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A joke? He can't handle a joke!

Former The Daily Show correspondent Michelle Wolf took to the stage as the guest speaker to this year's White House Correspondents' Dinner over the weekend. As is typical, she received her fair share of criticism, mostly pointed in the direction of her cracking jokes about Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee-Sanders and also making a quip about abortion. As former Saturday Night Live Weekend Update anchors Amy Poehler and Seth Meyers used to say, "Really? Really? I mean, Really?!?"

Look, I personally didn't find Ms. Wolf's abortion joke humorous, but often times comedy is more about pushing the envelope than stimulating laughter. Also, how can people really be THAT offended by a female comedian roasting this president? The criticisms have reached the point of Trump saying we should no longer have a White House Correspondents' Dinner. Again, really?

Why is it that comedians are often times held to a higher standard than the President of the United States, Donald Trump? What's worse, the president sexually assaulting; insulting; and banging (while married) women or a comedian poking fun of him for these disgraceful acts? Would these Trump supporters be more offended by a comedian cracking a joke about Jeffrey Dahmer eating human flesh than of the serial killer's actions? Give me a break... Donald Trump has: Insulted more women's appearance than he can count; allegedly sexually harassed or assaulted 19 women; alleged raped a teenager; cheated on all three wives; banged and paid hush money to a porn star just after his third wife gave birth to their youngest son; etc. He has insulted pretty much any and every demographic, even the disabled and veterans. The man is constantly on the brink of starting a war via Twitter and regressing this country decades via his policies, yet we're going to be harder on a female comedian roasting this very man than the man himself? If we as a country fret more about a comedian calling out a man of power for his sexism than the man himself, we have to take a seriously long look in the mirror and ask what in the hell is wrong with us. Once again, really?!?
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