Donald Trumpis calling forSamantha Bee’s firing after the late-night host referred to the president’s daughterIvankaas a “feckless c–t” in her Wednesday night monologue.
“Why aren’t they firing no talent Samantha Bee for the horrible language used on her low ratings show?” Trump tweeted Friday morning. “A total double standard but that’s O.K., we are Winning, and will be doing so for a long time to come!”
But many critics on Twitter pointed out that despite the president using vulgar language about women and others in the past, he hasn’t faced consequences and still holds the highest office in the land.
“Why aren’t they firing you? That’s the real double standard,” one tweeter wrote.
Several others pointed out that Trump supporters have often worn T-shirts labeling his 2016 rival Hillary Clinton a “bitch” and a “c–t,” and that Trump personally welcomed musician Ted Nugent to the White House, despite the fact that he publicly called Clinton a “c–t.”
And over and over again came the call for Trump to be fired.
In mentioning a “double standard” in his tweet, the president appeared to be referring to ABC’s Tuesdaycancellation of theRoseannerevivalafter the show’s star,Roseanne Barr, sent out a racist tweet about former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett.
While the president seemingly had no problem denouncing Bee on Friday, he did not condemn Barr for her comment referring to Jarrett, who is black, as an “ape.” Instead, he attacked Disney chief Bob Iger for apologizing to Jarrett and insisted that“President Donald J. Trump”was the one owed an apology.
On Thursday, Bee apologizedfor using the C-word in a statement through TBS, which airs her showFull Frontal.
“I would like to sincerely apologize toIvanka Trumpand my viewers for using an expletive on my show to describe her last night. It was inappropriate and inexcusable,” Bee said. “I crossed a line, and I deeply regret it.”
The comedian has faced some backlash for her comment, including from White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders and NBC’sMegyn Kelly.
But many publications are arguing that Bee’s joke is not the same as Barr’s tweet — not even close.
“Samantha Bee used shocking language to heighten a joke. You might not find the joke funny, or might bristle at the use of the C-word, but that doesn’t make Bee’s specific sense of humor comparable to Barr’s sincere regurgitation of racist bile,” the Daily Beast wrote.
“Bee has been forced to go on the defensive, even though her transgression is not nearly as egregious, offensive, or cruel as what Barr did,” Vulture said. “Even worse, the biggest offender of all still sits in the Oval Office, tweeting and saying whatever he wants.”
And countless others on Twitter chimed in to agree.
The Los Angeles Timeswrote, “No, Samantha Bee’s vulgarity isn’t equivalent toRoseanne Barr’s racism. Being foul-mouthed is not the same as a white person calling a black person an ape.”
Another tweeter agreed: “One female celebrity calling another female celebrity a vulgar epithet is not the same as a white person calling a black person an ape. This has been today’s episode of things that are obvious and we don’t have to pretend aren’t obvious.”
And other Twitter user argued that “If Rosanne had called Valerie Jarret a feckless c-word, she’d still have a job. As it turns out, she compared Jarret to an ape. It’s racism vs salty language. It’s not that hard to decipher.”
source: people.com
