Jeopardy!fans canfind faultwith almost everything that has to do with the long-running game show.
Another contestant quipped “Very.”
Only it isn’t the first timeJeopardy!has been under fire for an offensive clue.
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The correct answer was, “What is the heart?”
Calls for an immediate apology wereheeded bytheJeopardy!team.
What’s Deemed as “Offensive” on ‘Jeopardy!’
Rides a Razor-Thin Line
Referencing a killer?
Yes, that’s offensive.
Equating a medical condition with a character that hates Christmas, while not being medically accurate?
Yes, that’s offensive.
Having the wrong artist in the clue for a country song?
Or at least to fans of country bandRascal Flattsand Canadian rock artistTom Cochraneit is.
“Adriana Harmeyer, returning champion, correctly answered, “What is a highway?”
Enough of the nitpicking.
writers wrote this, or thought this.
But in fact,Dorothy Parkerwrote this, about 100 years ago, in a 1926 book.
We were just simply filling in the category.
She makes a valid point.
In the same article, Foss says, “I don’t know.
Sometimes the clickbait, it’s too much.”
Jeopardy!is available to stream in the U.S. on YouTube TV.
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