The Dishmaster

  You can’t attack a man’s controversial comments when the entire basis of his appeal is predicated on avoiding political correctness. When you do, he’ll just float to the top like a turd. Trump dominated the GOP debate last night, with an entertaining answer for just about everything, even the most cantankerous questions. “If it weren’t for me,” he said, “you wouldn’t even be talking about illegal immigration,” furthering with an idea for a “big, beautiful” wall to deter illegal immigrants and welcome legal immigrants. “Our politicians are stupid,” he said, suggesting that the smart Mexican government sends over their worst lot of Mexicans because they don’t want to pay for them. As for the fact that he’s had some companies fold? Well he simply “took advantage of the laws of this country” just like any other businessman, and it’s only known about because he’s Trump. Plus, while some must have lost jobs due to some of his companies going under, he’s still employed a lot of people, and he deserves credit for that. And what about women? Well, the only woman he hates is Rosie O’Donnell, and he won’t apologize for flipping his stance on abortion because he’s “evolved” much like Ronald Reagan. He also answered questions about his divisive tone, saying that “when you have people cutting Christians’ heads off, we don’t have time for tone.” He might be a little nuts, but he’s thrown a wrench into this stale, bull-shit political process, and I respect that.

When you hold people to a standard that you yourself cannot meet, just know that The Dishmaster is watching you, and I’ll call you out on your hypocrisy. And today, Kelly Osbourne is in need of a serious call-out. When discussing Donald Trump’s contentious, racist comments about Mexican immigrants, Osbourne had an ill-timed, horrible reply, asking who would “clean his toilets” if he kicked out all Mexican immigrants. The panel quickly tried to come to the rescue, which she is still too stubborn to understand. There’s a reason she could not finish her point, and that reason is to her benefit. There’s a more important issue afoot, and it’s about Giuliana Rancic, whose entire career took a serious hit when she inappropriately stated that Zendaya Coleman’s hair looked as if it smelled like “Patchouli oil.” Of all her ‘Fashion Police’ panelists, Osbourne was the least forgiving, taking to twitter to rant her rage and later getting axed for her outspoken comments. According to Osbourne, she was friends with Zendaya, and Rancic didn’t take “enough responsibility” for her words. Call me crazy and forgive the horrific pun, but I’d say we’re splitting hairs, and Osbourne owes Rancic a big slice of empathy with a cherry I-say-racist-things-by-accident-too on top. Perhaps I’d be more forgiving of Osbourne had she been more forgiving of Rancic. I will not afford you the luxury of backing out of this muddy mess with a you-know-I’m-not-racist defense, when Rancic was not given that same luxury. If you can’t meet your own standards, perhaps it’s time you make new ones.

 
Sarah Jessica Parker visited The Knot to promote her new bridal shoe line, and the fashion icon gave readers some insight into her timeless yet unconventional aisle-ready footwear. According to Parker, “A bride should feel like however she wants to feel like on that day, whether it’s funny or silly, whimsical or feminine, or, beautiful. People should just wear what they want to wear. I think all options are thrilling—and I welcome them.” For more of her Q & A, visit The Knot.

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