Amy King’s Alias

May 5, 2008

“Dear Jay Leno…fags…I think you can do better”

I Luv Bush by Baron Samedi

“Get ready for another economic shock of major proportions — a virtual doubling of prices at the gas pump to as much as $10 a gallon.” –The Sun

~~~~~

From: “Jeff Whitty”
Date: April 21, 2006
To: (Tonight Show email address)
Subject: For Mr. Leno

Dear Mr. Leno,

My name is Jeff Whitty. I live in New York City. I’m a playwright and the author of “Avenue Q”, which is a musical currently running on Broadway.

I’ve been watching your show a bit, and I’d like to make an observation:

When you think of gay people, it’s funny. They’re funny folks. They wear leather. They like Judy Garland. They like disco music. They’re sort of like Stepin Fetchit as channeled by Richard Simmons.

Gay people, to you, are great material.

Continue reading “”Dear Jay Leno…fags…I think you can do better”" »

1 Comment »

  1. Magnificent letter, although trying to realign Jay Leno is I think somewhat futile. But moral indignation is never wasted. And the car-and-outfit match is no longer fashionable, although the license plate will someday come back in style. Michael

    Comment by jazzlives — May 8, 2008 @ 10:03 am

RSS feed for comments on this post. TrackBack URI

Leave a comment

Blog at WordPress.com.