Just admit that your joke bombed because you echoed queer hate, and projected profound sexism in a matter of seconds. And then, when trying to preserve your image, you doubled down on the sexism and somehow tried to defend the male gaze.
People used to think you were funny because you had a smaller platform and you punched up by making fun of the common oppressors. But now that you’ve joined a more elite class, you’ve refused to put in the work to explore how to keep punching up from either our perspective or yours. You’ve become complacent due to the size of your platform, and know that punching down will keep you in the headlines better than “Ex-awards host comedian said something funny.”
But you forgot that people see you up on your platform and use your status and willful ignorance as a weapon in their own arsenal of hatred. How could someone so elevated and standing on such a large platform be wrong? Do something good with the dwindling credibility that you have left and apologize. Admit that you were wrong, and speak out against the hatred that you inadvertently promoted. Then make a joke about something actually relatable, such as celebrities that didn’t notice their creeping status rise fully remove them from their fans’ relatable experiences.
Just admit that your joke bombed because you echoed queer hate, and projected profound sexism in a matter of seconds. And then, when trying to preserve your image, you doubled down on the sexism and somehow tried to defend the male gaze.
People used to think you were funny because you had a smaller platform and you punched up by making fun of the common oppressors. But now that you’ve joined a more elite class, you’ve refused to put in the work to explore how to keep punching up from either our perspective or yours. You’ve become complacent due to the size of your platform, and know that punching down will keep you in the headlines better than “Ex-awards host comedian said something funny.”
But you forgot that people see you up on your platform and use your status and willful ignorance as a weapon in their own arsenal of hatred. How could someone so elevated and standing on such a large platform be wrong? Do something good with the dwindling credibility that you have left and apologize. Admit that you were wrong, and speak out against the hatred that you inadvertently promoted. Then make a joke about something actually relatable, such as celebrities that didn’t notice their creeping status rise fully remove them from their fans’ relatable experiences.