I awakened this morning to the news that longtime NBC news correspondent, Matt Lauer, was fired due to inappropriate sexual behavior. As we all know, this could be any range of things, but evidently, these allegations are pretty credible and serious. In fact, so serious that Vulture and The New York Times, have had separate ongoing investigations with multiple victims cited, for over two months per their Twitter accounts, so it sounds like NBC just took a preemptive, strike.
Before you cue the violins, the shock and awe, and the crocodile tears over his firing, Matt Lauer is a privileged white male, living in Trump's Amerikkka, who makes over $28 million a year, and has a contract that he has to be paid for through 2018. Like any alley cat, he will land on his feet.
I see this as a case, where douchebaggery and white privilege had a meeting with Karma, and Karma won. Before you lament about how being a douchebag, and having white privilege, do not equal sexual assault, let me remind you that sexual assault is never about sex. It is about the power and the control, that predators have over their victims. Show me a man who is an asshole, and basic despicable person in general, and you will find he is also a man who has a history of sexual violence, assault, abuse, and/or rape in his past or present.
Matt Lauer has a history of being a douchebag and asshole. Here are just a few examples. In 2012, right after the death of Trayvon Martin, Trayvon's parents were interviewed by Lauer. I expected, as man with children of his own, a compassionate, empathetic interview. Instead, he was detached, and all but blamed them for their son's death. That was strike number one for me.
In 2013, when his fellow co-anchor, Ann Curry, was let go from The Today Show, Lauer sat with an undeniable smirk on his face, as she cried her eyes out, about leaving, not of her on volition, and it has since been proven that he had a direct hand in her firing.
When Ryan Lochte, was cited in Rio for public intoxication and urination, referred to a 34 year old man as a "kid" and engaged in a terse exchange with Al Roker, that Lochte shouldn't be held accountable for his piss poor behavior.
During the 2016 campaign and debates, Lauer handed then presidential candidate, Donald Trump "softball" questions, and consistently hammered Hillary Clinton about her emails.
When his fellow African American co-workers, Tamron Hall and Al Roker's roles were reduced on The Today Show, he sat idle, and didn't go to bat for them, which seems to be a general them with him with his minority and women co-workers.
Matt has a history, and this didn't happen in a vacuum, I am just waiting for the real beans to spill, because I know the "real" story will be told soon, and probably not by NBC, considering two other news outlets have their own investigations going.
So before you lose your shit, over a 59 year old white male in Trump's Amerikkka, making $28 million a year, when the average newly graduated print journalist barely makes 30K a year, don't forget that there are other women going through the same things as Lauer's victims, Libya is selling actual humans for as little as $400, and over half of Puerto Rico citizens, a US territory, are still without electricity, food, and water.
Until next time.....
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