Such comments appear to make light of Instagram users' intentions.
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We were trying to make light of us almost dying.
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His juxtapositions make light of a heavy and significant subject matter.
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None of this is to make light of the Flint situation.
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After the hearing, Carson tried to make light of the exchange.
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US President Donald Trump chose to make light of the incident.
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He doesn't acknowledge the faux-pas or make light of it.
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But I don't want to make light of that at all.
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We did not intend to make light of any serious issue.
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Might as well lean in and make light of the salt-throwers.
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That he would make light of himself might seem out of character.
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They frequently make light of the film industry and Hollywood as a whole.
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Body dysmorphia is a serious issue, and we shouldn't make light of it.
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The table is not meant to make light of rare causes of death.
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We're not trying to make light of the incalculable tragedies of nuclear warfare.
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"It was not my intent to make light of anyone's discomfort," Biden added.
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Don't laugh at jokes that demean women or make light of sexual violence.
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When could a presidential candidate ever make light of a rumor about homosexuality?
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Not to make light of us, but it gets us through the winters.
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We are trying to make light of the horror that is upon us.
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It's almost in the way people make light of dark situations with comedy.
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And Cher being Cher used this talk show appearance to make light of it.
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"This one-shot is not meant to make light of recent events," they wrote.
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Matt Gaetz: And I don't want to make light of anybody's substance abuse issues.
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He's an incredible storyteller and manages to make light of a pretty terrible situation.
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It doesn't make light of what happened to Marie and the rapist's other victims.
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Others thought it was inappropriate to make light of the issue and insult the couple.
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In its first decade, the detectives would make light of prison rape and vilify defendants.
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"We did not intend to make light of any serious issue," a Pepsi statement said.
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Let's hope this means she's already healed enough to make light of a pretty serious situation.
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As she aged, she tended to make light of her early work, or resketch it completely.
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Sounds as if Brody's trying to make light of the situation (in a somewhat cringey way).
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We have to laugh at it, or make light of it, because what else is there?
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According to CNBC, the crew did try to make light of the situation with some jokes.
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Trump later appeared to make light of the error, asking what his followers thought it meant.
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However, the language that the social media team used seemed to make light of the situation.
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Every opportunity to smile and make light of current events is a good time, especially now.
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"It was not my intent to make light of anyone's discomfort," Biden said after the speech.
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I don't mean to make light of it, but I do happen to love my phone.
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There will be incidents during these years that I won't make light of in this letter.
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On Sunday, the reality star seemed to make light of her situation in posts on social media.
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The show's obsessive fan base was, of course, quick to make light of it on social media.
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"You can be the adult in the room," Agnifilo replied, trying to make light of the moment.
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Spicer faced some backlash for his appearance, with critics saying people shouldn't make light of his behavior.
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To make light of his hopelessness, Farid, then a computer science professor at Dartmouth, made a fake.
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Sincerely, America And Button co-founder Mike Dudas: There is no way to make light of this.
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It was a way to connect and make light of our situation while we were doing other things.
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The instructions actually make light of this fact, from time to time, with little quips about the repetition.
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But it's not in good taste to make light of war using a meme, no matter the situation.
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The tweets, which have since been deleted, make light of topics ranging from molestation and rape to pedophilia.
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For another, she used humor to address a very serious topic, but she didn't make light of it.
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"For the makers of the game to make light of a missing child is beyond offensive," he said.
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" Speaking to reporters after his speech, Biden said it wasn't his intent to "make light of anyone's discomfort.
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Resist the urge to make light of what happened between reality stars Corinne Olympios and DeMario Jackson, we warned.
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A slide presentation titled "Twitter_mistakes_prezi" tells police, "Don't make light of harsh situations," and to sometimes seek second opinions.
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Even if Paul and Dawson make light of the conspiracy theories, this style of humor can still be dangerous.
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"Having people make light of something that I get brutalized for is patronizing, to say the least," Divinity said.
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"When we make light of it on the show and trivialize marriage, for me it's somewhat disgusting," Parks explained.
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I don't look to make light of these issues, but this is not what I am here to discuss.
