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If Joan Rivers were still alive, (Original Post) no_hypocrisy May 8 OP
Comedians typically make fun of everyone. jimfields33 May 8 #1
She would have been a Trumper. She hit way way below the belt. 50 Shades Of Blue May 8 #2
I also think JR didn't want to get on the bad side of TSF. no_hypocrisy May 8 #3
👍🏻He would have been top bully! 50 Shades Of Blue May 8 #4
Oddly BigMin28 May 8 #6
Interesting - i thought she went in for another touch up. 50 Shades Of Blue May 8 #7
She lost her marbles at the end. Marcus IM May 8 #5
Have you noticed that a lot of comedians do not age well? Yavin4 May 8 #8
Last time i saw her was in Celebrity Apprentice. Srkdqltr May 8 #9
Never liked her PJMcK May 8 #10
A lot of people don't miss her. She is never mentioned wnylib May 8 #11
Showing my ignorance here, but... Different Drummer May 8 #12
The Sick Fuck Brother Buzz May 8 #13
Thanks! Different Drummer May 8 #14
Trumpsky attended her funeral. Harker May 8 #15

50 Shades Of Blue

(10,177 posts)
2. She would have been a Trumper. She hit way way below the belt.
Wed May 8, 2024, 07:56 AM
May 8

Just because you’re a comic doesn’t give you the right to ridicule and hurt people without getting criticism for it. I’ll never forget how she fat shamed Liz Taylor. Or what she said about Michelle Obama. It’s kind of ironic since her own vanity cost her her life.

BigMin28

(1,191 posts)
6. Oddly
Wed May 8, 2024, 08:19 AM
May 8

She wasn't having a cosmetic procedure when she died. She was having problems with her throat. An unqualified person was allowed to do part of the procedure, and her oxygen was cut for a time rendering her brain dead.

Marcus IM

(2,326 posts)
5. She lost her marbles at the end.
Wed May 8, 2024, 08:16 AM
May 8

She became a birther, and was doing the crazy Michelle Obama is a man routine.
I ended up disliking her. Sad.

Yavin4

(35,475 posts)
8. Have you noticed that a lot of comedians do not age well?
Wed May 8, 2024, 08:46 AM
May 8

Especially those who have a lot of success early in their careers. They all become bitter old cranks. Comedians do not handle aging very well.

Srkdqltr

(6,479 posts)
9. Last time i saw her was in Celebrity Apprentice.
Wed May 8, 2024, 09:03 AM
May 8

She was probably almost 80 in heels and a tight dress being tasked to sell cupcakes on the street in New York.
There she was tottering out the studio door with the cakes to sell them.
I have no clue what happened as I switched to something else.
She seemed eager to do what Trump wanted.
Very sad.

PJMcK

(22,135 posts)
10. Never liked her
Wed May 8, 2024, 09:32 AM
May 8

Rivers’ sense of humor rarely reached me, especially later in her life when she had become a caricature.

Sorry, but I don’t miss her.

wnylib

(21,966 posts)
11. A lot of people don't miss her. She is never mentioned
Wed May 8, 2024, 11:52 AM
May 8

by celebrities and comedians with funny anecdotes or fond memories the way they often talk about other well known people who pass away.

I remember her first appearance on the Tonight Show when she was still unknown by most people. She was really funny making fun of social norms that held women back. I thought it was great to have a female comedian speaking for us.

But she became so bitter later that there was no humor in her routines or comments any more.

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