Amy Schumer is not the worst of Hollywood, but she has accumulated her share of sins — confirmed and alleged. These include allegedly stealing jokes, off-color humor, and being a hypocrite. Much of her most-criticized material has centered on race. She defended herself, saying, “Playing with race is a thing we are not supposed to do, which is what makes it so fun for comics,” per The Washington Post. She has, however, crossed the line more than once, most notably when she said, “I used to date Hispanic guys, but now I prefer consensual.” The joke here was that all men of Hispanic extraction were rapists — no laughing matter for such a serious crime.
While Schumer has frequently discussed female empowerment and women lifting each other up, she has on more than one occasion done the opposite. In the most recent case, she inexplicably posted a picture of Nicole Kidman minding her own business at the U.S. Open on Instagram to make fun of the way she was sitting. In the caption, Schumer implied the actress looked like a robot. She later issued an “apology” that actually doubled down on the initial insult, writing “I want to apologize to all the people I hurt posting a photo of Nicole Kidman and alluding to her being an alien” (via OK!).
