Tina Fey has some real regrets about her controversial take on the Charlottesville protests.
The piece was slammed by some pundits who accused Fey of suggesting people should be apathetic toward hate speech.
Im on a plane, trying to write the thing … trying to provide some relief, said Fey.
I felt like a gymnast who did like a very solid routine and broke her ankle on the landing.
Because its literally within the last 2-3 sentences of the piece that I chumped it.
That wasnotmy intention, obviously.
I didnt want anybody to get hurt.
But I didnt write that in time!
I wrote that two days later as I was pacing in my house.
I wanted to help, but I chumped it.
But the culture of apology is not for me.
Letterman, however, said he thought the sketch was perfect…
It allows them to play the victim and gives them a larger platform for their racist message.
Denying an alt-right speaker of such a spectacle is the worst insult they can endure.
Heres the original sketch:
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