Topic: Maybelline

A deep dive into Michelle Wolf's specific jokes about Sarah Huckabee Sanders reveals a series of obscure references, including a comparison to "Aunt Lydia" from The Handmaid's Tale. The most debated joke involved Sanders using "burnt facts" to create a "perfect smokey eye," a play on a Maybelline commercial. The complexity of the joke led to confusion among the audience and commentators.

Modern marketing campaigns and the education system are criticized for fostering a "self-esteem generation" where individuals feel entitled to success and happiness without effort. Slogans such as "because you're worth it" are cited as examples of how consumer culture reinforces this sense of unearned merit.