by Rebecca Bratten Weiss
Kathy Griffin posed amongst an icon of Trump’s severed, bloodied head, in addition to Blue Planet was non amused.
She has since apologized for the stunt, but to no avail: she’s still been fired from CNN. Such apologies never quite convey the yell upward of truth. It’s to a greater extent than similar “now that I realize that people didn’t similar it, I wishing I hadn’t done it.”
Schrödinger’s penitent is both deplorable in addition to non sorry, until she sees how her world see responds.
I thought her display disturbing, in addition to her apology insincere.
Still, every bit a Leftist conservative, in addition to ardent anti-Trumper, I convey plenty mutual dry soil amongst liberals to feel, amongst them, some bird of hypocrisy inwards the right-wing demand that nosotros universally denounce her actions.
Yes, I denounce her actions, but I also don’t mean value they are every bit of import every bit the acts of existent violence that are perpetrated past times our regime, in addition to others, on an hourly basis.
I am to a greater extent than offended past times refugee children left to drown than I am past times a second-rate actor’s publicity shenanigans – nonetheless tasteless.
I am to a greater extent than offended at the thought that unborn humans are existence threatened past times abortion because women are shamed for their pregnancies or denied wellness care.
And where, mightiness I ask, were all these outraged souls on the many occasions when right-wingers burned Obama inwards effigy? Where are the demands for an apology?
Where is the outrage when Ted Nugent promoted actual violence against Obama? And when Trump invited Nugent to the White House?
I never voted for Obama, past times the way, though I ever respected his news in addition to decorum inwards spite of sudden political differences – but, fifty-fifty were I a dyed-in-the wool Republican, I would consider such displays to become beyond mere bad taste.
The spectacle of gangs of white men gathered but about the burning effigy of a dark human looks disturbingly similar an invitation to re-enact our terrorist past times amongst regard to Black Americans. Beheading is non funny, peculiarly amongst what is going on correct directly amongst ISIS. And lynching in addition to burning are non funny, either, peculiarly amongst our ain recent history.
Republicans are appalled that Trump’s eleven-year-old boy patch caught a glimpse of the image. So are Democrats. So am I. Whatever anyone may mean value almost Trump, Barron is a child, in addition to deserves to relish the innocence in addition to security of childhood.
I am also appalled that Sasha in addition to Malia were repeatedly subjected to images of their begetter existence gruesomely tortured (unless the Obamas kept their daughters off of social media at that immature an age, which would live on wise).
I am appalled at the horrible racist commentary to which those immature women were subjected on social media.
Many liberals in addition to leftists convey stood upward to denounce Griffin’s stunt, along amongst political independents, in addition to I am glad to encounter it.
Unfortunately, it’s difficult to live on impressed amongst the moral outrage of right-wingers who are declaiming “thus all democrats!” – when they were collectively, conspicuously soundless almost the handling of the Obama family.
But, of course, when white Republicans produce these things it’s playful. It’s complimentary speech. It’s but a joke. At worst, it’s drunken teenagers. But imagine the outrage if, say, Black Lives Matter were to burn downwards Trump inwards effigy?
Griffin apologized because she realized people were non pleased. If those who burned Obama inwards effigy convey non apologized, mayhap it is because they had no argue to believe those on their political squad were non pleased past times their behavior?
We demand to convey higher moral standards for our world behavior, in addition to nosotros demand to live on consistent inwards these standards, no affair what our political sympathies of affiliations.
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Rebecca Bratten Weiss is a part-time instructor in addition to part-time farmer.
Sumber http://www.dnbstories.com/
Kathy Griffin posed amongst an icon of Trump’s severed, bloodied head, in addition to Blue Planet was non amused.
She has since apologized for the stunt, but to no avail: she’s still been fired from CNN. Such apologies never quite convey the yell upward of truth. It’s to a greater extent than similar “now that I realize that people didn’t similar it, I wishing I hadn’t done it.”
Schrödinger’s penitent is both deplorable in addition to non sorry, until she sees how her world see responds.
I thought her display disturbing, in addition to her apology insincere.
Still, every bit a Leftist conservative, in addition to ardent anti-Trumper, I convey plenty mutual dry soil amongst liberals to feel, amongst them, some bird of hypocrisy inwards the right-wing demand that nosotros universally denounce her actions.
Yes, I denounce her actions, but I also don’t mean value they are every bit of import every bit the acts of existent violence that are perpetrated past times our regime, in addition to others, on an hourly basis.
I am to a greater extent than offended past times refugee children left to drown than I am past times a second-rate actor’s publicity shenanigans – nonetheless tasteless.
I am to a greater extent than offended at the thought that unborn humans are existence threatened past times abortion because women are shamed for their pregnancies or denied wellness care.
And where, mightiness I ask, were all these outraged souls on the many occasions when right-wingers burned Obama inwards effigy? Where are the demands for an apology?
Where is the outrage when Ted Nugent promoted actual violence against Obama? And when Trump invited Nugent to the White House?
I never voted for Obama, past times the way, though I ever respected his news in addition to decorum inwards spite of sudden political differences – but, fifty-fifty were I a dyed-in-the wool Republican, I would consider such displays to become beyond mere bad taste.
The spectacle of gangs of white men gathered but about the burning effigy of a dark human looks disturbingly similar an invitation to re-enact our terrorist past times amongst regard to Black Americans. Beheading is non funny, peculiarly amongst what is going on correct directly amongst ISIS. And lynching in addition to burning are non funny, either, peculiarly amongst our ain recent history.
Republicans are appalled that Trump’s eleven-year-old boy patch caught a glimpse of the image. So are Democrats. So am I. Whatever anyone may mean value almost Trump, Barron is a child, in addition to deserves to relish the innocence in addition to security of childhood.
I am also appalled that Sasha in addition to Malia were repeatedly subjected to images of their begetter existence gruesomely tortured (unless the Obamas kept their daughters off of social media at that immature an age, which would live on wise).
I am appalled at the horrible racist commentary to which those immature women were subjected on social media.
Many liberals in addition to leftists convey stood upward to denounce Griffin’s stunt, along amongst political independents, in addition to I am glad to encounter it.
Unfortunately, it’s difficult to live on impressed amongst the moral outrage of right-wingers who are declaiming “thus all democrats!” – when they were collectively, conspicuously soundless almost the handling of the Obama family.
But, of course, when white Republicans produce these things it’s playful. It’s complimentary speech. It’s but a joke. At worst, it’s drunken teenagers. But imagine the outrage if, say, Black Lives Matter were to burn downwards Trump inwards effigy?
Griffin apologized because she realized people were non pleased. If those who burned Obama inwards effigy convey non apologized, mayhap it is because they had no argue to believe those on their political squad were non pleased past times their behavior?
We demand to convey higher moral standards for our world behavior, in addition to nosotros demand to live on consistent inwards these standards, no affair what our political sympathies of affiliations.
***
Rebecca Bratten Weiss is a part-time instructor in addition to part-time farmer.
Sumber http://www.dnbstories.com/