On Thursday evening, comedian Kevin Hart backed down to pressure from the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences and withdrew his name from hosting the 2019 Oscars, thanks to the discovery of old tweets that angered members of the woke Left.
On Thursday evening, comedian Kevin Hart backed down to pressure from the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences and withdrew his name from hosting the 2019 Oscars, thanks to the discovery of old tweets that angered members of the woke Left. The whole rigmarole began Thursday afternoon when Hart was mobbed on social media by intrepid reporters digging up his prior joke tweets, some of which referred to not wanting his then 3-year-old son not to be gay and others of which used the word “f*g.” This drove the outrage mob to call for his head.
At the outset, Hart rightly refused to apologize, pointing out that he had addressed those comments years ago. “Guys, I’m almost 40 years old,” he said. “If you don’t believe that people change, grow, evolve as they get older, I don’t know what to tell you.” He added this, in writing:
Then, presumably at the behest of his business managers, he not only apologized, he withdrew:
So, a few lessons.
1. Success Brings The Outrage Mob To Your Door. Hart has been a comedy star and a movie star for years. He had already addressed this controversy years ago. But he made the mistake of becoming even more successful – and that prompted a re-examination of all of his old tweets. The more successful you become, the more past controversies shall be dredged up anew. As Bridget Phetasy rightly stated:
2. The Penitent Man Shall Not Pass. Hart may not have made these jokes today. He says he wouldn’t have.
