Last Monday, Jimmy Kimmel made a joke about Melania Trump and her accent on his late night comedy show, and it caused an uproar on Sean Hannity's show on Fox News, who called Kimmel a "despicable disgrace" and an "ass clown". The fight moved to Twitter, where Hannity proceeded to compare Kimmel to Harvey Weinstein, who was accused of sexual assault by more than 80 women. Hannity continued to bash Kimmel for mocking the First Lady on his show on Friday, even though he has made mocking remarks about Michelle Obama in the past. On Sunday, Kimmel apologized on Twitter for the battle and the drama it caused.
This article was written this Sunday by Dean Obeidallah at CNN. It was opinionated (as it should be, since it's under the Opinion section of CNN), so you have to acknowledge the presence of the reporter’s opinion in order to see all sides of the story. I agree with the reporter in his saying that by comparing Jimmy Kimmel to Harvey Weinstein, Hannity is taking importance and credibility away from this giant amount of women who have suffered due to Weinstein’s actions. I don’t think Kimmel is in any way comparable to a repeat sex offender, even if he makes a joke that is less than nice. I also agree that it was incredibly hypocritical for Hannity to bash Kimmel for his joke, when he has made even worse remarks about the previous First Lady. It just shows how conditional and inconsistent his morals and beliefs are. And at least Kimmel took the high road and apologized for the event, while Hannity upheld his argument and did not say sorry.
Synthesis: This article can be connected to George Washington’s and Thomas Jefferson’s ownership of slaves. While these men fought against Britain for a free and democratic nation and preached the ideals of liberty for all, this seemingly did not apply to the slaves they owned, or any slaves for that matter. In both that case and Hannity’s actions, hypocrisy and conditionality was heavily present. None of these men’s beliefs were consistently upheld.
I feel like Kimmel's comments were justified because Trump has been accused several limes of being a sex offender, and is known to disrespect women.
ReplyDeleteWhile Hannity responded in the wrong way and is at partial fault, it is important to note that Kimmel has made mistakes as much. Not only did he make the comments mentioned above, he also made jokes that were borderline homophobic.
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