{"id":3539,"date":"2017-04-27T07:00:02","date_gmt":"2017-04-27T11:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/?p=3539"},"modified":"2017-04-27T07:00:02","modified_gmt":"2017-04-27T11:00:02","slug":"chelsea-handler-brings-trump-and-trouble-to-netflix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/index.php\/2017\/04\/27\/chelsea-handler-brings-trump-and-trouble-to-netflix\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea Handler Brings Trump and Trouble to Netflix"},"content":{"rendered":"

BY MORGAN UNDERWOOD – STAFF WRITER<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

TV personality, talk show host, and comedian Chelsea Handler has been turning TV on its head since her beginnings on the E Network with her show \u201cChelsea Lately\u201d. Now with her new show \u201cChelsea,\u201d which will be premiering its second season on Netflix May 5, she is changing the game of talk shows and television by delving deep into political issues with the delicious side of satirical comedy for which she is so well known. She is pushing the buttons of the Trump Administration one at a time. Recently, The Cento<\/em> was invited to partake in a special press conference put on by Netflix on behalf of Chelsea Handler. Select college newspapers were able to view a live video conference with Ms. Handler as she was asked pre-selected questions by moderator Lindsay Weinberg from UCLA\u2019s The Daily Bruin<\/em>. After this portion, a few students were able to directly ask Ms. Handler some questions. The witty replies of Ms. Handler are as follows:<\/p>\n

Recently Chelsea Handler has taken a great leap into political interests, now stating it is a subject that is quite dear to her heart. When asked about the premise of the special format of her new show \u201cChelsea,\u201d she claimed it was to \u201cTake the piss out of the Trump Administration.\u201d Yes, this may be a little crass, but she as she stated during the press conference, \u201cshe\u2019s a comic who wants everything to be funny and easily digestible (for an average viewer),\u201d \u00a0especially in this \u201cdangerous time for media\u201d and current political climate. \u201cIf you look at the administration in a serious way it gets scary, we have to stay light and have fun,\u201d she said. Ms. Handler spoke more on the topic of her new show, saying that she chose to skip college and thus was using the show as a means for her to learn more about the things that she missed out on such as sports, science, and politics. Netflix is also able to offer her more freedom than her previous networks; she is now able to be more controversial, more open about her own life and opinions, and put herself in new situations that arise with her changing interests. Truly, she is now able to have the show she always wanted.<\/p>\n

Chelsea Handler is also known for being more than just a little outspoken and brazen with her personal opinions. Many know her as an advocate for social issues and awareness in the LGBTQ and feminist movements. When asked about her outspokenness on LGBTQ issues, she claimed that she feels she needs to be vocal because at this point \u201cwe should go forwards not backwards.\u201d It makes her happy to stand up for a group that she isn\u2019t party to, and by \u201cspending time with people you don\u2019t have a lot in common with, [you learn] your world is much bigger than you perceive,\u201d she explained. On feminist issues, Ms. Handler was asked a wide range of questions, first being her views on how misogyny is seemingly becoming a part of everyday life. \u201cWe should not accept it,\u201d she said, then adding that we should \u201cscream, yell, and fight [it, because]\u00a0 you can change the way things are for the good.\u201d She emphasized that this is something we should not forget. When asked whether she felt there was a stigma for women in society who choose not to marry or have children (similar to Handler herself), she stated that \u201c[she] didn\u2019t believe there was a stigma, that the stigma is only there if you believe in it.\u201d<\/p>\n

She was later asked to elaborate more on her views on feminism, Ms. Handler being an outspoken feminist herself. She explained how feminsts are both men and women, that \u201cfeminist is not a dirty word,\u201d and that \u201csmart guys will agree with this.\u201d Furthermore, \u201ceveryone should be a feminist because women succeeding helps everyone,\u201d she said. For her feminist inspiration she cited many strong women that came before her, specifically Gloria Steinman, who she says \u201cpaved the way for us.\u201d \u201cYou have to respect those who came before you and opened the door,\u201d she remarked. The question I was able to aks Ms. Handler was if she felt that she earned more backlash for being politically outspoken because she was a woman (as opposed to being a man). In response, Ms. Handler said that \u201c[she] doesn\u2019t pay attention to the critiques\u201d because \u201cthere is safety in numbers and there are a lot of people against [the current] administration.\u201d Additionally, she\u2019s \u201cnormally always the one who is really outspoken, but I feel a sense of responsibility to make people understand that it\u2019s too serious to not get involved,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

When it comes to local politics, Ms. Handler feels very strongly about the role and importance of local politics citing the power of grassroots movements in recent years. When asked what she believed college students could do to be involved in the current political climate, she advised that we should find common ground with those who are different than us, participate in these grassroots movements, and try to be informed because \u201cit feels really good to be involved.\u201d She was later asked what she wanted students to take from her show, and her reply was that she wanted students to know that \u201cyou don\u2019t have to conform to society, you can be an adult and have fun.\u201d Other advice she had for students included how to handle rejection and failure. \u201cBe strong, focus on yes\u2019s not the no\u2019s (there will be plenty of no\u2019s), be relentless [because] things don\u2019t come easily,\u201d she said. She also provided advice that she wished she had received during the most influential time in her life. \u201cStart traveling more; to learn about yourself you must get outside yourself,\u201d she encouraged. \u201c[You should] do the things that make you happy, be who you want to be, be someone you look back on and think you\u2019re a badass,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

For her final words of wisdom for students, she said, \u201cenjoy the moments you\u2019re in, [and] remember the time you\u2019re in now, and all the excitement ahead.\u201d So with that, go enjoy the day– \u00a0and maybe catch up with Ms. Handler on Netflix with her first season– and be sure to look out for the second season coming soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

BY MORGAN UNDERWOOD – STAFF WRITER TV personality, talk show host, and comedian Chelsea Handler has been turning TV on its head since her beginnings on the E Network with her show \u201cChelsea Lately\u201d. Now with her new show \u201cChelsea,\u201d which will be premiering its second season on Netflix May 5, she is changing the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":3540,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3539","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arts-leisure"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3539","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3539"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3539\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3540"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3539"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3539"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3539"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}