Vanity Fair has come under fire following a new video, in which the magazine’s staffers suggest New Year’s resolutions for Hillary Clinton. (THR / Pret-a-Reporter)
In the video, the resolutions include writing a sequel to her 2016 memoir What Happened called What The Hell Happened, taking more photos in the woods and taking up a new hobby like knitting. (Mediaite)
While acknowledging it was an attempt at comedy, many criticized the video for being tone-deaf, slamming Vanity Fair for going out of its way to suggest a talented woman in politics should focus her efforts on knitting in the new year to “keep her from running again.” (Mashable)
Others took aim at Vanity Fair’s incoming editor in chief Radhika Jones, who recently replaced longtime editor, Graydon Carter. But according to VF, Jones did not have anything to do with the video—and neither did Carter. It was created during the transition period and it was under the direction of John Kelly, the Hive editor. A spokeswoman said Kelly would not be making a statement, and instead offered a blanket apology: “It was an attempt at humor and we regret that it missed the mark.” (New York Post)