President Joe Biden honored a few of America’s largest celebrities with the Nationwide Medal of Arts within the East Room of the White Home Tuesday, together with the chief producer of the controversial present “Velma.”
Actress Mindy Kaling performs Velma, the lead character within the controversial “Scooby-Doo” spinoff she additionally government produces. The present has been criticized by many for that includes extreme nudity, gore and violence in addition to woke themes and the sexualization of minors. Velma herself is a lesbian.
Since its launch, the HBO Max present has been panned by audiences and claims the title of one of many worst TV rankings in IMDB historical past in addition to the worst animated present ranking ever.
Opinions have been so unhealthy that some have puzzled whether or not the present was a conspiracy to bother right-wingers. Forbes contributor Paul Tassi talked about this notion, writing, “Velma is so unhealthy in truth, that it’s spawning conspiracy theories that creator Mindy Kaling made what is basically a parody of what the precise wing thinks left wing comedy is like.”
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Others honored on the White Home occasion included designer Vera Wang, “Veep” actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus and legendary musician Bruce Springsteen.
“Bruce, some persons are simply born to run, man,” Biden instructed the music legend.
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Biden famous that the Springsteen is “approaching 3,000 concert events all over the world.”
Tuesday marked the primary time Biden hosted a full Nationwide Medal of Arts ceremony.
The Biden administration has lengthy enlisted celebrities to assist advance its agenda. In 2021 they requested eighteen-year-old singer Olivia Rodrigo to assist promote the COVID-19 vaccines, final yr they invited actor Matthew McConaughey to speak about gun management, and Monday that they had on actors from “Ted Lasso” to talk about psychological well being in the course of the White Home Press Briefing.
Biden is way from the primary president to host celebrities on the White Home. Trump invited Kayne West, who wore a “Make America Nice Once more” hat, and his then-wife Kim Kardashian to debate jail reform.
Former President Obama hosted Leonardo DiCaprio, Kendrick Lamar, Prince, and Stevie Surprise, amongst many others.
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