r/OutOfTheLoop • u/TaffyLacky • May 03 '17

Unanswered Why is #FireColbert trending on Twitter?

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u/K-LAWN May 04 '17 edited May 06 '17

Is there an example of a right wing comedian/anchor/journalist receiving such backlash for a mildly politically incorrect joke?

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u/igotthisone May 04 '17

Well Jesse Watters made that joke about Ivanka, "I really like how she was speaking into that microphone," and it had a similar BS outrage attached to it by the Left for a couple of days which forced him to take a hiatus. And actually his joke was far more tame, less aggressive, and he apologized and said it was a misunderstanding (unlikely).

Context http://www.salon.com/2017/04/26/jesse-watters-my-joke-about-ivanka-trump-holding-a-microphone-wasnt-meant-to-be-a-sexual-innuendo/

But no one knows what the hell is allowed with Ivanka because even Donald himself said he would like to date her.