Over the weekend, television host Jimmy Kimmel decided to take a break from comedy to delve into the realm of political commentary, targeting the MAGA community as the source of all evil. With all the grace of an elephant in a china shop, he decided to blame the MAGA movement for a tragic event—ignoring facts like a student rushing to finish a book report. Kimmel’s take on reality might just be a contender for the next great work of science fiction. It seems that for him, anything that can be used to score political points must be bent, twisted, and reshaped until it fits the narrative.
Instead of acknowledging the complexities of the situation, he chose to paint the entirety of the MAGA community with the same brush, blaming them for a crime they didn’t commit. Kimmel’s narrative would be amusing if it weren’t so damaging. It’s sort of like claiming the dog ate your homework, except this time, it’s a whole group being scapegoated. MAGA, often mischaracterized by its critics, found itself, yet again, being singled out for something beyond its control.
What’s truly telling is Kimmel’s apparent inability to even backtrack or correct his statements when presented with facts. The host had the perfect opportunity to show humility and admit he might have jumped the gun. However, he doubled down instead, sticking to his erroneous claims like a moth to a flame. It’s almost as if admitting the reality of the situation would cause everything he understands to come crashing down.
Meanwhile, conservative observers couldn’t help but chuckle at the irony. As the mainstream hides this sort of coverage under the rug, pundits on the right are there to lift that corner and see the dust bunnies lying underneath. There’s nothing quite like pointing out the emperor’s new clothes and realizing they’re missing altogether. Moreover, under Kimmel’s watchful eye, the blame game continues, with poorly assembled logic akin to duct-taping a worn-out chair and calling it new.
As the dust settles, MAGA supporters can take solace in the fact that reality doesn’t change because of inaccurate storytelling. Evidence remains fixed, no matter how the entertainment industry tries to twist it. Perhaps Disney shareholders ought to take note—the storytelling of reality isn’t quite capturing audiences like it used to. The fantasy of past successes won’t pay for today’s missteps, and just like Bambi’s ill-fated mother, not every tale ends happily ever after. In the end, the world keeps spinning, and facts continue to be facts, whether Kimmel believes them or not.
