A clip of now Vice Presidential candidate J.D. Vance decrying “childless cat ladies” in American politics has gone viral, with many sharing they were offended by the comments. Grace Curley believes being a media figure has hardened her from such comments.
During The Grace Curley Show, the Boston-based host argued that the comments from Vance can easily be a turn-off to women voters, and shared what her stance was after being asked about it from a media spect.
“On a serious note, as a woman in media who’s following all this, I was talking to Sean Spicer today. He asked me about it … You guys know I’m not easily offended by anything. But I did say, from a strategic standpoint, I don’t think — as a Republican Party — you don’t want to make it easy for the media to create this narrative. And second, you don’t want people to think we’re a judgemental tent or we’re not letting people in, or we’re not welcoming. The reason I say that is because I am a young woman, and I understand the sensitive topic that having children can be for women. And I think there was a more articulate way for J.D. Vance to phrase that.”
Grace Curley continued by noting that while she agrees it’s easy to not be in lockstep with Vance’s comments, the narrative surrounding them hasn’t been honest, in her view.
“I also think what the media is doing is dishonest. These are the same celebrities and members of the media who have said nothing over the last four years when there has been plenty of death, plenty of destruction, plenty of horrible policies under Joe Biden. But what do they choose to focus on? Selective outrage over a 15-second cut from J.D. Vance with Tucker Carlson in 2021,” she stated. “You’re gonna sum up a guy over a 15-second clip where, if I’m being honest, I think he was trying to be funny.
“And that’s something I’ve learned from doing this show,” Curley said. “Every once in a while, there’s a topic that deserves as serious conversation and if you’re too focused on being flippant or being funny, you can miss the mark. And that’s what I think happened during the conversation with Tucker Carlson.”
