from wikipedia: Brand was eventually ejected from the event after GQ editor Dylan Jones confronted Brand with his view that the speech was "very offensive"-Brand replied by saying that the Nazis' treatment of the Jewish people was "very offensive". LOL
+TheBoomshine Good for you. Thing is, you can't have fame and shit on the people who gave it to you in the first place. Hence, Brand's career. Best of luck.
Why, Julien, I suppose we *should* take your advice, considering your magnificent amount of experience with hollow pursuits of superficial, transient thrills in the desperate yet misguided hope that they'll fulfill you on a deeper level. I still contest that the platform is a rather useful tool in and of itself though.
I'm 53. Don't know much about this kid, but heard he was a wanker. Don't think so. You'd need go back to Bill Hicks or even Lenny Bruce to hear truth that fucking smart. Good boy he is.
Do you even listen to what he says? Obviously not. If we don't have people challenging the rich class status quo we will become comfortable with living in a pile of rubish.
good lord - brand has fierce balls and astonishing charm. i think he's the modern day Lord Byron - mad, bad and dangerous to know. i'm so glad he's around in my lifetime. respect to this unique gentleman.
***** our opinions about people is subjective and based on our own set of values; so naturally every individual will have their cheering partisans and jeering detractors. I like brand for the reasons mentioned above and a lot of people do too, but yes he of course has his critics and that's perfectly fine.
***** that's not very nice. you undermine yourself when you make such personal attacks on people who have not attacked you personally ... you can express yourself without demeaning others.... i suppose it's the nature of the internet and it's anonymity. your words did upset me abit though. o well....
I was never a fan of Russell Brand but must say he told it like it was at this event. Awards for awards sake & I take my hat off to the genuine respect he paid Bobby Charlton at the end.
He's on the right track but he doesn't really care about political injustice, I think he just uses it as part of his act, because he knows it resonates with people. Russell brand sometimes tries so hard to sound smart and use big words that he ends up saying virtually nothing. It's cringe worthy at times. The dick head.
People need to appreciate that despite all the things he says about capitalism and events like this; he himself lives of the exact same corporate structure. He is wiping his arse with 100$ bills, literaly... The amount of money he has is sickening; and sure, he does 'some good' with it too, but 'put his life and financnes on the line', give me a break...
EraChanZ Be careful how you use the word "literally" lol And yes, he does have money, but that doesn't mean he can't bring some truth to light. He is brutally honest about his own past, which is more than I can say for any of the people/companies he mentioned here.
EraChanZ lol do you know him do you? How much money does he have exactly??? And YES he is LITERALLY risking his life to educate the world. Putting his fancy lifestyle at risk and i very highly doubt he cares. He is using his money for good purposes. If you can't discuss the positive things he is doing why even talk at all. Stella Rothe is this guy for real? Too much fox news maybe? Maybe he drinks straight fluoride and has a completely numb brain lol
Amir Ruze lol :) And let's not forget what a mess he made of his earlier days - drugs, sex addiction, booze. He's cleaned all that up (which isn't easy!) to spread light and awareness, and I applaud him so very, very much.
EraChanZ You can't hate someone for being succesful and having money WE give them, that goes for all people. Russell is incredibly open about being as real as possible( even after his divorce with katy and not talking shit) as well as sef depricating and waking people up in some way or another. He is a recovering drug addict and has such put time into helping those still struggling and made doccumentaries about helping them in the best ways he believes. Sounds fairly solid to me. I guess its a lose-lose though because otherwise he'd be a "sellout" for not speaking up.
This is the bravest, most honest, highest integrity individual I have ever met, heard, or seen. If everyone had this kind of integrity, 99% of the problems humanity faces would be solved overnight, everyone's lives would be unimaginably better, even those of the super rich. When I first heard of, and saw an image of this guy, I thought, 'God, what silly gimmick personality will they throw at us next? because, frankly, I'm not keen on the whole metrosexual vibe or what I took to be Kardashianeque celebrity for celebrity's sake. But immediately upon first hearing him speak, and ever more so after every subsequent instance, I have been increasingly impressed.
I fucking love Russell Brand. He always has such powerful truths to speak, and he uses his comedic talents expertly to release the tension, allowing what he says to be more easily accepted, which demonstrates a pretty good understanding of human psychology. I especially love how the way he acts seems the be a commentary calling to rebel against the stupid, superficial things we choose to worry about as a society while ignoring the real issues. I've been watching him for a while, and I'm excited to see what he does next.
+rachelysew Agree. It's never comfortable watching him but he seems to be pushing in the right direction ... I do sometimes wonder whether he's a bit drug-fuelled though...
