Norm MacDonald Explains on The View his Comments on #MeToo Movement and People with Down Syndrome

Comedian and Actor Norm MacDonald (Dirty Work, Billy Madison) got himself into hot water on September 12th of 2018 as he toldThe Hollywood Reporter that he was “happy the #MeToo movement has slowed down a bit.” He also showed sympathy for disgraced comedian Louis C.K., who he claimed “[lost] everything in a day” after admitting he was guilty of sexual misconduct.  MacDonald also said: “Of course, people will go, ‘What about the victims?' But you know what? The victims didn’t have to go through [losing everything in a day].” After the backlash that naturally came from arguing Louis C.K. was as much a victim as the actual victim of the sexual assault, including a sudden cancelation of his scheduled appearance on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, MacDonald tried to explain his comments in an interview with Howard Stern: “I wish I never had to do an interview, especially a print interview, because they edit it and put it together and ask you questions that maybe you don’t want to answer...I’m a fu**ing  dumb guy, I get confused and shit. They were asking me about a whole bunch of things at the same time.” MacDonald also tried to differentiate his comments from the worst possible interpretation by saying, “I said the victims went through worse [than Louis C.K.] but it wasn’t the same [as what he went through]. You’d have to have Down Syndrome to not feel sorry for [the victims of sexual misconduct]. #MeToo is what you want for your daughters. You want that to be the future world.” His attempt to explain what he meant by his initial comment may have gone over better with his critics if he hadn't resorted to insulting people with disabilities, particularly those with Down Syndrome in his persuasive defense.  Finally, MacDonald appeared on the View where talked about how miserable it is to have to apologize for your apology and acted as though he longed for the days when he could use the word he used to use for being stupid (also an offensive reference to people with disabilities).

[willmcnabb]

“He’s a slow talker” as if Norm wasn’t 100x smarter than everyone else in that room 😂 RIP Norm

[joeypuvel]

I absolutely lost it at “I realized at that moment I’d done something unforgivable”

This has to go down in history for sure.

[gander]

His presence alone made Jimmy Fallon's staff cry. Much respect, rest in peace

[mikeylitchfield]

The self discipline that Norm must have had to not laugh during parts of this is amazing. This is a work of art.

[ocmsshow]

"I personally think almost everything is over the line."

*pops tic tac* 😂😂😂

[Troughi]

He was dying, and they were humiliating him.

He still got the last laugh. The world’s best troll.

[ocben]

“He is a slow talker” I just know Norm had a Retarded joke ready to go 😂😂😂

[NotableSavage]

I’m glad Norm apologized

*pops mint in mouth

[illPhil]

Norm is such a genius, every time he pops a tic-tak he's trolling everyone in the studio...

[teriyaki_chicken]

"I knew I had done something unforgivable"

How did he not laugh?

[GlassGhost]

"There's a word that we all use to say that means stupid...do you know what word I mean?"

"Yeah, yeah"

"And stupidly, I

That went over everyone's heads

[ghr]

"I personally think almost everything is over the line."
He even got me. His tone is so sincere I thought they finally got to Norm the first time I watched this. I can't believe I didn't pick up on it with lines like that one.

Also: "We've all stepped in it..." said Whoopie Goldberg.

[alexjones]

“ i just don’t want to offend you guys”, fuck this dude was a genius.

[Trohn]

lol at the end, ” I hope I didn’t offend any of you guys” epic

[JohnnyMagorish]

There’s not many people comfortable playing dumb, not caring what people think. You’d need to be very confident in yourself. Norm’s confidence was off the charts

[Vennillion]

Its like he's sending us a mores code by popping those mints lmao

[Bwnunley]

Here’s the deal:

He’s pretending. He’s not apologizing. Those who think he is acting too sincere to be trolling are the exact people he’s targeting.

[truckermatt]

I would have loved for him at the end to be like” oh ugh yeah one more thing ….. bill Clinton killed at guy “ lmao, man I miss that guy.

[kickinwing]

The way he held his composure after masterfully making a joke that wasn’t received by anyone except maybe the cameraman. Just wow. When he said that saying the words Down syndrome instead of retarded was “unforgivable” and everyone took him seriously is probably the best joke I’ve ever seen. The bravest most courageous joke and he held his smile and laughter after delivery with the camera zoomed in on him. Just wow. Truly amazing. I can’t use words to describe how purely funny that was. I love you Norm. If you can read this from heaven just know that I got the joke and thought it was hilarious. Think about it. They think he “slipped up” according to Joy. But he just clearly stated that originally he wanted to use the word that everyone used and Joy supported it by saying she knows exactly the word he’s talking about. So he said instead of using the word retard he didn’t want to offend anyone and decided to use the term Down syndrome as a way to not offend anyone. The funny part is that no matter what you do or say you will end up offending someone even if you are actively trying not to. In the end he won. And his performance throughout this return on the view should be viewed as such. It was purely a comedic performance. The little cherry on top saying he hopes he didn’t offend anyone at the view is such a heart warming laughter filled ending. God bless you Norm. Truly the best

[buggslimo]

"I barely have consensual sex"

The only true Statement in this Interview