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Mrs. Overall

(6,839 posts)
Mon Apr 30, 2018, 01:38 PM Apr 2018

What just happened on the Wendy Williams show re: Michelle Wolf




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Wendy Williams just asked her audience if they agree that Michelle Wolf's jokes were inappropriate and when two white women clapped she said "Then you're at the wrong show, Rachael Ray is downstairs."
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What just happened on the Wendy Williams show re: Michelle Wolf (Original Post) Mrs. Overall Apr 2018 OP
Oh shit! HA bettyellen Apr 2018 #1
Ha! JustAnotherGen Apr 2018 #2
Oh snap shenmue Apr 2018 #3
Zing! oasis Apr 2018 #4
LOL SunSeeker Apr 2018 #5
K&R stonecutter357 Apr 2018 #6
Too funny Clarity2 Apr 2018 #7
For real? DownriverDem Apr 2018 #8
It is not in the slightest Blue_Adept Apr 2018 #11
Simpsons has been around Clarity2 Apr 2018 #23
Fox gets ZERO editorial control over Simpson's content. And yes, it is a huge cash cow. n/t eggplant Apr 2018 #30
Case in point geardaddy Apr 2018 #27
PERFECT! Thanks. BigmanPigman Apr 2018 #34
You're welcome! geardaddy Apr 2018 #38
No lunatica Apr 2018 #20
Fox TV is actually quite daring. forgotmylogin May 2018 #47
Holy shit!!! Iggo Apr 2018 #9
Dayum! Blue_Adept Apr 2018 #10
Shazaam! ProfessorGAC Apr 2018 #12
Wow 😮 mountain grammy Apr 2018 #13
Ka-Boom! Wellstone ruled Apr 2018 #14
... Scurrilous Apr 2018 #15
Oh burn! SammyWinstonJack Apr 2018 #16
Lol...Wendy has her moments. Glimmer of Hope Apr 2018 #17
Did the 2 women get escorted out? onetexan Apr 2018 #18
LOL! Nitram Apr 2018 #19
Oh, SNAP!!! BobTheSubgenius Apr 2018 #21
K&R... spanone Apr 2018 #22
The best part is Rachael Ray is more left than Wendy Williams obamanut2012 Apr 2018 #24
Yeah, Wendy "I'm sick of this #MeToo movement" Williams. n/t demmiblue Apr 2018 #25
Zing! geardaddy Apr 2018 #26
Fox likes it either way... czarjak Apr 2018 #28
Wow! DesertRat Apr 2018 #29
Would she have said the same if it were two black women? whathehell Apr 2018 #31
Why does that tweeter feel the need to state that they were white women? Honeycombe8 Apr 2018 #32
Can you imagine whathehell Apr 2018 #35
Yes. Honeycombe8 Apr 2018 #37
if only white women could be as privileged as black women JI7 May 2018 #45
It's not FAIR! EffieBlack May 2018 #50
Oh right -- White Women don't DESERVE fairness whathehell May 2018 #76
Whoosh! EffieBlack May 2018 #77
Lol. whathehell May 2018 #80
Yeah..let's keep beating them up til they are, right? whathehell May 2018 #53
white lives matter JI7 May 2018 #54
No, of COURSE they don't.. whathehell May 2018 #59
maybe we can have a bake sale to highlight the unfairness of it all JI7 May 2018 #60
No, I think the intense racial bigotry whathehell May 2018 #61
