Monica Potts explains why liberals love the acerbic comedian Louis C.K.
Louis, whose real last name, Szekely, is pronounced “C.K.,” talked about that scene with Terry Gross, host of National Public Radio’s Fresh Air, in July. He said he wasn’t trying to tell people not to use the word but was simply trying to show that comedians reflect on the language they use. “We do wonder about this stuff,” he said. “There are times I go, ‘Is this OK really? What does that mean that I’m hurting people that I don’t know who are watching me on TV?'” The popular gay blog Queerty quoted The Washington Post’s review, which called the scene deplorable yet oddly poetic, and declared, “Louis C.K.’s New FX Series Will Try to Make You Laugh at ‘Faggot.'” Whether or not the episode succeeded, the consensus was: At least he went there.
