tosh on his Twitter feed.

I can go on and on about how horrible the comedy is itself, and honestly, if you don’t already see how racist it is, then I suggest you move on from hateonme.com.

But he can’t be racist, his best friend is black!

The thing is, there are many terrible comics with similar jokes. Some are able to push it further than others. Like Mencia, for instance. People felt comfortable laughing at him calling Mexicans “wetbacks” because he’s Latino with a Spanish name. He even changed his name from “Ned” to “Carlos” in an effort to “Mexican it up” (his words, not mine) and use his ethnicity as a free pass, to say things whites and others couldn’t. With Dunham, he does the same thing as Mencia, and uses a puppet as the medium to put forth material that normally would get him booed off the stage. So people don’t realize it’s still him talking?

Apparently the art of ventriloquism continues to boggle the minds of grown adults.

What I really want to point out is how many people actually like this crap (5.3 million viewers during the first episode) and what this says about America. If I can’t even trust the masses to pick a good comedy show, how the hell am I supposed to trust them when it comes to picking what’s best for my health care?

Comedy Central should have a constitutional monarchy.

To be fair, Dunham recognizes that his show “has no socially redeeming value whatsoever.” And then he goes on to say:

“You’re not going to learn anything. All you’re going to do is have a big goofy time and escape your problems for a while.”

You know, as long as you’re white.