A clip of Fox News commentator Jimmy Failla joking about a cartoon character’s sexuality is drawing criticism from political pundit Joe Walsh.
Failla appeared on “The Faulkner Focus” Wednesday to discuss Velma from Scooby-Doo. According to Variety, Velma is officially a lesbian. The news was confirmed when she met Coco Diablo in the new movie, “Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo!”
“I don’t even have a problem with Velma being gay, obviously,” said Failla. “If we were going to take Scooby Doo seriously, we should be more concerned about the talking dog.”
“In my days as a right-wing media talker, this kind of s–t was always such a reliable go-to: Hold up a character on “Scooby-Doo” as clear evidence of the fall of western civilization,” Walsh tweeted.”
Failla joked that the movie creators must have been cognizant of the current economic climate.
“But they make this the most realistic season ever,” he said. “The Mystery Machine can’t afford gas, so they don’t go anywhere.”
Walsh added that he used scenarios like the one portrayed in the Scooby Doo movie to “rile up the audience.”
“I did it more times than I’m proud of,” he added.
