Liberals in the media and Hollywood were outraged after former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer made a guest appearance on stage to poke fun at himself at the Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, September 17. Offended journalists from several major media outlets took to Twitter to complain that Spicer’s appearance wasn’t funny in the slightest, but it “normalized” him as a “liar.”
CNN’s Chris Cillizza complained Spicer “consistently lied from the podium” so where’s the joke:
So, the 'joke' of bringing Spicer out at the Emmys was that he consistently lied from the podium?
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) September 18, 2017
The Washington Post’s Aaron Blake didn’t find it funny either:
Sorry to be a spoilsport, but I don't think it's funny that Spicer is tacitly admitting to his falsehoods and using it for image rehab
— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) September 18, 2017
Former MSNBC host Keith Olbermann also “shamed” the Emmys for the Spicer “validation:”
Shame on the Emmys for the Spicer validation. He is dedicated to demeaning our craft and restricting our freedoms of speech. #Unforgivable
— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) September 18, 2017
While liberal radio host John Fugelsang snarked:
Spicer wins for Outstanding Achievement in Cuteness While Admitting You Were Lying The Entire Time
— John Fugelsang (@JohnFugelsang) September 18, 2017
Slate columnist and CBS News analyst blamed the culture for letting Spicer get away with “no consequences”:
The degree to which Sean Spicer has faced no consequences is a glimpse into the post-Trump future.
— Jamelle Bouie (@jbouie) September 18, 2017
Some writers made it about race and white privilege. Buzzfeed UK writer Ellie Bate joked:
never trust a white man with a talk show https://t.co/MxVFcZpDDW
— ellie bate (@eleanorbate) September 18, 2017
While Chicago Tribune columnist Britt Julious had her own scathing take:
Sean Spicer at the #Emmys? Doesn't take much for white men to be forgiven.
— Britt Julious (@britticisms) September 18, 2017
CNN Style editor Wilfred Chan even compared Spicer to a racist murderer:
sean spicer gets the emmys stage
— Wilfred Chan (@wilfredchan) September 18, 2017
dylann roof gets burger king
what do white people have to do to be Not Good Peoples
Mona Eltahawy, contributing writer for the New York Times International didn’t hold back with the crass criticism, but blamed the “U.S. media” instead for “normalizing” Spicer:
I'm on the subway heading to dinner with a friend but I must say:fuck US media and the way it normalizes vile people like Sean Spicer #Emmys
— Mona Eltahawy (@monaeltahawy) September 18, 2017
Celebrities weighed in as well. Filmmaker Rob Reiner:
DT is a sick liar. If we reward Sean Spicer for enabling his sickness,we are saying we accept a mentally ill POTUS.
— Rob Reiner (@robreiner) September 18, 2017
And here's actor Zach Braff:
I'm not ready to laugh "with" Sean Spicer. I think he is an evil, opportunistic liar that hurt our country.
— Zach Braff (@zachbraff) September 18, 2017
Meanwhile, Chris Gardner of the Hollywood Reporter mocked Hollywood for surrounding Spicer and posing for pictures after the show was over:
What pariah? Sean Spicer getting mobbed in #Emmys lobby. Posing for pics, drinking beer, soaking up all attention after onstage appearance pic.twitter.com/WqJpaRtAvK
— Chris Gardner (@chrissgardner) September 18, 2017
