![]() ![]() “I too have been the centre of a nationally televised comedy skit that poked fun at my actions, and was able to find the humour in it.” “I removed or changed anything in the script that I felt took the joke too far, and whether or not you choose to see it, what remained was done in good humour with no bad intent,” the model said. Hadid, who was in Dubai just last month to launch her collaboration with Tommy Hilfiger, posted a handwritten apology to her Twitter page after the outrage. “Disrespectful, and should be ashamed of yourself!” one commenter wrote on Twitter, while another said: “I’m not a Trump fan at all but Gigi Hadid’s frankly racist impression of Melania Trump is really unacceptable.” Shortly after the awards aired, the model was derided on social media, with many calling her impression “racist” and accusing her of bullying the soon-to-be FLOTUS. Miss Universe Embraces Traditional Dress During Her Dubai Desert Adventure How To Be Dubai Glam By Kim Kardashian and Gigi Hadid’s Make-Up Artist In it, Trump was accused of lifting direct quotes from a speech given by current First lady Michelle Obama in 2008. And our children Sasha and Malia,” the 21-year-old joked, while pulling Trump’s signature pout, in reference to Melania’s Republican National Convention speech. “I love my husband, President Barack Obama. We have to ask ourselves: would she receive this much criticism if she were American-born? It's time we stopped making fun of her for the things she can't control when we condemn her husband for doing the same.The half-Palestinian model adopted a fake Eastern European accent during a skit to poke fun at Donald Trump’s wife, who hails from Slovenia. But throughout the election, she has been the subject of too many memes and jokes teasing her not for anything of substance but for her appearance and the idea that she's vapid and unintelligent. Melania is certainly open to criticism as first lady, too - like calling out how ironic her anti-bullying platform is - and for being complicit in Trump's rise. So why was his routine OK? The president-elect's ridiculously callous and boastful personality provides plenty of fodder for well-deserved takedowns from comedians. ![]() Hadid's impression was just one of the night her co-host and former Saturday Night Live cast-member Jay Pharaoh also impersonated Donald Trump and joked that Uptown Funk was all about him. Hadid isn't trying to be the president of the US, but she is setting an example to all her (mostly young) fans that it's OK to mock someone for how they talk and look. Lampooning someone's intelligence and accent (and thereby their status as as immigrant) is something Donald Trump would do - and we would certainly criticize him for it. You don't have to be a fan of Melania to think Hadid's performance was cringeworthy at best, small-minded at worst. But the overall goal? Make Melania look stupid - and ridicule her for her accent. Hadid's impression made fun of Melania's infamous RNC speech in July that plagiarized from Michelle Obama. Gigi Hadid impersonated Melania Trump during the American Music Awards. The 21-year-old model and AMA host squinted her eyes, pouted her lips, prepped her best Slovenian accent, and looked straight into the camera to say: "I love my husband, President Barack Obama. Many thought Gigi Hadid's impression of Melania Trump at the American Music Awards Sunday night was hilarious - but "messed up" is a more accurate description.
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