# Was Kathy Griffin insulted or complimented?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-kathy-griffin-insulted-or-complimented/742007>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [January 2, 2016, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-kathy-griffin-insulted-or-complimented/742007 "2016-01-02T19:09:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![ratatoskK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ratatoskk/32/2987_2.png) [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2016, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-kathy-griffin-insulted-or-complimented/742007/61 "2016-01-06T00:05:10Z")

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I answered “something else” because I think he was making a joke.

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**Author:** ![rbroome](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/838e76/32.png) [@rbroome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rbroome)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2016, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-kathy-griffin-insulted-or-complimented/742007/62 "2016-01-06T02:41:08Z")

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She walked around the city street in her bra. Clearly she was showing off. Clearly she would appreciate a sincere compliment.  
Kudos to Don Lemon for taking the chance and complimenting her. Others (such as myself) would have been afraid of being criticized for making a sexist comment-even though it clearly was not.

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**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2016, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-kathy-griffin-insulted-or-complimented/742007/63 "2016-01-06T05:36:51Z")

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Kathy wanted a compliment and got one. All part of her outrageous shtick. Did anyone think she removed her coat because it was too warm?

btw Brooke deserves a similar compliment. She’s just as… full as Kathy. 😉  
[![](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/1a/30/e9/1a30e9d1e50d0efa00aa75d90aa56bfd.jpg) ](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/1a/30/e9/1a30e9d1e50d0efa00aa75d90aa56bfd.jpg)

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**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2016, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-kathy-griffin-insulted-or-complimented/742007/64 "2016-01-06T06:00:57Z")

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It’s a compliment, and exactly the type of compliment she was looking for. Slightly inappropriate but still funny.

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**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2016, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-kathy-griffin-insulted-or-complimented/742007/65 "2016-01-06T14:00:52Z")

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She wanted to draw attention to her boobs, and succeeded. Seems pretty appropriate to me.

Regards,  
Shodan

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2016, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-kathy-griffin-insulted-or-complimented/742007/66 "2016-01-06T16:30:48Z")

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For the record, Don Lemon later confessed that he had not been drinking; he was merely walking around holding a cup.

And it was a compliment.

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