Carson Daly has apologize for making a
joke about JetBlue Airways pilot Captain Clayton Osbon.
Screaming about terrorists, Osbon was
wrestled to the ground by passengers as the airplane made an
emergency landing.
“On this particular flight, most of
the people were on their way to some sort of security conference in
Las Vegas,” Daly said on
his radio show on Wednesday. “So it was a bunch of dudes, and
well-trained dudes.”
“If that were me … with my luck, it
would be like, 'This is a flight going to the [Gay] Pride parade in
San Francisco.'”
“Uh, we're headed down to Vegas for
the floral convention,” he added with an effeminate voice and a
laugh.
Daly apologized for the joke in a tweet
to followers: “This morning on my radio show I attempted to make
fun of myself & offended others by mistake. I sincerely
apologize.”
He expanded on his apology in a
statement.
“We live in a time where gay,
lesbian, bisexual and transgender individuals find courage every day
to overcome adversity, stand up to bullying and find equality. I'm
truly saddened that my words today suggested otherwise. I've long
been a supporter of gay, lesbian, and transgender rights, and I'm
saddened that my comments, however unintentional, offended anyone,
specifically members of the LGBT community. The fact that I have
hurt anyone is devastating. I'm not that guy. I'm proud to be an
ally of the LGBT community and will continue to fight with them.”
In discussing the story, a number of
bloggers pointed out that Mark Bingham, an openly gay man, was among
the passengers who courageously stormed the cockpit of United Flight
93 on 9/11.