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25. Since when did 'perfect smokey eye' become an insult, America?
Mon Apr 30, 2018, 01:02 AM
Apr 2018
Comedian Michelle Wolf was slammed by a wide range of commentators for commenting on the press secretary’s eye shadow. This is a storm in a teacup

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"If you’re not familiar with the common parlance of cosmetics, you might not know that ‘a perfect smokey eye’ is a very nice way to describe a woman’s makeup – glamorous, well-applied, nicely smudged. But on the morning after the White House Correspondents’ Association (WCHA) dinner on Saturday night, you might have thought otherwise.

Comedian Michelle Wolf was slammed by a wide range of commentators for saying just that about the press secretary, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, during her keynote roast: “I actually really like Sarah,” Wolf said. “I think she’s very resourceful. But she burns facts and then she uses that ash to create a perfect smokey eye. Like maybe she’s born with it, maybe it’s lies. It’s probably lies.”

“Watching a wife and mother be humiliated on national television for her looks is deplorable,” wrote MSNBC host Mika Brzezinski, overlooking the crucial fact that Wolf was in fact complimenting the appearance of Sanders’ makeup. Wolf was mocking the fact that Sanders is a liar. Which is something that she definitely is."

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"It’s a shame that those on the right have used the concept of ‘snowflakes’ as an insult against those who oppose them, because time and time again it’s clear that no one is more sensitive than the far-right who follow Trump in lock step and can’t take a compliment from the other side about eye-shadow."

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/apr/29/snowflakes-sarah-huckabees-perfect-smokey-eye

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She compared her to Coulter also JI7 Apr 2018 #1
That was great too. Solly Mack Apr 2018 #2
What did the "dividing into softball teams" joke mean? oberliner Apr 2018 #3
I thought it a dig at the Press. Solly Mack Apr 2018 #4
It seemed like a dig on her appearance but I might have misunderstood oberliner Apr 2018 #5
Perhaps people inferred what wasn't implied? Solly Mack Apr 2018 #6
Could be oberliner Apr 2018 #7
I'm not on Twitter but from DU I gather a lot of people are discussing it. Solly Mack Apr 2018 #9
Media pitching "soft" (softball) questions to favored interviewees. Red team / Blue team. . .nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2018 #20
It was a phys ed teacher joke, not about softball questions. nt greyl Apr 2018 #29
The "white house media" is as soft as puppy shit in the face of FASCISM Achilleaze Apr 2018 #34
I agree. brer cat Apr 2018 #8
And they are cheering their own oppression. They forget that to a misogynist - they're still women. Solly Mack Apr 2018 #10
Agree absolutely Pepsidog Apr 2018 #11
Thank you. Solly Mack Apr 2018 #12
So on target dreamland Apr 2018 #13
And the press would rather push a poor Sarah narrative than deal with what Wolf said about them. Solly Mack Apr 2018 #14
I was surprised how many thought the jokes were about Sanders' appearance. betsuni Apr 2018 #15
Which says more about what they think about Sanders than anything Wolf said. Solly Mack Apr 2018 #16
Agree. betsuni Apr 2018 #17
Discussion elsewhere says maybe confusion between "burning facts" (Wolf said) and "burning fat" . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2018 #21
Yup. I made that comment TexasBushwhacker Apr 2018 #26
Recommended H2O Man Apr 2018 #18
Thank you. Solly Mack Apr 2018 #19
Yeah, looks like most of the right wing is applying ice to the burn... backscatter712 Apr 2018 #22
Heh Solly Mack Apr 2018 #23
Thank you for your perspective, Solly Mack.. Cha Apr 2018 #24
Thank you, Cha. Solly Mack Apr 2018 #27
We know the US corporate/gopress by Cha Apr 2018 #30
Since when did 'perfect smokey eye' become an insult, America? Scurrilous Apr 2018 #25
Seriously. I can't do a smokey eye to save my life. Solly Mack Apr 2018 #28
Tweet from Michelle Wolf.. Cha Apr 2018 #31
It seemed all too plain to me what she said and what it meant. Solly Mack Apr 2018 #32
republicans adore Aunt Lydia's republican family values Achilleaze Apr 2018 #33
I've read where they are angry that they are seen that way since the series started. Solly Mack Apr 2018 #35
They are angry that the show makes the sickness of Achilleaze May 2018 #36
The denial is strong in that group. Solly Mack May 2018 #38
I like the DUers who share their opinions without having seen the video or read the transcript IronLionZion May 2018 #37
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