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Iconic singer Cher made fun of White House Press Secretary Sarah
Sanders' fashion choices on Twitter comparing Sanders to a "sister
wife." Defenders were quick to call Cher out, claiming she was
hypocritical for bullying another woman. |
Hollywood women have banded together like never
before on issues including pay inequality and sexual harassment,
declaring that women all over the world need to stick together and be
supportive of one another. But experts say several stars aren't
practicing what they preach when it comes to Donald Trump's press
secretary, Sarah Sanders.
Self-proclaimed activist Chelsea
Handler wrote in an op-ed for Thrive in Dec. 2016: "Let's stop it with
the dialogue about how women look or what they wear, or if they've
gained or lost weight. We are more guilty of this with each other than
most men are."
Cher has often spoken out about the sexualization of women,
declaring at the Women's March on Jan. 20 that she "believe[s] in this movement."
But both stars recently attacked Sanders solely over her looks.
Cher tweeted to Sanders on Tuesday to
"stop dressing like a sister wife." After fans slammed Cher for the
hurtful tweet, she followed up by admitting it was "kinda mean" but "so
funny."
Handler has gone even further than Cher by
mocking Sanders' "summer whore lipstick" and calling her a "harlot" on
her Netflix show. Comedian Fortune Feimster even wore exaggerated
makeup to play Sanders for a skit on Handler's now-defunct series.
Comedian Fortune Feimster portrays Press Secretary Sarah Sanders on Chelsea Handler's Netflix show.
(Netflix)
And "Saturday Night Live" took a similar swipe at the
press secretary's outfits by putting the show's Sanders character in a
revealing outfit to dance provocatively to a pop song in a November 2017
episode.
Aidy Bryant as White House Press Secretary, Sarah Huckabee Sanders during "Press Conference" on Saturday, November 4, 2017.
(NBC)
The show has also dressed the Sanders character, played
by Aidy Bryant, in a bright pink dress to mock the press secretary's
frequent color choice.
Penny Nance, President and CEO of Concerned Women for
America, told Fox News Cher's recent insults proves Hollywood feminists
don't play by their own rules when it comes to conservative women.
"Cher's attack on Sarah is yet another example of how
liberal women in all types of powerful positions stand up for only those
women who adhere to their ideology," Nance told Fox News. "If you're a
conservative woman, prepare to be thrown out of the feminist tent. Their
message is that some women will be supported. That some women will be
empowered. That some women will [be] trusted. But they don't support all
women and especially those of us who support life."
"They don't just attack her for being conservative. They dare to treat her as if she's not a woman"
Dan Gainor, vice president of business and culture at
the Media Research Center, echoed Nance's comments adding that the
recent attacks on Sanders' looks are "especially offensive."
"They don't just attack her for being conservative.
They dare to treat her as if she's not a woman. They blast her clothes
and say she dresses like a 'sister wife,'" Gainor said. "...Chelsea
Handler called her a 'harlot' with 'summer whore lipstick.' And these
are women doing this. Imagine the media outrage if conservatives dared
to treat a liberal woman with such disgust."
He added, "Liberals hate anyone who doesn't side with them."
White House press secretary Sarah Sanders speaks to members of the media on July, 21. 2017.
(AP)
Branding and public relations expert Scott Pinsker told
Fox News these stars are hurting their brands by attacking Trump's
press secretary.
"An awful lot of women in America look more like Sarah
Sanders than the Hollywood starlets who are bashing Trump and his
supporters on all the award shows," Pinsker explained. "If you want to
disagree with Ms. Sanders' political positions, that's perfectly
legitimate, but mocking her for being normal-looking isn't exactly
empowering to women."