+rachelysew he's the anti-establishment establishment. His outbursts are aimed directly at anyone who doesn't tow the PC status quo. The only thing he ever rebelled against was a bar of soap.
Exactly he is taking on all the big shark's and greedy people and yet people seem to miss that and the risk he is taking, someone might want to shut him up n he would know that
rousseaupatrick94 Oh woe is me for being a fool who takes *everything* literally. Common sense tells you that he wasn't going to *literally* be kicked (by a foot/shoe/boot). He was told to leave. Common understanding of English = He was "kicked out". It's as simple as that. There is no click-bait. Only troll-bait.
Why - WHY!?! - are people so damn offended when someone speaks negatively about big corporations? Why would you be offended that Brand would point out Hugo Boss supplying Nazi soldiers? In what way does that make him the horrid man these comments suggest? Bravo for an open mind and open mouth, Russel! Wish more people would speak up.
I agree wholeheartedly and appreciate your opinion, no matter how unpopular it may be in this age of corporate suck-ups and worship of greed. Brand absolutely NAILS it in his acceptance speech, glad to hear somone else out there gets it and spreads awareness, keep up your resistance to the 'status quo' that supports greed, war, and corporate enslavement, really.
Because money is God now and corporations are the churches. But to be fair, everyone was doing business with the Nazis, including Bush Jr's grandfather. But no one knew how bad the Nazis were until after WW2
Because the people who worked in the company now, aren't the same people who worked in the company then. It's analogous to getting national recognition in Germany and then going off about how they're nazi's. Or getting an award in Japan, and going off about imperial war crimes. Or anyone in the soviet bloc. I wouldn't get an award from BMW only to go off the german company being part of nazi germany..
I'm sending as many good vibes as I can toward this guy so that he isn't taken out. *Russell Brand found dead in Hilton Hotel room. Drug overdose* Much Love, much Luck and much Life to you, Russell Brand. You're doing what many of us wish we could!
+John Doe in the time it took you to come up with that you could have googled "verbal" and "lobotomy", but no that would actually make sense and you want to sound as ignorant as you possibly can.
Fucking love the guy more and more each damn time he opens his mouth in a public forum and lets fly his honest views on all sort of shit be it fucked up, funny, or serious. A man who hasn't a care as to what anyone sees him as has no worries of being insulted nor fears of saying what he believes in and expressing truth no matter when nor where it is he says it.
'Morals' are relative. Speaking your mind and standing up for yourself takes courage. Whereas, following a preset decorum sold off as 'moral' is naive. Also, he's hilarious.
I still for the life of me can not believe that Hugo Boss never changed the company name. It's literally the guy who's responsible for what the Nazis looked like. The fact that nobody really questions that in this time where people get in trouble for really trivial bullshit is baffling to me.
Because like Brand said, the Nazi uniforms were fucking amazing. And Hugo Boss probably thinks people are intelligent enough to separate people's appearance and their beliefs and actions.
+ Facism like slavery and wars had a lot of companies and families involved... it just takes a little digging to find them. You want to know who was involved... follow the money.
Telling it like it is...all the while standing up there accepting an award for something he finds distasteful, capitalistic, etc? Am trying to find the right word...ah yes, hypocrisy. At least John Cleese - both an intelligent and funny man - declined to be a part of the old-boy network and refused a knighthood.
if he didn't accept he wouldn't be able to publicise the hugo boss irony with as much force, if he wrote it in a book hugo boss wouldn't give a fuck now i don't think they really care anyway. so it goes both ways and hopefully people are deciding to not buy hugo boss but my idealistic viewpoint is probably happening haha
+Neil Johnstone - That is bollox. The war has been over for 70 years. Of course people knew about it Pointing it out after 70 years for a cheap laugh serves no purpose. There were also a lot of other German companies who had the choice: work for the war effort or suffer the consequences. The man is a fucking twat. He criticised the thing and only appeared so he could take his shot with his crappy comedy.
what can i say , you are my Hero, Rusell on top of beeing supercute you stand up for the people with your fastalking dialogue that not one of those snobs could even relate to....
Shortly afterwards, Brand was kicked out by the magazine’s editor, Dylan Jones. According to the comedian’s Twitter feed, the two men exchanged angry words, with Jones saying, ‘What you did was very offensive to Hugo Boss.’ Brand replied, ‘What Hugo Boss did was very offensive to the Jews.’
You wouldn't find the stuff about IBM, Ford & Hugo Boss in our history books. I wonder why that is? ... Hmmmm .... Let me think ... Oh, could it be because that they didn't was to find out?
