How Everything Became ‘Cancel Culture’ POLITICO 1 hr ago
Congresswoman Liz Cheney was canceled.
So her sympathetic Republican colleagues ranging from Rep. Ken Buck to Sen. Joni Ernst to Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan declared as she was abruptly stripped of her position in party leadership last month, after loudly criticizing former President Donald Trump’s role in the Jan. 6 riots.
In an earlier age, one might simply have said that Cheney, as an elected leader, was “held to account” by her party for promoting views that place her well outside its mainstream. Scorned by her party’s base and top leaders? Definitely. Ostracized behind the scenes on the Hill among the majority of her conference? Almost certainly. But “canceled”? That’s something that happens to aspiring Instagram influencers, self-proclaimed maverick intellectuals or prestige TV showrunners, not those playing under the live-fire rules of congressional politics. If the GOP scion and still-sitting
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If awards for maintaining composure while hearing wild takes existed, 2020’s would go to Ziwe. Before landing her eponymous new Showtime series, the 29-year-old comedian was best known for her popular Instagram Live show,
Baited, which saw her asking guests blunt questions about race. In moments that would soon go viral, from influencer Caroline Calloway demanding compliments for her answers to chef Alison Roman struggling to name five Asian people, Ziwe wears a reassuring smile for the guest and a knowing eyebrow raise for the audience. That same grace under absurdity leads the way in
Ziwe; the pilot features a wild interview with Fran Lebowitz that would’ve elicited flustered stuttering or nervous laughter from a less talented interviewer.
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Daily Beast published an interview with Stodden earlier this week, who faced intense media criticism and public abuse after marrying 51-year-old Doug Hutchison in 2011. At the time, Stodden was 16. The now 26-year-old model – who is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns – alleged Teigen cyberbullied them both publicly via Twitter and in private DMs in the
Daily Beast interview. “She wouldn t just publicly tweet about wanting me to take a dirt nap but would privately DM me and tell me to kill myself,” Stodden said. “Things like, I can t wait for you to die. ”
AP Teigen made a public apology in a series of tweets on Wednesday, May 12.
Can Ziwe bait you into watching her new show?
That s the hope for the rising comedian, who became a household name for hyper-connected people who fell in love – and into hysterics – with her YouTube-turned-Instagram Live show Baited, which featured often uncomfortable and comical conversations about race with guests ranging from chef Alison Roman to actors Alyssa Milano and Rose McGowan.
Ziwe, whose last name is Fumudoh, has taken her talents from internet to TV with Showtime variety series Ziwe (Sundays, 11 p.m. ET/PT).
The show features interviews with high-profile iconic guests – ranging from controversial New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang to indie rocker Phoebe Bridgers – mixed with hilarious fake commercials and original musical numbers.