Writers Drew Magary, Marina Fang and Jason P. Frank discuss how the attempted assassination of Donald Trump has reverberated through the world of pop culture this week. The image of Trump pumping his fist into the air with an American flag in the background, as blood trickles down the side of the former president’s face, came at a critical time in an increasingly polarized political climate for the United States. Less than a week after former U.S.
So you see a photo of this quality being instantly turned into memes, instead of being a historical document that gradually acquires its iconic power through newspapers that would later be talked about in an APUSH class or something. It doesn't become a defining document of American history through the same route anymore. I don't know if one photo can have the power that photos during the Vietnam War had anymore. It feels like in our context, it will always also be a joke.: Not at all….
I'm curious about this moment because it displays the dangers of reacting in the moment, Drew. There's something about people who want to participate in commentary on an unfolding event. I should say Tenacious D are not strangers to taking shots at Trump. What do you make of Jack Black's response to Kyle Gass's incident?
There are tweets you can retweet and tweets you can only send in the groupchat and some of you are uh mixing the two : It was a business decision. I think someone in his representation said, "You have to distance yourself from this, otherwise we're going to have a hard time getting you cast in the next WB movie," or whatever, right? Same deal with Stephen Colbert. He's on CBS. That's the official network of.