title from the Gawker: Russell Brand Destroys MSNBC Talk Show for Treating Him Like Shit
Mika Brzezinski, Katty Kay and Brian
Shactman put in their place.
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below is some of the comments from the gawker:
I
disagree. They were completely ignoring him and talking snidely about
how they couldn't understand him, etc., while he was sitting right in
front of them. Incredibly passive-aggressive and rude.
The U.S. is the only English speaking country I know of where you can
get away with talking about someone in the third person in their
presence. It's a face-punching offense everywhere else but here. It's
probably also one of the reasons people view Americans as unsympathetic
and self-centered in their behavior and diplomacy. Today 10:41am
I guess I'm just a rude American then, lucky I haven't been punched in the face thus far. ;) Today 10:46am
I
get the impression that Russell Brand has a unique effect on women.
They seem to get jittery and nervous around him, but not in a negative
way. What is it about him? Admittedly, I had to watch the video in
pieces because I get extremely uncomfortable watching people make fools
of themselves. I don't know what it is... Today 9:19am
I too suffer from acute secondary embarrassment and have to cover my ears and close my eyes when things get too bad. Today 9:30am
You're not the only one... that's why I can't watch shows like The Office.... that awkward comedy stuff I just turn off... Today 9:32am
Brand
witnessed an infuriating truth about American manners—or the lack
thereof. In the US, many people think it's perfectly acceptable to use
"he/she" about someone in their presence.
So, for example, you and your spouse take a friend out to dinner.
Your spouse orders a drink for your friend as a treat. You say jokingly
to your spouse, "Honey, don't order the man any rum. He doesn't want to
drink that swill." Your spouse quips, "What?! I'm just trying to be nice
to him. He looks like he needs a drink, and he said earlier he likes
rum." And so on. THIS IS RUDE. Your friend is not a child or a potted plant.I think this is what was upsetting Russell Brand more than anything, and it would have set me off as well. Today 9:32am
I
am a polite, thoughtful, empathetic individual. This has NEVER CROSSED
MY MIND ONCE. I am assuming it to be cultural (Anglo v American) as I
can not for one second think of how it is rude to use a fucking pronoun.
Today 9:53am
I have never heard that this is impolite. I suspect that we just have different standards when it comes to etiquette. Today 10:24am
I am shedding a tear for poor Russel Brand. My tear is, of course, on behalf of Andrew Sachs
who Brand called repeatedly, leaving awful messages in his answering
machine, in the name of some sensationalistic crap at the expense of an
old man.
Or are we supposed to have forgotten that Brand himself made a career out of being awful on the radio? Today 9:35am
Yes, that is exactly what we are supposed to do, because he had a sad when Amy Winehouse died, making him "deep," or something. Today 9:39am
Ha!
You are right! Suddenly he was a cool sensible guy... barf, his entire
schtick before that was being as awful as his hosts were to him in the
clip above. Not that I condone awfulness but it's amusing that he is now
outraged when he gets a taste of his own medicine. Today 9:42am
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