I have been off Twitter the past three days, because I do a bunch of "stuff" around the NFL draft. I checked in this morning and everyone was waging verbal war off of Michelle Wolf's...what should we call it... verbal ambush of the White House Correspondent's Dinner.
So I found a transcript and read it. It's a little "blue" in terms of language, but what it really is is scorching hot anger. Maybe she was smiling and had warmth in her voice (I read it, didn't watch it), but the substance is pure distilled rage. The rage of women, the rage of African Americans, all delivered to a room full of mostly white rich people. This made some of them uncomfortable, and a few walked out.
The thing is, it is possible for great wealth to insulate you from real consequences. It insulated Bill Cosby for decades, it insulated Bill O'Reilly, Donald Trump, Harvey Wienstein. Women are calling them to account, but there are still many ways in which wealth and power can insulate you from things you don't want to encounter.
Here's the thing: you shouldn't live that way. You should have to confront your failings from time to time. You should know that the world doesn't end at the tip if your nose.
Enjoy your pearl clutching people, while you still have your pearls.
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