Last week, I started my column with something I thought wasn’t necessary to say – violence is never the answer.  Since then, I cannot tell you how many people have expressed jubilation at the killing of Charlie Kirk – a person that most of my readers could not identify in a police lineup.  Personally, I knew the name, knew some of his beliefs, but didn’t give him more than a fleeting thought (if that).  The day we condone someone being killed who we disagree with is the day we put a target on our own backs.  Yes, there is some irony when one considers Kirk’s own words: “I think it’s worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment to protect our other God-given rights.”  If he actually believed that, then perhaps somewhere he is happy.  But I don’t believe in any God-given rights that result in anyone being killed.

If you think Chuck’s quote above was a grammatical nightmare, take a gander at Kristin Chenoweth.  She’s been vilified by a number of gay fans over this statement regarding Kirk: “Didn’t always agree but appreciated some perspectives.”  Talk about nonsensical (the musical).  It’s ambiguous enough to mean virtually anything…or nothing.  But I believe everyone has the right to voice an opinion, and it doesn’t change my opinion on her one iota.

Rarely do I mention Constance Wu – and there’s a good reason for that.  The Crazy Rich Asian has joined the fray of people attacking poor Andrew Barth Feldman for accepting a job – like an actor nobody has ever heard of has options.  Wu feels that the role of a robot in South Korea should only be played by someone who is Korean.  Oh, sorry – correction – she actually doesn’t care if the person is Korean.  She apparently feels all Asians look alike – which gave a pass to that great Asian-American actor, Darren Criss.  He originated the lead role in Maybe Happy Ending on Broadway, won a Tony for his performances, and appears to be about as Asian as I do while eating Panda Express!  If Wu wants to take issue with something, perhaps start with the fact that Feldman’s leading lady is his girlfriend.  Maybe that’s why he nabbed the role during Criss’ hiatus (it should also be noted that Criss is partially Chinese and Filipino, with nary a drop of Korean DNA).  Of course, Criss may have gotten this role not because of his alleged Asian-ness, but more likely because he has some name recognition to help sell tickets.  Well, that gives him the edge over Miss Wu, who, it should be noted, is also not Korean.