Victoria Jackson On 'Glee': Former 'SNL' Star's Homophobic Comments

Victoria Jackson may have earned her fame as a comedian, but her recent comments on "Glee" are no laughing matter.

The former "Saturday Night Live" star, now an outspoken political conservative, hit out at the high school choir dramedy in a homophobic rant in her new column for the conservative WorldNetDaily.com. Jackson wrote:

Did you see "Glee" this week? Sickening! And, besides shoving the gay thing down our throats, they made a mockery of Christians – again! I wonder what their agenda is? Hey, producers of "Glee" – what's your agenda? One-way tolerance?

In the most recent episode of the show, there was a long-awaited kiss between two gay characters, Kurt (played by Golden Globe-winner Chris Colfer) and Blaine; and Kathy Griffin played a religious, Tea Party political candidate modeled after Sarah Palin.

Jackson's comments came after a string of anti-Muslim and Arab diatribe, and immediately followed her saying:

This new al-Qaida magazine for women has beauty tips and suicide-bomber tips! Gimme a break! That is as ridiculous as two men kissing on the mouth! And I don't care what is politically correct. Everyone knows that two men on a wedding cake is a comedy skit, not an "alternate lifestyle"! There I said it! Ridiculous!

Jackson has become known for her outspoken, and often controversial, conservative political statements. In 2009, on a Fox News panel, she said, "My motivation is gone, because [Obama] will punish me if I'm successful. That's how you start communism, is just -- take Cuba. Obama wants to be Castro."

That appearance followed a 2008 onslaught from Jackson, who went after both a campaigning Obama and former "SNL" cast mate Al Franken, who was running for Senate in Minnesota at the time. Writing about Obama, Jackson said that Obama, "bears traits that resemble the antichrist." She also accused him of close friendships with "Communists, domestic and Muslim terrorists, racists and convicted felons."

Comments

[Hope Richardson]

11:43 AM on 04/27/2011

People like her make me physically ill. You'd think a comedian would know two men on a wedding cake is NOT a comedic skit. It's not even an alternative lifestyle, it's just A lifestyle. Not to mention the racist comments. It's people like her that infuriate left-wingers and give the right a bad name.

[susanlno]

11:20 AM on 04/09/2011

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[TheSarge]

07:54 AM on 04/07/2011

Well maybe not.... I never noticed how much they look alike. I cant tell they should have picked a better photo.

[TheSarge]

07:52 AM on 04/07/2011

That IS Denny Dillon !! They have the wrong actress in the picture.

[wesspining]

01:21 PM on 04/05/2011

You didn't post it did you - was it too Christian?

[wesspining]

01:13 PM on 04/05/2011

Homophobic - what does that mean? Why can't a Christian with a basic Biblical view relate to society anymore? Has it gotten THAT bad in the world that we're homophobic if we don't approve homosexuality? Are we alcophobic if we follow the Bible and don't approve of drunkenness? I have a 9 year old son, a 6 year old son and a 4 year old son....They will hopefully accept Jesus as their Savior one day. How can I turn on the television and start to explain why two boys are kissing? This isn't about tolerance and acceptance of homosexuality.....it's about my kids being exposed to sin. I'm not being ignorant, I'm not being close-minded, I'm not being CONSERVATIVE!! I'm simply looking at the Scriptures that I base my WHOLE perspective of eternal life on and seeing that it is clearly NOT ok for two guys or girls to kiss, have sex, or marry. Simple. So YOU GO Victoria Jackson. I'm glad somebody has the platform and the guts to simply state their God-given conscience reaction to something that is clearly wrong, not only on this show, but in our 'feels good' society.

[mfoto1986]

04:37 PM on 04/12/2011

Hahahaha... you are talking about SIN??? LOL pretty soon your boys will be exposed to all kind of "SIN". For example--------> PORN, SEX before marriage, ALCOHOL, WARS, VIOLENCE, and it goes on and on. But here you are singling out people who are Homosexual by nature. You can HATE them all you want, but you don't have the slightest right to tell them how to live their LIFE. For all I care you can hide yourself and your kids in a cave in order not to expose them to "SIN", but please try not to dictate other people's lives. After all, AMERICA is not a country for ONLY CHRISTIANS. Its more DIVERSE than that and that's how it will be for years to come :)

[wesspining]

05:28 PM on 04/12/2011

It really sucks that you don't care any more about the minds of our youth than that. You call America diverse. So do I. As African Americans, we embrace diversity. That's great! I never ever implied that it's only for Christians. Quite the opposite it's beginning to seem. But understand where I'm coming from. And don't push that 'by nature' crap on me. That's the most convenient excuse our country has adopted. I'm lazy (by nature), I get drunk (just my nature), I slapped her (sorry, it's just my violent nature), I shot him (couldn't help it, man, it's just my nature). Take a little more pride in your God, your country, your kids (do you have any), and yourself. I'm not going in a cave, because then I've shown my kids I've given up on fighting for the God who put me here to fight blase attitudes and these 'puppet' Americans who are allowing things to keep creeping in to their eyes and minds, that Biblically are simply sin. I sin, you sin, we all sin. But to show kids this junk on primetime.....??? That has nothing to do with diversity, rather perversity.

[Jason N]

02:27 PM on 04/13/2011

"Why can't a Christian with a basic Biblical view relate to society anymore?"

Because you views are irrational, plain and simple.

