Though most people would agree Vanity Fair is no friend to conservatives, the publication was candid this week in its thoughts about two-time failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton — much to the dismay of its left-leaning base.

The fashion magazine has been posting political New Year’s resolution videos, all meant to be humorous in one way or another. Clinton was the subject of one. In addition to the notion that she never again run for the White House, a Vanity Fair writer suggested Hillary Clinton take up a new hobby in 2018 — to keep herself busy and out of the public eye.

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Writer Maya Kosoff suggested Clinton try “volunteer work, knitting, improv comedy ― literally anything that will keep you from running again.”

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A quick glimpse at the replies to likes/retweets ratio clearly shows the video was not well-received by Vanity Fair’s leftist audience.

Thousands of people voiced their anger, with many saying the video was “sexist” and threatening to unsubscribe from the magazine because it dared to criticize Clinton.

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After the backlash, Vanity Fair apologized for the video in a public statement: “It was an attempt at humor, and we regret that it missed the mark.”

Twitter’s angry mob made two mistakes in its reactions. First, people assumed the video was inherently sexist because it was about a woman. Second, people assumed the “knitting” reference was an attack on Clinton because they believe knitting is a woman’s hobby — when in reality it can be done by men or women. The Huffington Post and AOL were among the many media outlets to criticize Vanity Fair’s knitting suggestion.

The video Vanity Fair published was not even intended to target Clinton alone. It was part of a political series that included shots at President Donald Trump and White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders. The magazine told Trump to stop tweeting, for example, to get a haircut — and to resign. It told Sanders to resign as well — and to get along with CNN’s Jim Acosta. Those two videos were (naturally) well-received by the Vanity Fair crowd: When conservatives are the butt of a joke, everything is fine.

And telling a conservative woman like Sanders how to behave is not sexist — but telling Hillary Clinton to do is. Ah, the wonders of hypocrisy.

Of all politicians to defend, liberals who are fuming over the Clinton video could not have picked a worse target or cause to defend.

Since her election-day loss (and while continuing to show poor sportsmanship), Clinton’s favorability ratings have dropped.

After losing in what the mainstream media labeled a major upset, Hillary Clinton has refused to stay out of the public eye. She went on a (long, long) book tour for her memoir, “What Happened,” during which she blamed her election loss on various groups and individuals. Those responsible, in her mind, included Barack Obama, Bernie Sanders, James Comey, Alex Jones, Russia, the left-wing media, the right-wing media, white people, and “gullible Americans” — to name just a few.

Since her loss (and while continuing to show poor sportsmanship), Clinton’s favorability ratings have dropped. A Gallup poll released this month showed that Clinton has a 36 percent approval rating and a 61 percent unfavorable rating with Americans; that’s the least popular she’s ever been through the polling service over the course of her political career.

The country’s dislike for Clinton even caused President Trump to joke in October that he hopes she runs for president again in 2020 and hands him an easy victory.

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Vanity Fair is devoted to its left-wing causes and audience (hence, its awkward apology) — but it should be able to recognize Clinton’s flaws, as most of America does. It is a shame the magazine’s patrons cannot take a joke without finding a reason to be offended.

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. 

(photo credit, homepage image: Hillary Clinton, cut out, CC BY-SA 2.0, by Gage Skidmore; photo credit, article image: Hillary Clinton, cut out, CC BY-SA 2.0, by Gage Skidmore)