Hugh Jackman and previous Labor Secretary Robert Reich lent their voices to Sunday’s year finale of The Simpsons. Jackman performed a janitor who employed songs to clarify to Bart Simpson the collapse of the U.S. center class.
“I’m saying you will unquestionably hardly ever get a work like your dad’s, and you may have a tough time locating something significantly worse,” Jackman’s character claimed.
Reich, who played himself, sang, “The decrease of unions, rampant corporate greed, Wall Avenue malfeasance and the increase of shortsighted politics all contributed to elevated economic inequality, widespread serious unemployment, wage stagnation, and a lessen normal of residing for hundreds of thousands of Us citizens.”
The musical number also named out Fox News and Fb for spreading misinformation, panic-mongering and race-baiting. A character in the likeness of cable information host Tucker Carlson is revealed expressing, “Putin for president, following on Fox News.”
The lyrics, “Facebook feeds our fright/They convince us matters were fantastic/When gasoline was inexpensive and adult males ended up white” can be listened to though a character in the likeness of Mark Zuckerberg presses a crimson button which reads “death of democracy.”
The musical variety was celebrated by viewers and admirers, even nevertheless some discovered the subject matter make any difference to be rather depressing. It will also be fascinating to see what reaction, if any, the stars of the best-rated cable information community feel of their main network’s most thriving demonstrate having a swipe at them.
The Simpsons airs weeknights at 8 p.m. on Fox.
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