Jimmy Kimmel Did Not Say Exactly What You Think He Said

Jimmy Kimmel’s comment about the Charlie Kirk shooting suspect was a mess, and a miss, which gets less clear the more you look at it.Never has a snarky, clumsily worded and insensitive-sounding aside caused so much trouble. Jimmy Kimmel’s comment about Charlie Kirk shooting suspect Tyler Robinson has sparked a cascading series of dramatic (and chilling) events that have resulted Disney suspending Jimmy Kimmel Live! “indefinitely.” But many — if not most — are interpreting the comment in a way that its phrasing does not entirely support. Entirely being the operative word. Let’s look at his viral quote again:...