***** They are german car manufacturing companies and can not be compared to other, least not 'Murican companies during WW2... Dude...German. German. German. Geography. German. German. History. Nazi-Era. German. Am I getting through to you? What were they supposed to do? Say "Nein Adolf"?
Russell is a genius. He just isn't part of the system. Everyone wants to have their ears told what they want to hear. The man speaks the truth. However, in defense of Hugo Boss...he does very nice cologne and amazing suits. God bless the first amendment.
That's a man who speaks his mind. " this is not an environment designed for sincirety" Lol "The Nazis had some flaws but they did look fucking fantastic. Let's face" " Rob, are you being paid enough money to take this seriously" This guy is hilarious.
He does shit like this almost every single day. Check out Russells channel, where he breaks down political issues and exposes shit like this... he actually has integrity! Hes only human though, hes got some quirks for sure lol
There are many comments here and lots of passion. Try not to lose focus. The public has awoken and people like Brand just make the windshield a little clearer. Humanity needs to go after these 1%ers. The world is for everyone ...
Say what you will about Hugo Boss, but nobody's giving up on them simply because they had a shady past with the Nazis, just like nobody is giving up on the benefits of rocket technology and jet aircraft or companies like Mercedes-Benz, Maybach and Volkswagen because of their associations with the Nazis. And heck, we're certainly not going to be stupid and destroy the Autobahn highway, which was built by the Nazis. Sure, the Nazis committed some terrible atrocities, but it doesn't mean we can't take the stuff they pioneered, turn it around and use it for good instead of evil.
"Your exaggerate and distort to suit your bias Jack Thompson." In what way. Please address my comments directly and give a rebuttal. "To make the whole group guilty for what maybe even one or two have done. Whats the difference between that rationalization and racism?" What group? The human race, the Germans or maybe just the corporations I was speaking of. I don't think I was blaming the entire group whatever group you think that is. "You would have made a perfect Nazi Jack Thompson." What???? Are you completely out of your mind. Someone disagrees with you and all of a sudden you not only throw out the race card but now I would have been a perfect Nazi??? My Grand Father fought in WWII and I had relatives that were killed by the Nazis you schizophrenic dumbass. Do you actually comprehend what you read or do you just blend it in with your delusional mind. What's next, are you going to call me the perfect spawn of satan? I got a great idea Pablo. Do everyone a favor and please get back on your meds and if you haven't already get some professional help.
Jack Thompson In no way was Aspirin developed as late as 1939. It was being sold around the world in 1899 and Bayer's patent expired on Aspirin in 1917. The nazis may have tortured people and called it scientific experimentation, but that doesn't mean the scientific community gained anything from it.
pablo sublime Nope. The brand name Aspirin didn't exist before the late 1890s. Salicylate drugs are ancient and come from willow tree bark. More than a thousand years ago.
pablo sublime Jack Thompson said Aspirin was developed using concentration camp prisoners. It wasn't, I told him so. Then you tried to tell me that 'aspirin' has existed for a thousand years, for no apparent reason. You were wrong and I told you so (And even if you're right about the bark, your comment added nothing to the conversation). Now you're implying that I should not point out when people are talking out of their asses? And that I shouldn't make sure I'm not talking out of my ass when doing so? ...No? I'm not going to be a moron?
pablo sublime I'll let it go out of laziness. You seem to only read about 20% of the words that comprise the sentences you read, so I'd have to go back and explain what I actually wrote in each instance, and then why what you said in response to those sentences was irrelevant or wrong in each case, which would be tiring.
+beloit22 :S ya no shit, wasn't kicked off in the least, had a song outro and hug. Not what one would expect from being kicked out or kicked off... You would've got just as many or more views for saying Russel Brand calls out Hugo Boss co. for clothing Nazi's at GQ award .
BMW, Mercedes Benz, Fiat, Auto Union (AUDI), VW, Mitsubishi (Zeros), all still doing well, despite being instrumental suppliers of weapons of mass destruction.
And IBM supplied the computers known as Holerith Machines which made the logistics of running genocide possible, Ford supplied vehicles and permission to use patents and Coca-Cola Corp gave the Nazis Fanta.
from wikipedia:
Brand was eventually ejected from the event after GQ editor Dylan Jones confronted Brand with his view that the speech was "very offensive"-Brand replied by saying that the Nazis' treatment of the Jewish people was "very offensive".
LOL
Fantastic comeback
+Abe Grimm Thing is Hugo Boss produced the SS and other Nazi uniforms, so perhaps a rightful comeback
+Ronda ArouseMe so did Lemmy from Motorhead
+Sifted Bleach am I? Why? ( like I give a single fuck )
Haha hahahaha
I desire fame only to be able to do things like this.
