Complicit
Saturday Night Live went after Ivanka Trump this time.
Yet again this weekend, “Saturday Night Live” trotted out Alec Baldwin doing a Donald Trump impression for its cold open. And yet again, that wasn’t even close to its harshest political sketch.
That distinction this week was reserved for “Complicit,” a faux Ivanka Trump perfume ad that is liable to really ruffle some feathers.
The basic idea is pretty clear: As an outspoken woman known to be very close to her father, she is complicit in the things Trump does — and for not doing something about them.
Daddy boasts of grabbing women by the pussy, Daddy calls Senator Warren “Pocahontas,” Daddy accuses Obama of a felony based on something somebody said on Fox News. Daddy lies, Daddy cheats, Daddy steals. Daddy wants to take health insurance away from poor people, Daddy wants to make rivers and streams dirty again, Daddy hates brown foreigners. Ivanka’s right there with him.
SNL last week ran a very similar sketch about Republicans being unwilling to stand up to President Trump. But the decision to go after Ivanka Trump is certainly an interesting one — and one that her father is very likely to take notice of. Back when Nordstrom dropped her line, Donald Trump tweeted about it and Kellyanne Conway appeared to break ethics rules by telling people to buy Ivanka Trump’s products.
One of the things that perplex me the most is this one: Daddy hangs with anti-Semites. Ivanka, a convert to Judaism married to a jew, is right there with him.
I’m not saying it’s all religious people, but there’s a subset for whom it’s about feeling special and important and better than others. Whited sepulchres of biblical fame. Being richer than gold and the power behind the throne and all that good stuff fits right in with that. There’s no contradiction, unless you think words actually mean something.
They’re all complicit (even Barron)… He’s an evil man and if those who’re in a position to do something sit on their hands then they’re no better…
BKiSA – I would argue that Barron is not in a position to do something about it. When I was that age, I had no say at all in what my parents chose to do, and if they chose to drag me along with them, I had no choice but to go. Now, if Barron grows up like his siblings, then he will become complicit.