Hollywood Hypocrites Jump All Over Trump’s Language

If you watched the news on Friday, you might have thought the mainstream media had never heard a swear word before.

Allegations that President Donald Trump had referenced the nations of Haiti and third-world African nations as “s***hole” countries had media outlets such as ABC, CNN, MSNBC, CBS, The New York Times, and The Washington Post just about losing their minds. They took the opportunity to call the president “vulgar” and “racist” without first verifying what was said or even trying to understand the context of such an alleged comment — which, if said, was in reference to certain countries, not the people who live in those countries.

The irony, here, of course, is how vulgar the Left’s allies can be without even a blink from the media.

Remember how Joe Biden said Obamacare was a “big f***ing deal”? Remember how Bill Clinton cheated on his wife in the Oval Office? Even beyond those two shining examples, there is vulgarity everywhere in today’s pop culture, thanks to crass celebrities and a good portion of Hollywood’s content.

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Just this week, Robert De Niro let loose with a profanity-laced rant about the president while introducing Meryl Streep at the National Board of Review awards, during which he called the president a “f***ing tool.” Ironically, De Niro starred in a movie called “Dirty Grandpa,” released in 2016, in which the F-word was used 160 times in just 102 minutes. That’s not even a record for most curses in a movie, according to Common Sense Media.

The record is held by 2013’s “The Wolf of Wall Street,” directed by De Niro’s frequent collaborator, Martin Scorsese, and starring the ultra-liberal Leonardo DiCaprio.

The morals of those in Hollywood, for the most part, can be abhorrent — and yet the media don’t condemn celebrities with anywhere near the same levels of aggression or outrage as they do the president for his alleged comments. For years, rampant sex abuse in the entertainment industry went ignored by reporters until the issue became unavoidable. Think about it: NBC reportedly passed on Ronan Farrow’s bombshell sex abuse story concerning Harvey Weinstein as recently as last August.

Former President Barack Obama did not catch much criticism from the mainstream media for inviting vulgar musicians such as Jay-Z and Beyoncé to the White House. As a member of Destiny’s Child, Beyoncé sang a song called “Bootylicious” — about her rear end. She also flashed a “Black Power” symbol while performing at the Super Bowl in 2016, which many took as a sign of support for the Black Panthers.

Her husband, Jay-Z, a fervent Hillary Clinton supporter and one of Obama’s favorite rappers, is not any better. One of the songs on his last album was titled “The Story of O.J.” and in it, he sympathizes with O.J. Simpson, a convicted felon, and has a chorus in which every other word is “n***a.”

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Nearly every evening, a host of late-night comedians — who are all essentially on the same political page — use vulgar terms to insult the president. Most notably, Stephen Colbert said last May said that the only thing Trump’s mouth was good for was being Vladimir Putin’s “c**k holster.” Yet Colbert was not fired by CBS — or even fined by the FCC. Of course, the media were mostly silent about that remark.

It seems as if all of Hollywood — with just a few exceptions — espouses left-wing beliefs in 2018, so these people receive passes for their actions and comments. They’re allowed to swear relentlessly and promote indecent values all they want — but since they’re loyal to the “right party,” the media have no problem with them.

If only the left-wing media held everyone to the same standard. Then they might actually have to condemn people who share their views — but they would never let that happen.

Tom Joyce is a freelance writer from the South Shore of Massachusetts. He covers sports, pop culture, and politics and has contributed to The Federalist, Newsday, ESPN, and other outlets.