+TheBoomshine
Good for you. Thing is, you can't have fame and shit on the people who gave it to you in the first place. Hence, Brand's career. Best of luck.
Outdoor Mirrorist - Yes, you can.
TheBoomshine
Yes, we can.
Why, Julien, I suppose we *should* take your advice, considering your magnificent amount of experience with hollow pursuits of superficial, transient thrills in the desperate yet misguided hope that they'll fulfill you on a deeper level.
I still contest that the platform is a rather useful tool in and of itself though.
***** - Well, he did have a couple best-selling books. And he won a number of awards.
I'm 53. Don't know much about this kid, but heard he was a wanker. Don't think so. You'd need go back to Bill Hicks or even Lenny Bruce to hear truth that fucking smart. Good boy he is.
Taco Bell well said
Taco Bell I remember Bill Hicks. Brilliant.
I would say Russel is on the same line as him.
Taco Bell
yes i agree with you sir.....quick question ; why the name "taco bell?
I concur, Taco Bell
Taco Bell kid? 53 and you already blind?
Russel exposing all the bullshit
UkMagicz ...And talking loads of it too...
exposing what exactly? Hugo boss made some shit for the nazi a long time ago, who gives a fuck?
yea but exposing the event as not being sincere, being a pat on the back club for wealthy people ,maybe you weren't concentrating.
hahahahahaha!!!! youre obviously very bright!!! talking loads of bullshit? ok man, go on being a sheep then
i give many fucks Jord
This guy has the balls.
for what?
Hitler funded the Indian revolution against the British, funny how you hate the people that aided in your liberation.
+theodore tait what planet have you been living on?
Euan scotland The planet where I studied history instead of listening to the television.
+Bruce Burns seems to be doing okay. When did you pick up your award?
Russell was too good to be in there in first place
Kurt Cobain "Must of". Oh the irony...
No one's ever too good to pass up an invitation to embarrass Satan in his own Hell.
sbc1t That's probably what he got an award for. Forty something teenager. What a wanker.
sbc1t 👍 yup...
Do you even listen to what he says? Obviously not. If we don't have people challenging the rich class status quo we will become comfortable with living in a pile of rubish.
a great deal of bravery to do that on stage
+beingatliberty It's called stupidity, not bravery.
+Roy Batty Are you dense?
Kevin Theriault No. But you clearly are.
Clearly? Ok then.
+Roy Batty yeah he is really stupid right? Tell us more
He and gervais would entertain me greatly by arguing the silliness of American culture
Fuck off, racist.
Ballin r u srrs 😂
DMY fucking cheapskate
Surely they should start with their own shity culture?
"Good luck being more offensive than that, son..."
Gold.
There is such a rare sincerity about him it's amazing.
You really look like Tupac Shakur
Hedon i think he has writers
Kevin Miles He's a stand up comedian. He writes his own material.
WakeSideLife Are you a stand up comedian? I think your comment is a little misguided.
Hedon I used to detest him..but he is so spot on, especially now that he's sober.
good lord - brand has fierce balls and astonishing charm. i think he's the modern day Lord Byron - mad, bad and dangerous to know. i'm so glad he's around in my lifetime. respect to this unique gentleman.
he has no balls, his brain has been destroyed by drugs. that's why he acts the way he does.
dedpxl you feel that he's unintelligent and cowardly? do you think that opinion is shared by the majority of people?
***** our opinions about people is subjective and based on our own set of values; so naturally every individual will have their cheering partisans and jeering detractors. I like brand for the reasons mentioned above and a lot of people do too, but yes he of course has his critics and that's perfectly fine.
***** that's not very nice. you undermine yourself when you make such personal attacks on people who have not attacked you personally ... you can express yourself without demeaning others.... i suppose it's the nature of the internet and it's anonymity. your words did upset me abit though. o well....
***** You sound like a fucking loser, I bet you're like 15 years old..."kiddo"
I was never a fan of Russell Brand but must say he told it like it was at this event. Awards for awards sake & I take my hat off to the genuine respect he paid Bobby Charlton at the end.
I didn't see him "kicked out" - he appeared to rock it
He's so much smoother now, no less honest but with much more grace
Like him or Loth him. He spoke the truth....
+Rex How didn't he
loathe
He's on the right track but he doesn't really care about political injustice, I think he just uses it as part of his act, because he knows it resonates with people. Russell brand sometimes tries so hard to sound smart and use big words that he ends up saying virtually nothing. It's cringe worthy at times. The dick head.
Ex-Bag-Heads-Always-Are
The correct spelling is L-O-A-T-H-E
He spoke the absolute truth.
people need to appreciate he's put his life and finances on the line by doing things like this. Absolutely love this guy!!!