the intense Racial Bigotry is coming from Trump and Sarah Huckabee Sanders defends it JI7 May 2018 #62
Deflection has it's limits.. whathehell May 2018 #63
Deflection is trying to defend ouor ignore the fucked up mess that is JI7 May 2018 #67
Riiiiight... whathehell May 2018 #78
Sarah Huckabee Sanders defended Trump's beating up on women JI7 May 2018 #55
We're not TALKIKING about Sanders, we're talking about WILIAMS whathehell May 2018 #57
yeah, Williams making a joke is worse than SHS actually defending a man JI7 May 2018 #58
Lol...It's not an "either or" situation.. whathehell May 2018 #66
One trick pony? whathehell May 2018 #64
Sarah Huckabee Sanders doesn't get a pass on her defense of abusive bigoted JI7 May 2018 #65
Jerbus..Repeat yourself much? whathehell May 2018 #68
Fuck Sarah Huckabee Sanders JI7 May 2018 #69
Fuck Wendy Williams. whathehell May 2018 #70
Hopefully she will never reach the level of the repulsive trash bag JI7 May 2018 #71
Lol.. whathehell May 2018 #72
Why do you think, lol? whathehell May 2018 #81
+1. nt Honeycombe8 May 2018 #86
OK. That's pretty funny. JohnnyRingo Apr 2018 #33
Really? whathehell Apr 2018 #39
I doubt Wendy Williams implied it was because they were white. JohnnyRingo Apr 2018 #40
+1 Cha Apr 2018 #42
Oh man... MontanaMama May 2018 #44
Comes in handy JohnnyRingo May 2018 #49
Lol..Being a White Male, you might want to check it yourself whathehell May 2018 #74
Only if you first note that a White Male whathehell May 2018 #75
Lol..Are you kidding? whathehell May 2018 #56
People would take your concern and outrage more seriously EffieBlack May 2018 #82
Many people do that now -- Those who tend to be motivated more by whathehell May 2018 #83
Whatever - You've been peeped, "Honey" EffieBlack May 2018 #84
Yeah, I figured that was the best you could do.. whathehell May 2018 #85
What's your basis for doubting it? You provide no reason whathehell May 2018 #73
I think I'm in love with you EffieBlack May 2018 #79
I'm sure you are, lol. whathehell May 2018 #87
I would really like to see that video. Tipperary Apr 2018 #36
Here: Scurrilous May 2018 #46
Brilliant! Not having Cha Apr 2018 #41
Oh sure.. whathehell May 2018 #88
you have no idea what you're talking Cha May 2018 #89
Neither do you. whathehell May 2018 #90
So you admit it. Cha May 2018 #91
No whathehell May 2018 #92
you're doing it all to yourself. Cha May 2018 #93
Doing what? whathehell May 2018 #94
It's too bad she dragged Rachel Ray into it. I'm not a fan, but Ray's Nutrish pet food line was the catbyte Apr 2018 #43
1. That's not what she asked 2. At least one Black person also clapped oberliner May 2018 #48
Boooooom!! Love it!! InAbLuEsTaTe May 2018 #51
Tolerance LionelFirstel May 2018 #52

