Dear Sebastian Maniscalco: I have been an MTV loyalist to the core since video officially killed the radio star. And I love the VMAs. For as many years as I can remember, my very hip mama and I dec…
comedy and have been a fan of your work for years, but your words last night felt so out of touch, so insensitive to the impact that recent national events have on people.had just rocked out to such an inclusive celebration and deliberately wore an outfit as an expression of safety for disenfranchised people. I kept thinking about the mixed messages. From my side of the TV screen, I saw discomfort in the live audience — and not in the so-wrong-it’s-funny vain.
Survivors of shootings get triggered. Vets get triggered. Kids get triggered. Assault survivors get triggered in spaces where substance use is high and inhibitions are lowered. Flashbacks and overdoses happen. Queer folx, people of color, people with disabilities and women in general are all at a higher risk than you can ever possibly know.
I am a survivor of a kidnapping at 17 from a music festival that nearly ended my life; I needed a safe space when there wasn’t one. I’ve spent a career working with police chiefs across the country to help prevent youth homicide; these kids need a safe space. I recently attended and oversaw a space at a festival with hundreds of Route 91 survivors; those fans need a safe space.
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