Candace Owens won’t be forgetting 2024 anytime soon.
Popular critic She parted ways with The Daily Wirea controversial dichotomy that drew headlines for what was left unsaid as much as what was said.
Owens and platform co-founder Ben Shapiro publicly sparred over Israel and related matters, leading to a split.
It just got uglier from there.
Owens’ critics have called her an anti-Semite for her strong anti-Israel views, with one US-based advocacy group. Christening it as the Anti-Semitism of the Year. She strongly denies the accusations and has many supporters on social media.
Her latest altercation? A public dispute with the Babel bee.
The right-leaning humor site seems like a strange villain for Owens to go after. The fake news outlet is beloved by most conservatives and routinely mocks fellow Christians and Republicans.
This is unlikely to skew President Donald Trump, but he is not immune to tweaking the past and future leader.
Trump is worried everyone will quit before he can tell them ‘You’re fired’ pic.twitter.com/pkYoPTIkg1
– The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) November 15, 2024
Why might Owens have a falling out with the site? At first, you think that the site does not target Jews (this is not true). She also claims that the website is no longer as funny as it used to be.
1) They never make jokes about Jews. This is part of the feedback.
2) We do not demand that it be censored. We ask that it be funny. No one asked for Alec Baldwin to be censored on SNL. We didn’t think it was funny and figured he was just an angry guy.– Candace Owens (@RealCandaceO) December 24, 2024
Are we required to think that the Babylonian bee is funny when it shoots a lot of fire at Christians and mocks Mary and then says, “It’s just a joke!”
We can take a joke, and maybe their writers can learn to take an opinion. People simply don’t find it as funny as they used to.
– Candace Owens (@RealCandaceO) December 24, 2024
Maybe fake stories like this caught her attention?
Candace Owens is horrified to learn that Christmas began with a Jewish birth pic.twitter.com/abUSNApsYB
– The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) December 22, 2024
Later, the platform’s CEO, Seth Dillon, commented.
Babylon Bee: It’s funny how obsessed Candace is with Jews.
Candace: That’s not funny because it’s not true. I also noticed that you never make fun of Jews. We can all see your real agenda.
– Seth Dillon (@SethDillon) December 25, 2024
Conservatives have objected to late-night television for years, citing its hard-left bias. The latter is undoubtedly true, but sites like The Babylon Bee are rarely targeted by right-leaning critics.
Owens changed that.
It remains to be seen whether The Bee will continue to mock Owens in the new year or move on to different goals. As for Owens, choosing a high-profile fight helps her attract more attention, regardless of one’s stance on the jokes in question.
Suffice it to say we probably won’t see her rejoin The Babylon Bee podcast in the new year.
to update: The feud continues. Now, Owens wants to return to the Bee podcast to discuss the site about his comedy practices.
Is this an invitation for me to come on your podcast and discuss really funny jokes?
Because if so, I totally accept. I think it will be a useful discussion for the public to understand why I simply don’t like the way you move behind the scenes.– Candace Owens (@RealCandaceO) December 27, 2024