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Letter as published on NYDailyNews.com
July 19, 2016
Tuckahoe, N.Y.: The current political commentators, including Trevor Noah, John Oliver and Larry Wilmore, all refuse to include animals in their speeches about liberty, justice and respect for all — even though animals are treated far worse than any people, anywhere. Indeed, they routinely mock and insult animals — while hypocritically deriding sexism, racism and media images that degrade people.
The newest entrant is Samantha Bee — who used a degrading, vile, disrespectful term to describe an elephant’s vagina, as part of a political joke. If she used that term on a minority female, she’d be off the air immediately. The animals may not look like you, Ms. Bee — but they suffer pain, fear and joy just like you, and have families they cherish, too. Why don’t they deserve respect?
Kiley Blackman
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