People need to appreciate that despite all the things he says about capitalism and events like this; he himself lives of the exact same corporate structure. He is wiping his arse with 100$ bills, literaly... The amount of money he has is sickening; and sure, he does 'some good' with it too, but 'put his life and financnes on the line', give me a break...
EraChanZ Be careful how you use the word "literally" lol
And yes, he does have money, but that doesn't mean he can't bring some truth to light. He is brutally honest about his own past, which is more than I can say for any of the people/companies he mentioned here.
EraChanZ lol do you know him do you? How much money does he have exactly??? And YES he is LITERALLY risking his life to educate the world. Putting his fancy lifestyle at risk and i very highly doubt he cares. He is using his money for good purposes. If you can't discuss the positive things he is doing why even talk at all.
Stella Rothe is this guy for real? Too much fox news maybe? Maybe he drinks straight fluoride and has a completely numb brain lol
Amir Ruze lol :)
And let's not forget what a mess he made of his earlier days - drugs, sex addiction, booze. He's cleaned all that up (which isn't easy!) to spread light and awareness, and I applaud him so very, very much.
EraChanZ You can't hate someone for being succesful and having money WE give them, that goes for all people. Russell is incredibly open about being as real as possible( even after his divorce with katy and not talking shit) as well as sef depricating and waking people up in some way or another. He is a recovering drug addict and has such put time into helping those still struggling and made doccumentaries about helping them in the best ways he believes. Sounds fairly solid to me. I guess its a lose-lose though because otherwise he'd be a "sellout" for not speaking up.
Did the kicking out part come after they let him finish speaking, maybe when he went backstage?
He WAS ejected for telling the joke. Not shown in the video obviously. He even talks about it himself.
What a boss. Pun intended.
shit pun though
great pun
WELL DONE Russell !!! You got guts man...
This is the bravest, most honest, highest integrity individual I have ever met, heard, or seen. If everyone had this kind of integrity, 99% of the problems humanity faces would be solved overnight, everyone's lives would be unimaginably better, even those of the super rich. When I first heard of, and saw an image of this guy, I thought, 'God, what silly gimmick personality will they throw at us next? because, frankly, I'm not keen on the whole metrosexual vibe or what I took to be Kardashianeque celebrity for celebrity's sake. But immediately upon first hearing him speak, and ever more so after every subsequent instance, I have been increasingly impressed.
I fucking love Russell Brand. He always has such powerful truths to speak, and he uses his comedic talents expertly to release the tension, allowing what he says to be more easily accepted, which demonstrates a pretty good understanding of human psychology. I especially love how the way he acts seems the be a commentary calling to rebel against the stupid, superficial things we choose to worry about as a society while ignoring the real issues. I've been watching him for a while, and I'm excited to see what he does next.
awsomely said!👌
+rachelysew Agree. It's never comfortable watching him but he seems to be pushing in the right direction ... I do sometimes wonder whether he's a bit drug-fuelled though...
+rachelysew he's the anti-establishment establishment. His outbursts are aimed directly at anyone who doesn't tow the PC status quo. The only thing he ever rebelled against was a bar of soap.
+Rufusdos It is Manic Energy -Comes with being Clean.
aye controlled opposition
Russell rocks it with his amazingly fast wit ...too fast for many ...A comedic legend...!!
greatest. acceptance. speech. ever.
He has guts.
Exactly he is taking on all the big shark's and greedy people and yet people seem to miss that and the risk he is taking, someone might want to shut him up n he would know that
Love to see a person that is compelled to speak the truth regardless of the situation. Props to Russell.
He didn't embarrass Hugo Boss. They did that themselves
At what point exactly does he get "kicked out"?
He wasn't 'kicked out' in the literal sense (oh woe is me, I must take everything literally!), but he was 'asked' (told) to leave.
+Grizwold Mayor what...
WutangBizkit What?
Grizwold Mayor
Oh woe is me for pointing out a click-bait title
rousseaupatrick94 Oh woe is me for being a fool who takes *everything* literally.
Common sense tells you that he wasn't going to *literally* be kicked (by a foot/shoe/boot). He was told to leave. Common understanding of English = He was "kicked out".
It's as simple as that. There is no click-bait. Only troll-bait.
I love Russell's 'fuck off' attitude, stick it to the man!
Why - WHY!?! - are people so damn offended when someone speaks negatively about big corporations? Why would you be offended that Brand would point out Hugo Boss supplying Nazi soldiers? In what way does that make him the horrid man these comments suggest? Bravo for an open mind and open mouth, Russel! Wish more people would speak up.
