After Stephen Colbert brought former White House press secretary Sean Spicer onto the Emmy stage on Sunday, some thought it was a good joke. But others sharply criticized Spicer’s presence — noting his role in the Trump administration's relentless dishonesty is anything but a laughing matter. The quick cameo, which definitely serviced Spicer’s reputation, elicited numerous responses on social media. Here are the most compelling.
Emmys: We're awarding several women & POC tonight. That'll fix our image.
Also Emmys: Meet America's favorite Hitler defender, Sean Spicer.— (OhNoSheTwitnt) (@OhNoSheTwitnt) September 18, 2017
We've spent a week litigating how much time Hillary deserves in the public eye, but Sean Spicer is gearing up for fucking carpool karaoke.
— Lauren Duca (@laurenduca) September 18, 2017
Pretty sure everyone at the Emmys should have been giving Sean Spicer the Tommy Lee Jones treatment. pic.twitter.com/IjbyuhDZKg
— Jefferey Rollins (@jeffereyrollins) September 18, 2017
Wish I was at the Emmys so I could have jerked off @seanspicer too!
— Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) September 18, 2017
If you're a white man in this country, your reputation can quickly recover after anything. Anything. ANY-FUCKING-THING.#SeanSpicer
— Charles Clymer (@cmclymer) September 18, 2017
Sean Spicer has been embraced by the cultural elite because he's White and male. It doesn't matter that he lied for a bigot.
— Xavier (@Rev_Xavier) September 18, 2017
Hollywood just tousled Sean Spicer's hair.
— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) September 18, 2017
An industry that celebrates actual child rapist Roman Polanski is worried that the Emmys might have "normalized" Sean Spicer
— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) September 18, 2017
Sean Spicer is an accessory to an ongoing attack on American democracy. Stop giggling and pull your head of of your ass.
— Lauren Duca (@laurenduca) September 18, 2017
There wasn't anything funny about Sean Spicer repeatedly lying, sowing confusion and fear during a frightening time, like the travel ban.
— jon ronson (@jonronson) September 18, 2017
Memorializing Roger Ailes and lionizing Sean Spicer - who stands against the 1st Amendment and our craft - the Emmys lost all credibility pic.twitter.com/ZLuyGLPG9j
— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) September 18, 2017
I've reported in 5 conflict zones, wrote a book and still have trouble getting men to take me seriously but Sean Spicer works at Harvard now
— Sulome Anderson (@SulomeAnderson) September 18, 2017
I'm not ready to laugh "with" Sean Spicer. I think he is an evil, opportunistic liar that hurt our country.
— Zach Braff (@zachbraff) September 18, 2017
So, we are rewarding @seanspicer for lying through his teeth day after day in the name of the trump? The Republican Party? It's not cute.
— Chelsea Handler (@chelseahandler) September 18, 2017
Sean Spicer wasn't Emmy Awards' #1 choice, but Hillary's 500K speech price didn't leave them much of an option.
— Steve Bannen (@SteveBannen) September 18, 2017
5 months ago, Sean Spicer denied that Hitler gassed people during the Holocaust. Now the Emmys turned him into a "likeable" comedy figure.
— Denizcan Targaryen (@MrFilmkritik) September 18, 2017
Irony: People plead for the media not to do for @seanspicer what it spent over a year doing for @realDonaldTrump ... normalize dishonesty. https://t.co/JJYaDMcZrA
— Col. Morris Davis (@ColMorrisDavis) September 18, 2017
Again, Sean Spicer owes Melissa McCarthy for making him "sympathetic." Don't be fooled. He's just another spineless, enabling sycophant.
— Aiden Wolfe (@AidenWolfe) September 18, 2017
Sean Spicer is an opportunist who regularly lied directly to citizens as the spokesperson for an elected leader. Did I miss the funny bit?
— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) September 18, 2017
"#Emmy for best quisling goes to #SeanSpicer, who lied to America,denied the Holocaust,supported #WhiteSupremacy & then joked about it all." pic.twitter.com/9thrD12XIl
— Victoria Brownworth (@VABVOX) September 18, 2017
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