Candace Owens vs. The Babylon Bee
Ex-Daily Wire pundit ends year with curious attack on Christian humor site
Candace Owens won’t soon forget 2024.
The popular pundit parted ways with The Daily Wire, a contentious split that drew headlines for what wasn’t said as much as what was.
Owens and platform co-founder Ben Shapiro publicly sparred over Israel and related matters, leading to the split.
It got uglier from there.
Owens’ critics slammed her as antisemitic for her staunch anti-Israel views, with one U.S.-based advocacy group christening her as its Antisemite of the Year. She vehemently denies the charges and has plenty of supporters on social media.
Her latest kerfuffle? A public spat with The Babylon Bee.
The right-leaning humor site seems an odd villain for Owens to pursue. The fake news outlet is beloved by most conservatives and routinely pokes fun at fellow Christians and Republicans.
It’s far less likely to skewer President Donald Trump, but it’s not immune to tweaking the former and future leader.
Trump Worried Everyone Will Quit Before He Can Tell Them ‘You’re Fired’ https://t.co/3CadNBXKWT pic.twitter.com/pkYoPTIkg1
— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) November 15, 2024
Why would Owens have a beef with the site? For starters, she thinks the site doesn’t take shots at Jews (not true). She also claims the web site isn’t as funny as it once was.
1) They never make jokes about Jews. That’s part of the feedback.
2) We aren’t asking for it to be censored. We’re asking for it to be funny. No one asked for Alec Baldwin to be censored on SNL. We just didn’t think he was funny and noticed he was sort of just an angry man.— Candace Owens (@RealCandaceO) December 24, 2024
Are we required to think the Babylon Bee is funny when they take so many shots at Christians and mock Mary and then go “it’s just a joke!”.
We can take a joke, maybe their writers can learn to take an opinion. People simply aren’t finding them as funny as they used to be.
— Candace Owens (@RealCandaceO) December 24, 2024
Perhaps faux stories like this got her attention?
Candace Owens Horrified To Learn Christmas Was Started By Birth Of A Jew https://t.co/6Rl3z29b3J pic.twitter.com/abUSNApsYB
— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) December 22, 2024
Later, the platform’s CEO Seth Dillon weighed in.
Babylon Bee: It’s funny how obsessed Candace is with Jews.
Candace: That’s not funny because it isn’t true. Also, I’ve noticed you never make fun of Jews. We can all see your real agenda.
— Seth Dillon (@SethDillon) December 25, 2024
Conservatives have railed against late-night TV for years, citing its hard-Left bias. The latter is undoubtably true, but sites like The Babylon Bee rarely get targeted by right-leaning pundits.
Owens changed that.
It remains to be seen if The Bee will continue mocking Owens in the new year or move on to different targets. As for Owens, picking a high-profile fight helps her glean more attention, no matter one’s stance on the jokes in question.
Suffice it to say we likely won’t see her rejoin The Babylon Bee podcast in the new year.
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UPDATE: The feud continues. Now, Owens wants to return to the Bee podcast to debate the site on its comedy practices.
Is this an invitation for me to come on your podcast and discuss your really funny jokes?
Because if so, I fully accept. I think it would be an illuminating discussion for the public to understand why I simply do not like the way you move behind the scenes. https://t.co/ojU7JVHcgB— Candace Owens (@RealCandaceO) December 27, 2024
Candace Owens is just destroying her own reputation by getting into a feud with The Babylon Bee of all places.
“Candace Owens Horrified To Learn Christmas Was Started By Birth Of A Jew”
I suppose this was the joke that offended Candace, but Ben Sharpiro was the Jew that was offended by Candace so he fired her. Let’s joke about Christians who dared to work for the Jew. Next, they’ll be sent to the lion’s den.
First of all Candace is a boy.
She was never a good fit for Daily Wire. She doesn’t have the temperament.
And when you say you’re not anti-semitic and then complain that Babylon Bee, of all sites, doesn’t take enough shots at Jews, kinda makes it hard to take you seriously.
I think she be chillin’ with Tucker Carlson a little too much lately.
She is getting old quick
That’s the way I feel. I’m tired of hearing about her. The last thing the right needs is division. The left is taking advantage of the situation. If we are to continue the fight against the left, we can’t be bickering within the group.
This fight has nothing to do with politics. It’s personal. So what? It doesn’t matter. The Daily Wire and Ben .Shapiro lose more credibility than Candace Owens.
She’s becoming the new Ann Coulter