I presume there is a healthy overlap between Emmy viewers and NR readers, so apologies for covering well-worn territory. However, those of you who missed last month’s awards show failed to see a comedy bit involving Sofia Vergara — Latina bombshell and co-star of the hit series Modern Family — being placed on a literal pedestal as the chairman of the Television Academy discussed his organization’s commitment to diversity while admitting that “what truly matters is that we never forget that our success is based on always giving the viewer something compelling to watch.”
The joke was a bit hammy and Bruce Rosenblum’s delivery of his lines was a bit dry. (Vergara, of course, was perfect; if anyone belongs on a pedestal, it’s she.) What fascinated me, though, was the intensity of the response the skit provoked from many precincts of the Left. It was not critiqued on its comedic content. No: It was denounced, viciously and vociferously, as an affront to women everywhere. It was sexist — nay, misogynist! — in the extreme.
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