Tucker Carlson has one of the most-watched shows in America.
But he’s also been going through a rough time recently, having lost more than 20 advertisers over comments where he said immigrants made the US “poorer and dirtier”.
Now, he’s in hot water again over numerous misogynistic comments he made on shock jock radio show Bubba the Love Sponge.
These are just some of the comments Carlson made between 2006 and 2011, according to Media Matters:
- He said women were “like dogs” because they “hate weakness” and are “extremely primitive”.
- He defended Warren Jeffs, who was convicted of sexual abuse of a child, saying the charges were “bulls***” because “arranging a marriage between a 16-year-old and a 27-year-old is not the same as pulling a stranger off the street and raping her”.
- He said “it's harder to determine what's consensual and what's not” for a sex worker.
- After a comment about underage girls experimentally sexually with each other at boarding school, he said, “If it weren’t my daughter I would love that scenario” (Carlson’s daughter was 14 at the time).
- He described TV host Alexis Stewart as “c***y” and said he “wanted to give her the spanking she so desperately needs”.
- He called Britney Spears and Paris Hilton “the biggest white wh*** in America”.
You can hear some of those comments below:
In unearthed audio, Tucker Carlson makes numerous misogynistic and perverted comments https://t.co/g2xDnIk7N3 https://t.co/TO3os8RjsM— Media Matters (@Media Matters) 1552258823
Or read the full list of quotes here.
In response to the recording, Carlson downplayed his comments by describing them as “something naughty”.
https://t.co/rZdchBXrG2— Tucker Carlson (@Tucker Carlson) 1552269866
But some critics have pointed out that criticising people for old comments is something Carlson likes to do on his TV show.
Last week, he aired a segment attacking Joe Biden for comments he made in 1975.
Tucker Carlson literally ran a segment on *Friday night* attacking Joe Biden for something he said in 1975, but yea… https://t.co/hPqasbtB4x— jordan (@jordan) 1552262964
TUCKER CARLSON: This stuff Joe Biden said in 1975 is a big problem! TUCKER CARLSON 2 DAYS LATER: Who can be held r… https://t.co/W93boeawJU— Aaron Rupar (@Aaron Rupar) 1552270596
And his claim that “anyone who disagrees with my views is welcome to come on [Tucker Carlson Tonight] and explain why” isn’t completely fair.
Last month, Carlson refused to air a segment on his show with academic Rutger Bregman when he lost his cool during an argument about Fox News’ political influence.
"Anyone who disagrees with my views is welcome to come on and explain why" Just make sure to make your own record… https://t.co/iF6RBtweLJ— Rutger Bregman (@Rutger Bregman) 1552274043
Rich coming from the guy who had a meltdown when @rcbregman schooled him, then refused to air the interview https://t.co/I5SackWDNJ— Julie Millican (@Julie Millican) 1552270401
Luckily, Bregman made his own recording of the interview, which you can see below:
1/ Here’s the interview that @TuckerCarlson and Fox News didn’t want you to see. I chose to release it, because I t… https://t.co/2YXagv2ENi— Rutger Bregman (@Rutger Bregman) 1550686112
Carlson’s comments have also emerged at the end of a bad weekend for Fox News.
Yesterday, host Jeanine Pirro was condemned for suggesting representative Ilhan Omar’s hijab was against the US constitution.
tucker carlson and jeanine pirro trying to make it through this weekend https://t.co/97Ll0mCRW0— Dave Itzkoff (@Dave Itzkoff) 1552261657
Carlson supporters have tried to defend his comments in a few different ways.
1. By attacking the source of the story, Media Matters, for simply quoting Carlson’s own words.
2. By claiming his comments were ‘satire’.
For comments made on the “Bubba The Love Sponge” show. Obviously a serious policy show where no satire would be mad… https://t.co/Ez167QAnn6— Donald Trump Jr. (@Donald Trump Jr.) 1552276111
3. By suggesting that the audio/quotes might be fake because of the MAGA hat kid (???).
I haven’t listened to the Tucker Carlson tape, why would I? Media matters defended James Gunn. How can anyone even… https://t.co/43N8JgQmL3— Cernovich (@Cernovich) 1552273708
So in short, the defence seems to be it’s not Tucker Carlson’s fault that he voluntarily said awful things about women and children.
Apparently, it’s liberals’ fault…
by any means necessary, like finding tucker carlson’s defense of child rape and broadcasting his defense of child r… https://t.co/baZosaqDtA— Talia Lavin (@Talia Lavin) 1552265011
There is no word yet from Fox News about Carlson’s comments.
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