I agree wholeheartedly and appreciate your opinion, no matter how unpopular it may be in this age of corporate suck-ups and worship of greed. Brand absolutely NAILS it in his acceptance speech, glad to hear somone else out there gets it and spreads awareness, keep up your resistance to the 'status quo' that supports greed, war, and corporate enslavement, really.
Because money is God now and corporations are the churches. But to be fair, everyone was doing business with the Nazis, including Bush Jr's grandfather. But no one knew how bad the Nazis were until after WW2
atl5150 True, but they didn't get a voice.
Because the people who worked in the company now, aren't the same people who worked in the company then.
It's analogous to getting national recognition in Germany and then going off about how they're nazi's. Or getting an award in Japan, and going off about imperial war crimes. Or anyone in the soviet bloc.
I wouldn't get an award from BMW only to go off the german company being part of nazi germany..
Thank god you have sense! He's a comedian for gods sake!
i loved the part where he got kicked out
+turbominator yea....I missed that part.
lmao!
Was he really kicked out? Seems like he finished stage and left by himself :-/
+turbominator They dont dare to kick him out it would only back up his statements... :)
+turbominator
He's really great at making himself unwelcome. Go figure.
Noel, good luck being more offensive than that son. Tada!
Noel, good luck being more offensive than that son! 😂
CFC LAD noel who? Noel fielding?
Brillant lol
Jiten Patel Gallagher no doubt
Gallagher obviously
If you watch closely, he isn't actually kicked out in this video. He finishes speaking and steps off down from the podium toward Rob Brydon.
"Good luck being more offensive than that son...ta da!" Hahaha!
The most honest thing ever said about this whole biz. Total respect.
I'm sending as many good vibes as I can toward this guy so that he isn't taken out.
*Russell Brand found dead in Hilton Hotel room. Drug overdose*
Much Love, much Luck and much Life to you, Russell Brand. You're doing what many of us wish we could!
FUCKING LEGEND of a man, speaking the truth!!!
"Good luck being more offensive than that, son...TADA"
what a savage...
omfg listening to russell brand is like getting a verbal lobotomy.
+ripp riley couldn't have said it better.
+ripp riley That's a huge compliment. I see you're a big fan.
+ripp riley nice one...
+John Doe in the time it took you to come up with that you could have googled "verbal" and "lobotomy", but no that would actually make sense and you want to sound as ignorant as you possibly can.
I didn't understand a few things he says because I'm not familiar with the accent and whatever but turning on CC made it even funnier.
Fucking love the guy more and more each damn time he opens his mouth in a public forum and lets fly his honest views on all sort of shit be it fucked up, funny, or serious. A man who hasn't a care as to what anyone sees him as has no worries of being insulted nor fears of saying what he believes in and expressing truth no matter when nor where it is he says it.
this was so fucking amazing on so many levels...bravo, love. bravo.
he goes back for the gift bag.
What jokes? More like awkward truths.
First time ive seen someone kickd out like that. Finishes speaking, leaves. Expecting security on stage. No.
I remember seeing this when I was 17 and thought it was funny - now I'm 25 and I think this is fucking gold.
Grindles1540 this was in 2013, you weren't 17 lol ;)
Kaustubh Bansal Seriously though, Who wouldn't love him?
pragya chamoli I don't know. Probably people with a sense of moral decorum.
'Morals' are relative. Speaking your mind and standing up for yourself takes courage. Whereas, following a preset decorum sold off
as 'moral' is naive.
Also, he's hilarious.
I agree. But i still think his comment was inappropriate:)
+Officer Jensen I Russell Brand doesn't give a fuck"awesome"!
Why would you let a person you dont even like, bother you so much?
That's fucked up
Such a modern Renaissance man. Watch and learn humanity.
I still for the life of me can not believe that Hugo Boss never changed the company name. It's literally the guy who's responsible for what the Nazis looked like. The fact that nobody really questions that in this time where people get in trouble for really trivial bullshit is baffling to me.
Because like Brand said, the Nazi uniforms were fucking amazing. And Hugo Boss probably thinks people are intelligent enough to separate people's appearance and their beliefs and actions.
I would agree if only Hugo Boss wasn't a member of the Nazi party, but he was, which means he shared their ideology too.
Boo English Infidel boo
Why does the US Army dont change their name? They killed millions of people too. Hugo Boss is a simple brand.
+
Facism like slavery and wars had a lot of companies and families involved... it just takes a little digging to find them. You want to know who was involved... follow the money.
He's the fuckin man for that. Who else would do that?
where exactly did he get kicked off??
he got kicked out of the event and subsequent party as a result of this speech, it was in the papers
After this speech. It was all over the news.
