So who exactly is Tomi Lahren?
I've been seeing this girl everywhere, but she didn't really cross my mind as someone very important until I saw that she'd appeared on The Daily Show. Which, for those of you who don't know, is a wonderful news satire and talk show program. Lahren made her appearance on November 30, and let me tell you, I'm hardly impressed by this girl.
But aside from my own opinions, I wanted to know who this person was.
Tomi Lahren is a conservative 24-year-old TV and online video host who currently hosts Tomi for TheBlaze. She garnered much attention for her outspoken criticism of Colin Kaepernick's protest of the national anthem as well as for another segment where she compared the Black Lives Movement to the KKK. Lahren also released a video in November criticizing the flocks of discontent Americans who took to the streets in protest of Trump's victory, calling them "crybabies" having a tantrum. One thing of note is that in all of her videos, she appears remarkably angry about... well, everything.
Naturally, a lot of people aren't too happy with her. (What an understatement; thousands of people demanded that she be fired from her job after her rant about how the Black Lives Movement is the new KKK). She's been ridiculed and criticized harshly, and one of her most popular epithets are "white power Barbie." However, Lahren has also stated that she is well aware of how controversial her videos are, but said confidently that she doesn't care if her viewers hate her. In fact, she welcomed them to watch and criticize her shows, evidently subscribing to the belief that any publicity is good publicity.
And she's not wrong. She's a media sensation right now, and it's interesting to see how Lahren and Trump are similar in many ways. One of the factors behind their respective popularity with other conservatives is how they are so frank and outspoken about their beliefs, appearing not to care that they are labeled as racist, homophobic, etc. In an era where people shrink away from such labels, which are usually not seen as socially acceptable, Lahren and Trump must be a huge source of relief for all the closet racists.
I won't delve into my personal opinions right now, as this article is long enough, but the bottom line is this: I greatly dislike both Trump and Lahren. But even if I dislike Lahren, a woman only three years older than me with a background of journalism (a major I'm studying), I have to give her this: she's got nerve. I don't like what comes out of her mouth, but I must grudgingly acknowledge that Lahren's embrace of controversy and harsh public scrutiny is rather impressive.
That doesn't mean I'll ever watch her videos willingly, though.
