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Crazed TV Show ‘Bleeps’ Out Trump’s Name Like Curse Word
Typically when the “bleep” sound is heard on television, it means that someone used an expletive or took something to the extreme. But not for Broad City, the Comedy Central show co-created by Ilana Glazer. On that show, when you hear the bleep, it means someone said the word “Trump.” The horror.
The View Claims Julius Caesar ‘Not the Story of Donald Trump’
If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck and swims like a duck, don’t try to tell tell Whoopi it’s a duck.
On June 13, 2017, The View host Whoopi Goldberg claimed the connections between the main character of Shakespeare in the Park’s Julius Caesar and Donald Trump were dubious.
Implying the only likenesses between the Shakespeare in the Park production’s main character and Trump were the…
Gender Confusion on Chelsea: 'I’m a Straight Transgender Guy, Lesbian'
During the June 9th episode of Netflix’s Chelsea, titled “To England with Love,” Chelsea Handler travels to the United Kingdom. Her celebrity guest interview is with comedian and actor Eddie Izzard. Izzard professes to be a straight transgender guy, but “I’m a wanna be lesbian.”During the June 9th episode of Netflix’s Chelsea titled “To England with Love”, Chelsea Handler travels to the United…
ABC Reconsiders 'Roseanne' Reboot Audience After Trump's Election
After an election year with a Republican president win, network television is finally rethinking its approach to entertainment media. When ABC Entertainment president Channing Dungey spoke at the 2017 Banff World Media Festival Monday, she revealed that the upcoming reboot of Roseanne would allow comedian Roseanne Barr to “speak honestly” about the POTUS.
LGBT Trump Supporters: Pride Month Shouldn’t Be Partisan
The LGBT community is anything but monolithic—after all, its symbol is the rainbow. But when it comes to political ideology, Republicans often feel left out. While June is technically Pride Month, this year’s celebrations have focused more on resistance. And that, as NPR digital news intern Christianna Silva pointed out, has alienated many Trump supporters and right-leaning LGBT folks.
Finally: Journalist Writes of Liberals’ ‘Righteous, Ineffectual’ Rage
Only rarely do media show an ounce of self-awareness, let alone self-criticism. Yet Jess Walter, writing for Quill, a publication from the Society of Professional Journalism, demonstrated more than an ounce of both in the magazine’s May/June 2017 issue.
His satirical short story in Quill, ‘Payload’, features an encounter between a truck-driving conservative, Duane, and the moralistic Jay – a…
Bustle: Ivanka 'Dangerous To Feminism'… Because Of What, Exactly?
On June 10, Bustle’s Lani Seelinger lambasted Ivanka Trump, claiming all feminists must “[stand] up for abortion rights” and “support Planned Parenthood.” Media have levied heavy criticism against the eldest first daughter, Bustle foremost among them. The particular content of the criticism stemed from Ivanka’s apparent silence on or divergence from leftist agenda. Yet Bustle’s criticisms…
VH1 Show Features Woman Spanked While Reading the Bible in S&M Scene
The June 12th episode of VH-1’s Daytime Divas, titled “Coma Bump,” took a perverse twist with a storyline about the Christian host, Heather, and her husband, Andrew. As noted in last week’s pilot episode, the character is portrayed as a less than perfect Christian, but the writers took it to a whole new level this week.
Anthem Booed in Mexico, Media Focus on Homophobic Slurs
President Trump did not attend Sunday's international soccer match pitting Team USA vs. Mexico in Mexico City, but he was topic numero uno south of the border. Mexican fans made the game a forum on Trump, and they booed loudly and blew air horns during the playing of the Star Spangled Banner. However, American media were much more exercised about "homophobic slurs" directed at the USA goalie than…
Nets Practically Ignore Three Week ISIS Siege in Philippines
Marawi, a predominantly Muslim stronghold on the heavily Catholic island of Mindanao, has been racked by ISIS-inspired terrorism and violence since May 23. Yet, in the three weeks since that date, the big three networks have spent a mere 25 seconds discussing the conflict on-air.
Pundits Snipe at Melania’s Move: ‘Anyone Ever Looked More Miserable?’
Now that the school year is over, Melania and Barron Trump have officially moved into the White House. Unsurprisingly, several media people were quick to assume an unhappy family reunion. On the evening of June 11, Mrs. Trump tweeted her anticipation of the days she will spend at the presidential mansion. “Looking forward to the memories we’ll make in our new home,” she wrote, along with the…
Lefty Actress Sally Field: 'I Won't Stay Silent'
While much of the Tony Awards Ceremony was focused at either Trump or the actual Broadway plays, one of the nominees used the event as a reason to show her “celebration of Planned Parenthood.” Huffington Post reporter Jenavieve Hatch gushed over the star’s attempt to make her public appearance political.
Ice Cube: 'You Got A President That Don't Care'
It’s been 25 years since Ice Cube graced society with his album Death Certificate, an album that was noted for its anti-Semitic and racist overtones. However, the rapper has decided that now is the time to have a celebratory re-release in honor of the achievement, with three new songs on the album. The former member of N.W.A. interviewed with Rolling Stone’s Kory Grow last week, explaining his…
New Comedy Central Host Hates the NRA
For an hour, Mr. Mackey sat on my screen chanting “Guns are bad, Mkay.” Just minutes into the June 11th comedy special, all was clear: gun owners are “dumb people” with small—what drives liberals’ constant fascination with human sexual anatomy—who are being led like mindless sheep by the big, bad NRA. Although he never mentions the Brady Campaign or any of Michael Bloomberg’s bevy of anti-gun…
