Immediately after criticizing the sitting president's lack of respect for not attending the 2018 White House Correspondents Dinner, the amateurish comedian tasked to deliver the roast -as well as the organizers of the dinner- demonstrated an equivalent lack of civility and respect that allowed the entire show to derail into insults.
The treatment of Secretary of Press Sarah Huckabee Sanders -who had the civility to show up and sit at the dais in front of the cameras- was an exhibition of vulgarity, personal aggression and disrespect for her office and even her family.
The comedian -a woman- made fun of Sarah Sanders physical appearance mocking her looks and family in the kind of bullying and sexual harassment that plague Facebook teenage pages and provoke immediate legal action from parents and schools.
Secretary Sanders exhibited a degree of grace and composure under public aggression that demonstrate her qualifications for the position she holds and her upbringing and values.
Michelle Wolf's performance, with her lack of self-control- did in fact remind us another "wolf": the one played by Leonardo Di Caprio in "The Wolf of Walls Street". Ms. Wolf -who also comes from Wall Street- with the help of a podium and a microphone in prime time TV looked like a too long impersonation of Tavis Kalanick abusing an Uber driver.
This is yet another step in the wrong direction. It's even more unfortunate because it precisely reinforces the image of "enemies of the people" that our current POTUS has been promoting onn the campaign trail.
This is yet another step in the wrong direction. It's even more unfortunate because it precisely reinforces the image of "enemies of the people" that our current POTUS has been promoting onn the campaign trail.
The big loser of this unfortunate and forgettable White House Correspondents Dinner is precisely our First Amendment.
No comments:
Post a Comment