Parkland survivors and father of Parkland victim respond to Louis CK
A recording of sexual predator Louis CK's recent standup routine got leaked. In it, he can be heard denigrating non-binary and trans people for having the nerve to ask for respect, and the Parkland students for turning their trauma into activism. During his rant, he specifically objected to having the Parkland survivors testify in front of Congress. Only one of them got to do so. Her name is Aalayah Eastmond, and she testified against Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation (op note: maybe a woman speaking out against another sexual predator is what really offended Louis CK). Aalayah has now tweeted this response to the disgraced comedian:
Hey Louis CK - since you like making fun of me and other Parkland survivors behind closed doors, I’m right here if you want to talk. Just try to keep it in your pants, ok?
- Aalayah Eastmond (@AalayahEastmond) December 31, 2018
Fred Guttenburg, whose daughter was killed in the Parkland shooting, had a message for CK:
To anyone who knows Louis CK, please deliver this message for me. My daughter was killed in the Parkland shooting. My son ran from the bullets. My wife and I deal with loss everyday. Why don't you come to my house and try out your new pathetic jokes? https://t.co/tZI9ThSciR
- Fred Guttenberg (@fred_guttenberg) December 31, 2018
Kyra Parrow, Parkland survivor and activist:
Louis C.K, although taking jello shots & eating mushrooms might have been ideal for you when you were 18, that is not the luxury that we have after having to see our friends and classmates in caskets because of preventable gun violence. https://t.co/Hx5cGoxOPn
- Kyra Parrow (@longlivekcx) December 31, 2018
Ryan Deitsch, another Parkland survivor and activist:
It’s a shame when you sink so low that your comeback plan is to make fun of school shooting survivors for speaking out.
- Ryan Deitsch (@Ryan_Deitsch) December 31, 2018
Cameron Kasky, Parkland survivor and cofounder of March for Our Lives:
To the “he was never funny in the first place” crowd in these comments, his TV show “Louis” had several brilliantly written episodes that split my sides. Seems now like he’s becoming more of a Milo-style provocateur as opposed to just a non-PC comedian
- Cameron Kasky (@cameron_kasky) December 31, 2018
Sources: Aalayah's tweet, Fred's tweet, Kyra's tweet, Ryan's tweet, Cameron's tweet
Hey Louis CK - since you like making fun of me and other Parkland survivors behind closed doors, I’m right here if you want to talk. Just try to keep it in your pants, ok?
- Aalayah Eastmond (@AalayahEastmond) December 31, 2018
Fred Guttenburg, whose daughter was killed in the Parkland shooting, had a message for CK:
To anyone who knows Louis CK, please deliver this message for me. My daughter was killed in the Parkland shooting. My son ran from the bullets. My wife and I deal with loss everyday. Why don't you come to my house and try out your new pathetic jokes? https://t.co/tZI9ThSciR
- Fred Guttenberg (@fred_guttenberg) December 31, 2018
Kyra Parrow, Parkland survivor and activist:
Louis C.K, although taking jello shots & eating mushrooms might have been ideal for you when you were 18, that is not the luxury that we have after having to see our friends and classmates in caskets because of preventable gun violence. https://t.co/Hx5cGoxOPn
- Kyra Parrow (@longlivekcx) December 31, 2018
Ryan Deitsch, another Parkland survivor and activist:
It’s a shame when you sink so low that your comeback plan is to make fun of school shooting survivors for speaking out.
- Ryan Deitsch (@Ryan_Deitsch) December 31, 2018
Cameron Kasky, Parkland survivor and cofounder of March for Our Lives:
To the “he was never funny in the first place” crowd in these comments, his TV show “Louis” had several brilliantly written episodes that split my sides. Seems now like he’s becoming more of a Milo-style provocateur as opposed to just a non-PC comedian
- Cameron Kasky (@cameron_kasky) December 31, 2018
Sources: Aalayah's tweet, Fred's tweet, Kyra's tweet, Ryan's tweet, Cameron's tweet