Samantha Bee Has Been Warning You About the Assault on Women’s Rights For Years, And It’s All Coming True
10.06.2022 - 00:57
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Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeAnyone who’s watched “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee” has has been well aware of the erosion of women’s rights, and how this right-leaning Supreme Court was ready to overturn Roe v. Wade, despite it being the law of the land for nearly 50 years. Nonetheless, when word of an impending verdict came out, it was still shocking.
“Full Frontal” happened to be on hiatus that week, giving the show time to prepare its reaction.“I feel like the tagline to our show should be ‘predicting the overturn of Roe since 2016,'” Bee says. “Because we really have. But it’s not a joke.
We’ve covered it so much through the years, we’ve talked about it so much always with an eye to, this is a real war against women. It’s a real backlash against people who are female. And I really feel it.
And we’re all so sad. I’m actually glad that we didn’t have to do a show that exact week. But of course we’re covering it, among other things.” Bee spoke to Variety’s Awards Circuit podcast about hosting a topical show in an era where the news is so bleak.
She also talked about the adjustments her show made during the pandemic, some of which have become permanent. And we talk about the segments she’s been most proud of over the past year, including deep dives on women’s health and gun safety. Listen below!Bee admits that the country is moving to such a dark place, with assaults on the basic rights of women, People of Color and LGBTQ+ citizens, that it’s sometimes hard to cover.
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