Progress
- Katy McQuillan
- Jan 7, 2019
- 2 min read
Welcome back to Monday. The picture has no correlation to today's topics; it's just appropriate for Monday. Attitude is everything so either you're begrudgingly commuting to work with your coffee, or you're grateful for another day and you're going to make the most of your situation.
Today, we are excited to talk about something we should probably have discussed a little earlier because it has been part of the societal "conversations".
Kevin Hart went on the Ellen Show when he addressed his Oscar, homophobic tweet controversy. He went on to explain how "trolls maliciously attacked him by finding 10-year-old tweets" and addressing the issue after repeated apologies.
Ellen responded to his statements by encouraging him to host the Oscars anyway otherwise "the trolls would win".
The part I'm most proud of about this "event" so to speak is that two people who are incredibly talented, famous, and with huge platforms discussing something very real and are coming to a solution on a national television with several million viewers.
From the clip I saw about those two interactions, there weren't debates, no one got heated, no one got on their soap box. Hart addressed the elephant in the room to the host of the show who happens to be arguably the most famous lesbian in America.
Plot twist - she encouraged him to host the show anyway to rise above adversity and so the small people behind the computer don't win.
I thought it was a pretty monumental moment, and it should have been more celebrated in the media.
I don't watch CNN or MSNBC, but as far as their websites show, the above is no where to be found. Here's why, in my opinion: a member of the LGBTQ community basically forgives a black comedian for 10-year-old offensive tweets, and encourages him to do something he has been discouraged from doing. Maybe there's an underlining reason, but I believe that's the left's worst nightmare.
In other more important news: according to Fox News, "Al Qaeda operative tied to USS Cole bombing killed in U.S. airstrike."
Captain Bill Urban, U.S. Central Command spokesman, said on Friday the airstrike in Yemen carried out on New Year's Day was directed at al-Badawi, who was on FBI's list of "Most Wanted Terrorists".
These are both pretty good events to happen and talk about as we begin a new week. It's still "New Year's Resolution" season so get to them!
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