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In reply to the discussion: Samantha Bee apologizes for vulgar remark about Ivanka Trump: 'I crossed a line' [View all]dansolo
(5,376 posts)40. This also drowned out the news about the actual death toll in Puerto Rico
Samantha Bee was so bothered by the lack of response after Hurricaine Maria that she dedicated an entire episode of her show about it, actually going down there and talking with the people there. But when the news comes out about how many people (US citizens) died and how much the govt underreported it, all the media could talk about was Rosanne's tweet and Samantha Bee's use of the 'c' word. For that, she should be especially ashamed.
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Samantha Bee apologizes for vulgar remark about Ivanka Trump: 'I crossed a line' [View all]
Calista241
May 2018
OP
Directing the "C-word" on television towards any woman is inexcusable. She should be fired.
Trust Buster
May 2018
#5
I agree. The c word for women is the equivalent of the N word for Af Americans....
Honeycombe8
May 2018
#33
Thanks for that! I agree that Sam B isn't even close to what Roseanne said.
flying_wahini
May 2018
#30
It doesn't have to be "equivalent"; it has to be "inappropriate" in its own right...
brooklynite
Jun 2018
#45
As a woman she obviously owns that word. I'm stunned she used it, but then again, as a woman...
marble falls
May 2018
#32
How smart is she really if she makes such a blatant obvious mistake as she did?
Bernardo de La Paz
May 2018
#9
Somebody tallied MSM coverage: 30 minutes death toll vs 600 minutes the c-word.
Bernardo de La Paz
Jun 2018
#41
Ted Nugent called Hillary Clinton the same thing and got invited to Trump's White House
More_Cowbell
May 2018
#15