Clarity2

(1,009 posts)
7. Too funny
Mon Apr 30, 2018, 02:00 PM
Apr 2018

Wendy Williams is aired on fox. Shes been mostly apolitical on her show, when really most of her audience is probably on the left (mostly nyc guests). Im glad when she gets a zinger in here and there. Too bad she doesnt move to another channel where she can talk more freely.

Blue_Adept

(6,399 posts)
11. It is not in the slightest
Mon Apr 30, 2018, 02:05 PM
Apr 2018

Otherwise you wouldn't have simpsons taking heavy potshots at FN over the years.

Clarity2

(1,009 posts)
23. Simpsons has been around
Mon Apr 30, 2018, 03:09 PM
Apr 2018

for ages. Before fox became the extremist of extreme. They wouldnt cut off simpsons for the money maker it is. They also tolerate two news anchors who tell the truth. Ive seen williams bite her tongue when a story about trump comes up...she must be holding back for a reason. Maybe she wasn’t explicitly told to keep out of politics, but she is at minimum not taking the plunge because she wants to hold onto her job.

I do wonder if murdochs sale of 21st century fox includes non news tv shows and maybe williams is loosening up a bit.

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
20. No
Mon Apr 30, 2018, 02:48 PM
Apr 2018

There are actually some good shows on Fox:
Simpson’s
Empire
Showtime at the Apollo
Shows as good as any of the other basic networks

forgotmylogin

(7,530 posts)
47. Fox TV is actually quite daring.
Tue May 1, 2018, 02:36 AM
May 2018

Family Guy started on Fox, and when it came out, it was the most audacious show of its time when The Simpsons had somewhat settled into its own somewhat gentle, heartfelt satire.

Also, if you've never seen a little reality show called "Temptation Island", it was literally about trying to get committed couples to cheat on camera.

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)
32. Why does that tweeter feel the need to state that they were white women?
Mon Apr 30, 2018, 04:19 PM
Apr 2018

What does that have to do with anything?

whathehell

(29,067 posts)
35. Can you imagine
Mon Apr 30, 2018, 04:40 PM
Apr 2018

two Black women giving a similarly "incorrect" response to a white host and being told "You're on the wrong show, Steve Harvey is down the hall"?

The outrage would go through the roof!

whathehell

(29,067 posts)
57. We're not TALKIKING about Sanders, we're talking about WILIAMS
Wed May 2, 2018, 07:20 AM
May 2018

The conversation on Sanders was resolved, "asked and answered" days ago.

JI7

(89,252 posts)
71. Hopefully she will never reach the level of the repulsive trash bag
Wed May 2, 2018, 08:21 AM
May 2018

Sarah Huckabee Sanders in defending sexual assault and bigotry at the white house.

whathehell

(29,067 posts)
39. Really?
Mon Apr 30, 2018, 05:30 PM
Apr 2018

I wonder how funny this scenario would be:
.
A white tv host asks the audience for their opinion on something...Two Black women give an answer the host doesn't like, so she tells them "You're on the wrong show -- Steve Harvey is down the hall"

The outrage would go though the roof..Double standard, anyone?

JohnnyRingo

(18,636 posts)
40. I doubt Wendy Williams implied it was because they were white.
Mon Apr 30, 2018, 08:10 PM
Apr 2018

At least I didn't read it that way, but being in the racial majority I'm not easily offended. Perhaps someone who always cocks an ear to dog whistles has a better perception than me.

She was talking about dissing Sanders as far as I was concerned. You can go ahead and be outraged, I'll just chuckle.

Fill out a report and move on if you possibly can.

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JohnnyRingo

(18,636 posts)
49. Comes in handy
Tue May 1, 2018, 02:59 AM
May 2018

To be fair, most people don't realize they conduct themselves differently on the internet.

It's like when someone cuts off a sweet little lady and she lays on the horn like an air raid siren. On foot she'd just smile and step aside, but anonymity reveals a different side.

I did the edit, but there's no copyright on it.

whathehell

(29,067 posts)
74. Lol..Being a White Male, you might want to check it yourself
Wed May 2, 2018, 09:52 AM
May 2018

before playing the hero for dumping on white women..Just a thought.

whathehell

(29,067 posts)
75. Only if you first note that a White Male
Wed May 2, 2018, 09:55 AM
May 2018

might need to check it himself before offering up white women for "sacrifice".

whathehell

(29,067 posts)
56. Lol..Are you kidding?
Wed May 2, 2018, 07:13 AM
May 2018

It was obvious -- The two women were not "talking about dissing Sanders" -- They effing raised their hands in answer to Williams question -- It looked like a set-up.

Oh, and please, save your "outrage report" for those here who re-iterating their "outrage" Joy Reid or Lisa Wolfe for DAYS but who, when white women are trashy, are indifferent at best, defensand and outright hostile at worst . Sorry, honey, but "double standards" don't cut it here for ANY of us.

 

EffieBlack

(14,249 posts)
82. People would take your concern and outrage more seriously
Wed May 2, 2018, 10:26 AM
May 2018

if we ever saw you jump in as eagerly to stand up for the rights of minorities, especially African Americans, when discrimination and racism by whites against them are discussed on DU.