John C. Salinas you're an idiot
Telling it like it is! fuck the fashion industry..
Telling it like it is...all the while standing up there accepting an award for something he finds distasteful, capitalistic, etc? Am trying to find the right word...ah yes, hypocrisy. At least John Cleese - both an intelligent and funny man - declined to be a part of the old-boy network and refused a knighthood.
if he didn't accept he wouldn't be able to publicise the hugo boss irony with as much force, if he wrote it in a book hugo boss wouldn't give a fuck now i don't think they really care anyway.
so it goes both ways and hopefully people are deciding to not buy hugo boss but my idealistic viewpoint is probably happening haha
+Neil Johnstone - That is bollox. The war has been over for 70 years. Of course people knew about it Pointing it out after 70 years for a cheap laugh serves no purpose. There were also a lot of other German companies who had the choice: work for the war effort or suffer the consequences. The man is a fucking twat. He criticised the thing and only appeared so he could take his shot with his crappy comedy.
hpoonis2010 wow, you sound like you've got a major cross to bear for Russell, and who would you consider funny by the way?
hpoonis2010 and stating history serves no purpose, that's probably the most ignorant statement ever made
Brilliant!
Agreed!
One of my favourite vids on the TH-cam. Always come back to it
Video starts at 3:54
what can i say , you are my Hero, Rusell on top of beeing supercute you stand up for the people with your fastalking dialogue that not one of those snobs could even relate to....
FUK AFF U HIPPY BEYOTCH U GOT DRITY BOX TALKIN BOLIGS
Shortly afterwards, Brand was kicked out by the magazine’s editor, Dylan Jones. According to the comedian’s Twitter feed, the two men exchanged angry words, with Jones saying, ‘What you did was very offensive to Hugo Boss.’ Brand replied, ‘What Hugo Boss did was very offensive to the Jews.’
Also, when does he get kicked out?
"They flying off the shelves" lmaooooo
They kicked Russell Brand out of the GQ awards for simply saying what corporations are capable of doing.
You wouldn't find the stuff about IBM, Ford & Hugo Boss in our history books. I wonder why that is? ... Hmmmm .... Let me think ... Oh, could it be because that they didn't was to find out?
James Bondage My U.S. history book mentions that Ford supported the Nazi war effort. Agree with what you are saying in general though.
Travis Black I'm from England and not once did my History book mention anything about that. (I'm talking about what I was taught in school)
James Bondage ford definately was a huge nazi supporter and infamously antisematic
I knew he was Anti-Semitic, but I didn't know he went to the lengths that he did in order to prove his hatred. That is what I'm getting at. :-)
***** They are german car manufacturing companies and can not be compared to other, least not 'Murican companies during WW2...
Dude...German. German. German. Geography. German. German. History. Nazi-Era. German. Am I getting through to you? What were they supposed to do? Say "Nein Adolf"?
I fucking love this guy wow
Title of this video should be "Russell Brand kicked out of GQ Awards for speaking truth."
That was such a slick move to seed the ground with the Boris Johnson comparison...
Epic from Russell. Tragic how honest commentators like him are reviled by the UK.
You my son have gone up in my estimations!
we need more Russell Brand's
Russell is a genius. He just isn't part of the system. Everyone wants to have their ears told what they want to hear. The man speaks the truth. However, in defense of Hugo Boss...he does very nice cologne and amazing suits. God bless the first amendment.
The word "arsehole" doesn't do him justice.
It's early, but this will be the best shit I see all day.
Well done Russell, the world needs people that say it like it is
Not a fan of Russell Brand, but he`s Hugo Boss story is a fact and is something i think Hugo Boss should adress.
I LOVE THIS MAN.
+EnigmaUK He's not gay. He just likes the metrosexual style.
georgetheonlyporge I met him!
"The fella what does our trains said it was cool!" HAHAHA!!
That's a man who speaks his mind. " this is not an environment designed for sincirety" Lol
"The Nazis had some flaws but they did look fucking fantastic. Let's face"
" Rob, are you being paid enough money to take this seriously"
This guy is hilarious.
That's keepin' it REAL!
Hugo Boss should be embarrassed. Russell Brand is just telling the truth. people just want to sweep history under the rug. so, god bless Russ.
In the words of Eminem "If you're offended? Good! because I still don't give a fuck!"
Did he just remember Sir Bobby Charton after saying "Soon we all will be in the grave" ..
I am Curios. At what point in the Video Did he get kicked out of the GQ Awards?
