Simpsons creator says 21st Century Fox told them to go easy on Fox News…

The Simpsons creator Matt Groening revealed that 21st Century Fox told him to go easy on their subsidiary, Fox News.

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It was none other than Simpsons creator Matt Groening, who kicked things off when the discussion at the show’s Comic-Con panel turned to, naturally, President Donald Trump. After opening with a clip of animated Trump from this past season, the conversation turned to politics when Groening revealed that they had been asked by parent company 21st Century Fox to take it easy on Fox News after a joke that dubbed Fox News “not racist, but No. 1 with racists.”

“Then Bill O’Reilly called us pinheads and look what happened,” Groening added with a laugh of the now-ousted anchor. It was then that Groening asked fans to start chanting the phrase, a new take on the “Lock her up” chant that conservatives used in reference to Hillary Clinton.

The Simpsons repeatedly made headlines over the past year for not only predicting Trump’s presidency several seasons prior but also for how it tackled his eventful time in office thus far. “Our show holds up a Springfield mirror to society, so that never fails to inspire us,” exec producer Matt Selman said.

I think 6 years ago I’d be up in arms, but these days, as Fox News starts veering to the alt-right in order to please emperor Trump, I just don’t care much either way….

Plus, the Simpsons gave me more joy and laughter than Fox News ever did.


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