Elizabeth Hasselbeck’s comments on Erin Andrews about the Dancing with the Stars wardrobe hasn’t endeared the “View†co host to many. One comment Hasselbeck made referring to Andrews and about how her stalker should have just waited to see her in the outfits instead of invading her privacy. It would be an understatement to say these remarks were insensitive. It takes more than some short term loans for a truckload of mouthwash to cure the taste of foot-in-mouth after this sort of thing.
Elizabeth Hasselbeck and her Erin Andrews remarks
On Tuesday, May 4, Elizabeth Hasselbeck opined on The View that Erin Andrews’ “Dancing with the Stars†outfights were too revealing. Instead of just saying something like “her outfits are a little skimpy†and then moving on, she decided that it’s acceptable to joke about the Erin Andrews peephole video incident and while everyone watched in horror:
“as inexcusable as it was for that guy to go in and try to peep on her in her hotel room … I mean, in some way if I’m him, I’m like ‘Man! I could’ve just waited 12 weeks and seen this,’ a little bit less, without the prison time!”
(This came from the Huffington Post). It would appear that no matter how rich a person gets, you just can’t buy common sense, or class for that matter. Ironically, people in the rich class so often forget to display it.
Erin Andrews is not amused
To respond to Elizabeth Hasselbeck, Andrews said her remarks were “a slap in the face to victims of stalking and sexual predators†after she appeared on Dancing with the Stars.
Elizabeth Hasselbeck apologizes
On May 5, Hasselbeck apologized for her remarks. She even, during the apology, teared up a bit. She does seem legitimately sorry, but some are likely to cynically assume that she’s only sorry because she got in trouble, not because she actually did something wrong.
Where should the line get drawn?
The fallout of Elizabeth Hasselbeck’s Erin Andrews remarks has likely run its course, and in a week or so, we’ll all have forgotten it. In the grand scheme of things, she put her foot in her mouth and seems to have realized it. Although nobody should feel like they can’t say what they think, some things go a little too far.
Article Sources
Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/05/elisabeth-hasselbeck-slam_n_564067.html