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Comedian Chelsea Handler’s retweet of Sarah Sanders parody sparks outrage

COMEDIAN Chelsea Handler has come under fire on social media for tweeting a video that pokes fun at White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders.

US comedian Chelsea Handler is under fire for tweeting a vulgar video that mocks White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ weight and physical appearance.

The video — a promotion for Handler’s Netflix series — is a fake step-by-step makeup tutorial, featuring comedy writer Fortune Feimster as Sanders, reports the New York Post.

Fortune Feimster as Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Picture: Netflix
Fortune Feimster as Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Picture: NetflixSource:Supplied

Each step of the fake tutorial is accompanied by crude jokes that ridicule — among other things — Sanders’ face, Trump and Republicans.

“Right now my skin is dry, just like Puerto Rico right before that one rainy day they had,” she says before applying moisturiser to her face.

“My face is a big, fat biscuit!” she says as she uses the lotion.

Feimster compares her makeup foundation to the foundation of America: “It’s Republican, it’s strong, and it’s white.”

Feimster also mocks Sanders’ physical appearance by insinuating that she resembles a man.

Fortune Feimster pretended to slap on some make-up as Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Picture: Netflix
Fortune Feimster pretended to slap on some make-up as Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Picture: NetflixSource:Supplied

“I used to not know what foundation was, but our great president was kind enough to take me to a Sephora and he said to the employee, ‘Hey, you see that fellow over here? Make him a woman,” she says.

Not everyone was amused with the video. Many took to Twitter to criticise Handler’s attack of Sanders.

One Twitter user wrote: “Keep it up and everyone will despise you. You are obviously a very unhappy person. Maybe as a modern feminist you should act like a lady for a change.”

White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders found herself on the receiving end of some snarky comedy. Picture: AFP/Saul Loeb
White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders found herself on the receiving end of some snarky comedy. Picture: AFP/Saul LoebSource:AFP

Another wrote: “Glad to see how much of a strong feminist you are, by promoting positive body image of other females.”

Despite the backlash, Handler was unfazed by the criticism, replying, “This woman deserves to be taken down. She is pure evil.”

Chelsea Handler, pictured at the Women’s March in January, will finish her TV show to concentrate on advocacy. Picture: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images
Chelsea Handler, pictured at the Women’s March in January, will finish her TV show to concentrate on advocacy. Picture: Michael Loccisano/Getty ImagesSource:Getty Images

This story was originally published on the New York Post and is reprinted with permission.

Source: News Corp Australia Network:

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