Tomi Lahren is a highly controversial figure. In my experience, most people either love her or hate her; I haven't met many people who have a neutral stance on Lahren.
For those who don't know Lahren, she has been a hot topic in the public eye for quite some time now. A self-proclaimed anti-feminist, second amendment rights activist, and staunch While her tactics and beliefs do not appeal to everyone, it should be noted that her success is quite impressive. At just 22, she scored her own position as the host for On Pointwith One America News Network.
More recently and notably, she began to host Tomifor TheBlaze. Lahren's "final thoughts" segments to conclude her went viral for their abrasive nature. Naturally, opinions from both sides-- you guessed it, red and blue-- began to flood in. Those who identified as conservative praised her for her bluntness and straightforward remarks. Citizens who fell farther to the left (or even trickled along the middle) usually rolled their eyes at her biting opinions on current issues. Chances are, if your opinions don't align with hers, you're a "liberal snowflake".
Personally, I'm not a fan of Lahren. I can respect the views of others without demeaning their character or intentionally offending them. I don't find it useful to talk around topics and only put things into a negative perspective. Surely other "snowflakes"- liberal or not- will understand my frustration. Yes, there are flaws in our systems, but degrading the livelihood of those who work for these systems or survive off of them isn't very beneficial either. Radical conservatives exuding half-baked arguments isn't a new trend, though. It's incredibly easy to dance around a topic without providing a possible solution, so I take most empty arguments like such with a grain of salt.
I will, however, give Lahren credit where credit is due. She is firm in her beliefs and her stances, and no matter the backlash, she remains adamant in her viewpoints. Not many people can face the types of criticism that she does and not crack under pressure. She attacks and takes being attacked in stride, which is pretty respectable.
Recently, Tomi Lahren came under fire for her "controversial" stance on the rights of the unborn. As a constitutional conservative, she advocates for small government. During her recent appearance onThe View, Lahren expressed her stance on abortion-- admitting that she is pro-choice.
And so the cookie crumbles. Conservative media is outraged with their millennial icon condoning an agenda that doesn't align with the far right. Note, she was suspended from her show.
I'll admit that even I was surprised when I found out; it never dawned on me that someone who is so heavily conventional and conservative could* support concepts that don't fall under their regular agenda. Do I think that Lahren represents the majority of the Right? Absolutely not. I know so many people who believe similar things as she does, but aren't as radical as her. Do I think that she represents a group of intolerant citizens? To an extent, yes. However, events like this one prove that there is no real way to objectively define the Right, the Left, or Somewhere in the Middle.
Lahren explained that as a constitutional conservative, it would be hypocritical of her to support small government but still advocate for the government's ability to dictate what a woman does with her body.
Although I don't agree with Lahren's tactics and most of her beliefs, I commend her for the stand she made. She stood for something she believed in and she hasn't backed down yet. It's people like her who only further justify the irrelevance and insignificance of political parties in the first place.
Sure, anyone would be surprised if someone they vehemently supported/watched threw a curveball like Tomi Lahren did, but can wereallybe mad at people for believing in something? What is degrading her doing to you besides making you just like her when she ridicules others on her show?
While some people are taking this very personally, I'm embracing it for two reasons. One being that I'm not particularly fond of her viral videos in the first place and that I won't miss new ones circulating, and the second being that she has kindled rage in the very people who say "others" are too sensitive and eager to get angry. Hm.
Happy snow flaking, fellow Americans. I promise this isn't the end of the world.