Russel brand tells it like it is! I love how it threatens so many to hear the truth! Evidence of which can be found in the comments below
He does shit like this almost every single day. Check out Russells channel, where he breaks down political issues and exposes shit like this... he actually has integrity! Hes only human though, hes got some quirks for sure lol
There are many comments here and lots of passion. Try not to lose focus. The public has awoken and people like Brand just make the windshield a little clearer. Humanity needs to go after these 1%ers. The world is for everyone ...
Where's the bit where he gets kicked out?
The level of articulation this guy has is unbelievable. Imagine having him as a lecturer? You'll add new words to your vocabulary every day.
This man is my hero.
Fucking brilliant
YOU GO RUSSELL!
GOTTA LOVE THIS GUY!
The moment when you realize you chose the wrong guy for the award lmao.
Say what you will about Hugo Boss, but nobody's giving up on them simply because they had a shady past with the Nazis, just like nobody is giving up on the benefits of rocket technology and jet aircraft or companies like Mercedes-Benz, Maybach and Volkswagen because of their associations with the Nazis. And heck, we're certainly not going to be stupid and destroy the Autobahn highway, which was built by the Nazis. Sure, the Nazis committed some terrible atrocities, but it doesn't mean we can't take the stuff they pioneered, turn it around and use it for good instead of evil.
"Your exaggerate and distort to suit your bias Jack Thompson." In what way. Please address my comments directly and give a rebuttal.
"To make the whole group guilty for what maybe even one or two have done. Whats the difference between that rationalization and racism?" What group? The human race, the Germans or maybe just the corporations I was speaking of. I don't think I was blaming the entire group whatever group you think that is.
"You would have made a perfect Nazi Jack Thompson." What???? Are you completely out of your mind. Someone disagrees with you and all of a sudden you not only throw out the race card but now I would have been a perfect Nazi??? My Grand Father fought in WWII and I had relatives that were killed by the Nazis you schizophrenic dumbass. Do you actually comprehend what you read or do you just blend it in with your delusional mind. What's next, are you going to call me the perfect spawn of satan? I got a great idea Pablo. Do everyone a favor and please get back on your meds and if you haven't already get some professional help.
Jack Thompson In no way was Aspirin developed as late as 1939. It was being sold around the world in 1899 and Bayer's patent expired on Aspirin in 1917. The nazis may have tortured people and called it scientific experimentation, but that doesn't mean the scientific community gained anything from it.
pablo sublime Nope. The brand name Aspirin didn't exist before the late 1890s. Salicylate drugs are ancient and come from willow tree bark. More than a thousand years ago.
pablo sublime Jack Thompson said Aspirin was developed using concentration camp prisoners. It wasn't, I told him so. Then you tried to tell me that 'aspirin' has existed for a thousand years, for no apparent reason. You were wrong and I told you so (And even if you're right about the bark, your comment added nothing to the conversation). Now you're implying that I should not point out when people are talking out of their asses? And that I shouldn't make sure I'm not talking out of my ass when doing so? ...No? I'm not going to be a moron?
pablo sublime I'll let it go out of laziness. You seem to only read about 20% of the words that comprise the sentences you read, so I'd have to go back and explain what I actually wrote in each instance, and then why what you said in response to those sentences was irrelevant or wrong in each case, which would be tiring.
brand is on fire these days. keep going!
He is just so amazing
name of intro track??
Nothing that can't be heard after a rough week at work
Check it out: th-cam.com/video/L8K2n2Yf8jk/w-d-xo.html
+beloit22 :S ya no shit, wasn't kicked off in the least, had a song outro and hug. Not what one would expect from being kicked out or kicked off... You would've got just as many or more views for saying Russel Brand calls out Hugo Boss co. for clothing Nazi's at GQ award .
+aye “blank” I GQ*
came back to give you a thumbs up for the link
agreed.video is mistitled......you see that alot on youtube
+dan chippy very true
Thanks Russell... gawd I hate these awards. Especially the homophobic Italian fashion designers.
Hard to embarrass someone who's dead for over half a century though.
Loved how he went back for his Hugo Boss goody bag! Brilliant... Power to the people!
The best Fashion Roast I’ve seen
BMW, Mercedes Benz, Fiat, Auto Union (AUDI), VW, Mitsubishi (Zeros), all still doing well, despite being instrumental suppliers of weapons of mass destruction.
And IBM supplied the computers known as Holerith Machines which made the logistics of running genocide possible, Ford supplied vehicles and permission to use patents and Coca-Cola Corp gave the Nazis Fanta.
AnEnemy100 And don't forget Kodak, they took profits from Germany during the war.
canturgan It's a long list, and a clue to why Switzerland didn't get invaded.