"I'm simply looking at the Scriptures that I base my WHOLE perspectiv­e of eternal life on and seeing that it is clearly NOT ok for two guys or girls to kiss, have sex, or marry."

So those kids you have, have they talked back yet (I'm sure they have)? Why didn't you stone them as your Bible commands you to do?

[wesspining]

02:40 PM on 04/13/2011

Tell the irrational piece to God. I like plain and simple. And yes they have talked back, and yes, I did stone them.

[Gary Moy]

05:47 PM on 04/04/2011

What a shame. I used to like her.

[Sean Wilkerson]

12:48 PM on 03/30/2011

I'm glad that she is finding something to do other than not be famous anymore.

[DemocraticVoter]

09:19 PM on 03/27/2011

My comment was scrubbed despite the fact that it in NO WAY violated Huff Post policies.

[DemocraticVoter]

08:56 PM on 03/27/2011

I find it incredibly ironic when "intolerant people" accuse "sympathetic and understanding people" of being "intolerant of intolerant people". Victoria Jackson seems to be making the statement, "intolerant people unite against the wicked "intolerance of our intolerance". They have been singing this theme song for far too long and most media types appear to lack the analytical skill to challenge the absurdity of their claims.

[rowdiman]

07:47 PM on 03/27/2011

Between her and Janine Turner; lends credence to that Tea Party Body Snatching Theory.

[Balzy26]

12:37 AM on 03/25/2011

didn't she date Andrew "Dice" Clay? She should still be apologizing for that before saying anything. She was an unfunny memeber of SNL anyway, just played the "woman" role while other comedians were making us laugh

[KafeSociety]

02:21 AM on 03/25/2011

Matthew 7:1-5: "Do not judge, that you may not be judged. For with what judgment you judge, you shall be judged; and with what measure you measure, it shall be measured to you. But why dost thou see the speck in thy brother's eye, and yet dost not consider the beam in thy own eye? Or how canst thou say to thy brother, 'Let me cast out the speck from thy eye'; and behold there is a beam in thy own eye? Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam from thy own eye, and thou wilt see clearly to cast out the speck from thy brother's eye."

[Brunette789]

03:30 PM on 03/25/2011

I'm Jewish so I don't know the Bible that well, but to my knowledge, at no point does the Bible explicitly say you can't be gay. The whole idea that the Bible says you can't be gay is an interpretation by a group of homophobic leaders. There are many other possible interpretations of the lessons in the passages. Also, the Bible has been translated many times and the editions don't all say the same thing. I'm not attacking your religion I'm simply stating that citing the Bible as a reason that homosexuality is wrong is based on interpretation. If two men or women want to be in a consensual, loving relationship, LET THEM.

MARK 12:19 basically says: If a man dies childless, his widow is ordered to have sex with each of his brothers in turn until she has a son.

How many people do you know who do this? What if the brothers are married, technically they're adulterers and should be stoned to death. Don't pick and choose what to believe in and call it moral, while calling another person’s behavior immoral, or a sin against God. Didn't Jesus teach tolerance? If your God is so good and infinitely kind, how is it that God would not be open to ALL regardless of race, gender or sexual orientation? Again, this is just my opinion about using the Bible to condemn anyone. I'm not attacking Christians. But honestly, who are they to judge anyone else's lifestyle?

[Brunette789]

06:04 PM on 03/25/2011

I just wanted to add something to my comment because I realized it may have come across in a different way than intended.

I'm not attempting to imply that all Christians or all individuals who believe in God feel the same way about gays. I know people who consider themselves Christians and are also gay, you don't have to be crazy conservative just because you're Christian. My statement was about those who use the Bible to condemn others, it was not meant to apply to ALL religious individuals.

Again, I am merely expressing my opinion on the matter. I think everyone should have equal rights regardless of race, gender, age, sexual orientation etc. As far as I'm concerned, being gay is not bad, a sin, evil, gross etc; it is a part of who you are and no one has the right to fault you for it.

[jonjon1968]

05:37 PM on 03/24/2011

I find it odd that an actress who worked in New York City on Saturday Night Live would be so vehemently anti-gay. She had to have had gay friends there. You can't be in NYC or the entertainment business without making a few gay friends. So attention to anyone who considers Victoria Jackson their friend: SHE WILL STAB YOU IN THE BACK FOR HER OWN PERSONAL GAIN AND FREE PUBLICITY! Furthermore, she says Glee is "shoving the whole gay thing down our throats" by showing Blaine and Kurt kissing. So what were the writers doing when they showed Finn and Rachel kissing? How about Finn and Quinn? Santana and just about anyone? She didn't complain about that. Talk about your double standards. The only thing I can figure is that she had one too many boyfriends turn out to be gay. If her public statements are any indication of what kind of person she is, she probably turned them that way.

[PerryWhite]

12:32 PM on 03/24/2011

The blonde female in the picture accompanying the article is STILL Denny Dillon (another SNL alum), not Victoria Jackson.

Is the article equally incorrect?

[Debby]

06:35 PM on 03/27/2011

NO, that IS Victoria Jackson. Perhaps you are a fan trying to "cover" for her?

[patronanejo]

01:28 AM on 04/03/2011

Incorrect how? The article is comprised of Jackson's own words and where they can be found. Easy enough to check--just like whether the accompanying photograph is Ms. Jackson or Denny Dillon...or do they not have Google in Fox Nation?