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Old May 17th, 2014 #6
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The Fey Effect

Tina Fey is unabashedly liberal. Her show 30 Rock has been called one of the most liberal on air,2 probably because of Alec Baldwin’s over-the-top conservative corporatist character and lines like this from Fey’s character, Liz Lemon:

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I love America. Just because I think gay dudes should be allowed to adopt kids and we should all have hybrid cars doesn’t mean I don’t love America.3
But regardless of whether you think her show is liberal, you can’t deny that she is–particularly when championing women’s rights. Her book was full of advice for women in the workplace,4 and she is not a fan of the Republican Party’s treatment of women. In response to Republican Todd Akin’s 2012 comment that women could not become pregnant from “legitimate rape,” Fey said,

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If I have to listen to one more grey-faced man with a 2-dollar haircut explain to me what rape is I’m gonna lose my mind. . . . Mr. Akin, I think you are confusing the phrase “legitimate rape” with the phrase “competitive gymnastics.”5
And then during her acceptance speech after winning the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, regarding Alaska’s former Republican governor she said,

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And, you know, politics aside, the success of Sarah Palin and women like her is good for all women–except, of course those who will end up, you know, like, paying for their own rape kit ‘n’ stuff. . . . Unless you’re a gay woman who wants to marry your partner of 20 years. . . . Unless you believe in evolution. You know – actually, I take it back. The whole thing’s a disaster.6
Fey’s spot-on impersonation of Sarah Palin (seriously, check out this video) was potentially so influential during the 2008 presidential election that her influence has been dubbed the “Fey Effect” and explored in academic circles.7 So you could say that Tina Fey is one of the most influential comedians on American politics. What do you think? Did she help make your decision in 2008?