Kathy Griffin & Religious Black Mom swap lives

I love the non-celeb Kathy Griffin (GAKG for Georgia Kathy Griffin, as opposed to CKG for Comedian Kathy Griffin) because she's like many of my black female friends and co-workers: Religious and church-going yet open-minded and full of love. This demographic is common around me because I used to work in AIDS. To work or volunteer in AIDS, you'd have to be accepting of gays and that is certainly the case with these wonderful women.

As for GAKG, she already seemed like an educated and tolerant person before this show so the producers had it easy. It's not like she was a Bible-thumper or rabid homophobe. Like many heterosexuals, she just hadn't been exposed to many gays in real life. But what made her special was her willingness to learn. In fact, her entire family seemed highly educated and real cool. I mean, the husband wore a lavender shirt (the "official" gay color!) and wept at the comedy club! (39.30) Very sensitive and progressive.

CKG had it easy because the producers played it safe. They didn't risk placing her in a Black church. That was smart because some may not have forgiven her 2007 speech where she dissed Jesus after winning an Emmy. Her acceptance speech said that Jesus was in no way responsible for her win. She was of course mocking some African-American winners, who tend to thank God and/or Jesus at the podium. Many celebrities soon took out an ad to protest Griffin's speech. Griffin later explained that with all that's going on, why would God/Jesus interfere with an award competition? Would that even be fair? She made perfect sense.

After disrupting GAKG's family's lives, I hope that she (or the show) was generous enough to give the sons some money to move out.

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[shawnasainnichols]

change....hunny, you look fine. you look like a rich black woman...change..pffft.

[lgbtTV4]

@shawnasainnichols wrote "you look fine. you look like a rich black woman"

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Hey you! What does it mean to look like a rich black woman? I ask because several of the friends that watched with me said the same thing (we're in NYC).  I mean, she didn't wear expensive jewelry or clothes so what made her look rich? The outside of her house does look like a mansion, however.

[lgbtTV4]

1) I love the non-celeb Kathy Griffin (GAKG for Georgia Kathy Griffin, as opposed to CKG for Comedian Kathy Griffin) because she's like many of my black female friends and co-workers: Religious and church-going yet open-minded and full of love. This demographic is common around me because I used to work in AIDS. To work or volunteer in AIDS, you'd have to be accepting of gays and that is certainly the case with these wonderful women.

[lgbtTV4]

2) GAKG already seemed like an educated and tolerant person before this show so the producers had it easy. It's not like she was a Bible-thumper or rabid homophobe. Like many heterosexuals, she just hadn't been exposed to many gays in real life. But what made her special was her willingness to learn. In fact, her entire family seemed highly educated and real cool. I mean, the husband was sensitive enough to wear a lavender shirt (the "official" gay color!) and weep at the comedy club! (39.30)

[lgbtTV4]

3) CKG had it easy because the producers didn't risk placing her in a Black church. Some Blacks may not have forgiven her 2007 speech where she said that Jesus was in no way responsible for her Emmy. That offended some Blacks, who tend to thank God/Jesus after winning. Many celebrities soon bought an ad to protest Griffin's speech. She later explained that with all that's going on, why would God/Jesus interfere with an award competition? Would that even be fair? She made perfect sense.

[lgbtTV4]

4) After disrupting GAKG's family's lives, I hope that she (or the show) was generous enough to give the sons some money to move out. Anyway, it's a stupid show with a stupid premise, but enjoyed it anyway.

[Tracymmo]

I REALLY admire Atlanta Kathy for getting up on that stage and doing that TV show. That's hard even for many pros. And she opened up to new people and experiences, which is something too few people do well. I give her a ton of credit. I'll bet she was relieved to get back home after all that!

[NathanJesseMcCarthy]

i would have been like "yes i am the kathy griffin you know and love.. ive been sunbathing alot latley" haha 

[NathanJesseMcCarthy]

willum from rupuals drag race.

[NathanJesseMcCarthy]

"i work a agy which stands for... american... glass.... yes!" lmao

[NathanJesseMcCarthy]

note to kathy griffin (the black lady haha) if you dont like gays dont bring it up infront of them. lmao

[camilia198773]

i loved this. Kathy is such a true sweet heart. I love how she motivated him to move out. I need that motivation too.lol she's awesome. and so are her friends

[Sochilinda]

Those Griffin kids are so handsome!!!

[MPedroful]

Wouldn't you love more tensiles...as long as you're hear.

[Grotomode]

@lgbtTV4 And to think that they forced GAKG's family to- oh wait....... they didnt force them to do anything.

They participated on their own.

Anyway the whole premise of the show is to supposedly show how people change in different environments while some celebrities get a little more media coverage. Obviously they wouldnt want to stir a lot of controversy. That's why they chose a Christian with a "mild" personality.

It's not a competition about who had it worse in the process.

[yfset8]

3:15,not true...they're both strong black women ;) lol

[dalvarad87]

"I don't know what 'gay bingo' is ...but I'm assuming it's gay people playing bingo" 25:50