He also won't be missed by most women and gay rights activists. He has made numerous slurs on the record against both groups, in particular his famous statement in an interview just a few years ago that he doesn't find any female comedians funny and that women were meant to stay home and make babies. He hurled a nasty epithet at the gay son of a cameraman on a recent telethon. And he has been rude to people bringing group donations to the telethon who only wanted to thank the people who contributed the money. I won't donate a cent toward his cause until his name is completely severed from the organization (i.e., no more "Jarry's Kids). And because of this annual telethon, muscular dystrophy research is overfunded compared with research into cures for other conditions. I sympathise with the children and adults who live with the various forms of muscular dystrophy, which are horrible, but until a kind, nonjudgemental spokesperson can be found, my money will go elsewhere.