Last week, during a guest-stint on the late-night political comedy show Red Eye w/ Tom Shillue, Fox News contributor Katherine Timpf disrespectully insulted fans who were excited for Star Wars: The Force Awakens after seeing the final trailer. She used the term ‘nerd' in a derogatory way, saying "I never had any interest in watching space nerds poke each other with their little space nerd sticks".
Now, Timpf has revealed she's getting death threats for her comments. "A lot of people are clearly a lot of upset. But guess what? I'm not apologizing," Timpf wrote. "Why? Because the all-too-common knee-jerk reaction of apologizing for harmless jokes after overblown hysteria is ruining our culture. This political-correctness obsession threatens free speech, and I absolutely refuse to be a part of it."
On Tuesday, Timpf wrote a piece published by the National Review, expressing her thoughts on online bullying and noting that she wouldn't apologize in the face of threats.
She went to defend her comments in the piece: "Bottom line: If you are telling me that I should die and/or apologize for making a joke about a movie you like, then you are too sensitive," Timpf wrote. "You have the problem, not me. I'm sick of oversensitive mobs in our overly sensitive society bullying people into saying that they're sorry over jokes — even if the subject of the joke is something as serious as Star Wars. So, for that reason, I will not apologize. Also, I just don't have time. After all, I am too busy liking cool things and being attractive."
So what do you think about her argument? Do you think she needs to apologize? Share your thoughts in the comments section below.
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