But funny thing. You and your cohorts seem only to be concerned about these matters when it appears to you that white people are on the receiving end of bad treatment or if you think that a white person is being wrongly accused of inflicting it. You fall all over yourselves jumping in to and trying to hijack just about any thread discussing racism against blacks and other minorities with your bs “there’s more to the storyisms,” ”whataboutisms,” and, of course, “this could have been something other that racisms.” And you holler like stuck pigs at the very THOUGHT that someone is possibly not bending over backwards to be fair to a white person, regardless the circumstances.

Yet, interestingly, you are almost always completely silent in the face of unequivocal instances of racism against black and brown folk. Crickets. Unless, of course, it’s to insist that the racism is imaginary and pointing it out unfairly demonizes white people.

So, it’s hardly surprising that, given your oh-so-consistent inconsistency, you are not viewed as a reliable or credible voice on issues of fairness and equality, at least not by those of us who actually DO care about these issues and know the difference between live and Memorex.

whathehell

(29,067 posts)
83. Many people do that now -- Those who tend to be motivated more by
Wed May 2, 2018, 10:55 AM
May 2018

Democratic principles of fairness for ALL rather than by race-based affinities and resentments. The very thing you accuse me and my "cohorts" of doing is what we see you and yours doing.

As to jumping in on thread supporting Minority Rights -- I HAVE done that and continue to do so -- I support Black Lives Matter and Reparations and have said so on more than one occasion...Some just seem "selective" about what they see.

whathehell

(29,067 posts)
73. What's your basis for doubting it? You provide no reason
Wed May 2, 2018, 09:47 AM
May 2018

Then again, maybe you feel you don't need one..Like some others here, maybe you think white women are too "privileged" to care about.

I notice that you're male, so you WOULD know something about 'privilege", wouldn't you?

whathehell

(29,067 posts)
87. I'm sure you are, lol.
Wed May 2, 2018, 11:32 AM
May 2018

White man trashing a White Woman..'I'd bet it doesn't get any better than that for you.


whathehell

(29,067 posts)
88. Oh sure..
Wed May 2, 2018, 11:40 AM
May 2018

You'd like anyone trashing white women, I'suspect.. We make such EASY targets...Just LOVE the diviseveness -- should work so well, politically.

catbyte

(34,407 posts)
43. It's too bad she dragged Rachel Ray into it. I'm not a fan, but Ray's Nutrish pet food line was the
Mon Apr 30, 2018, 08:45 PM
Apr 2018

first advertiser that pulled ads from Ingraham's show. Granted, she shouldn't have been advertising there at all, but money is money and even Depolrable's pets have to eat. BTW, I always feel for sorry that they're stuck with such despicable humans. Oh, well.



 

LionelFirstel

(5 posts)
52. Tolerance
Tue May 1, 2018, 08:52 AM
May 2018

Wolf's jokes had nothing to do with race and neither did those who approved or disapproved of her presentation. Why are we race baiting here?

I thought we preached tolerance here, but I am seeing that is only one-sided. The same goes for free speech so this CNN story seems fitting for many of you on this thread.

(CNN) Fareed Zakaria said Saturday that though many liberals think they are tolerant, often they aren't.
Zakaria noted that "at the height of commencement season," many new graduates across the country had made their political views apparent, from the Notre Dame students who walked out as Vice President Mike Pence gave his commencement address to the crowd members who booed Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos during a speech at Bethune-Cookman University.
"American universities seem committed to every kind of diversity except intellectual diversity. Conservative voices and views are being silenced entirely," Zakaria said.

The CNN host said he found this attitude strange, especially given that these incidents occurred on college campuses that "promised to give their undergraduates a liberal education."
"The word liberal in this context has nothing to do with today's partisan language, but refers instead to the Latin root, pertaining to liberty. And at the heart of liberty in the Western world has been freedom of speech. From the beginning, people understood that this meant protecting and listening to speech with which you disagreed," Zakaria argued

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