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The secretary was upbeat, seemed to take make light of Trump's outrageous remarks and, most importantly, stayed the course.
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" Colbert also questioned the president about where he was born — appearing to make light of the "birther" controversy. "Really?
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Hosts like John Lovett might even make light of the stiff copy provided by sponsors like Audible or BarkBox.
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What I'm not going to do here is in anyway make light of the risks inherent in police work.
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Threats that aim to use up resources or make light of the situation will not be tolerated, he said.
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The decision follows backlash from critics who complained the comedy would perpetuate racial stereotypes and make light of human trafficking.
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And then, when Radziwill wouldn't even acknowledge her, De Lesseps spent her time attempting to make light of being ignored.
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Clinton and de Blasio sought to make light of the delayed endorsement with a scripted joke on Monday that backfired.
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After episodes like this, she's learned to make light of the situation by joking about it, but concern still lingers.
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None of this is to make light of the sinister anti-Semitic strain in the ascendancy of alt-right ideology.
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I was not trying to make light of Harvey's inexcusable behavior, but to shame him, the abuser, not his victims.
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With nothing to do for a few weeks, many people have turned to TikTok to make light of their situation.
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" As the man high-fived another audience member, Mr. Trudeau said, "I'm not going to make light of the situation.
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She also criticized the president's June meeting with Putin in which Trump appeared to make light of the election interference.
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None of this is to make light of Overwatch as a competitive game, or a well-designed piece of work.
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Suicide memes toe the line between irony and insensitivity and make light of everything from minor anxiety to school shootings.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: And I don&apost want to make light of this, but this kind of diplomacy looks like hulk smash.
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"Not to make light of a possible auto theft, but by no means is it worth four deaths," McAllister Daniel said.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: And I don&apost want to make light of this, but this kind of diplomacy looks like Hulk smash.
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But my respect for those who felt otherwise is undiminished, and I don't wish to make light of the opposite view.
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"I was really worried in the beginning because I didn't want to make light of a serious topic," Iliev-Piselli says.
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"To make light of something as serious as consent degrades the conversation women everywhere are courageously trying to have," Flores said.
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U+1F93C WRESTLERS A good way to make light of the situation when you see two people fighting on Twitter. 19.
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In a bid to make light of the situation, Savage set up a GoFundMe page to earn back her travel costs.
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" Biden later appeared to address the pair of jokes, saying that he did not intend to "make light of anyone's discomfort.
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For any president or public official, retweeting an image that seems to make light of violence against women would be questionable.
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He's also appeared to make light of extreme cold, suggesting frigid streaks were evidence that climate change is an overblown threat.
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His attempt to make light of the situation with Putin in Osaka prompted a fierce response back in the United States.
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The president tried to make light of his remarks in a comment caught as reporters were being ushered from the room.
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The elements of it that are entertaining — particularly Wever and Collette's chemistry — never make light of what happened to the victims.
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It's a confirmation that Trump, at the very least, finds it perfectly acceptable to joke about and make light of such violence.
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However, one grocery store chain's attempt to make light of the frantic lead-up to Hurricane Irma's landfall has provoked mixed reactions.
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" He adds, "Worrying about security occasionally is also something of an occupational hazard, and I don't want to make light of it.
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He has received some backlash for his appearance, with critics saying people shouldn't make light of his behavior while in the administration.
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Those posts offended many in Brazil because they appeared to make light of the Zika virus, which can be spread by mosquitoes.
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Or that the best way to undermine his media critics is to make light of their pomposity, not thunder at their impudence.
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It's funny because I take all the tropes [of influencers] and just make light of them in this non-offensive fun way.
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Miller's status among Democrats is so baked in by this point that one top administration official attempted to make light of it.
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The artist instructed her 60.9 million Instagram followers to delete the app after an ad appeared to make light of domestic violence.
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Because she was at ease, Oma could still joke, she could still laugh, and she could still make light of the situation.
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On Friday, the Veep star took to Instagram to make light of a blood transfusion she underwent as part of her cancer treatment.
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His style of humor is built on controversy; he's been known to casually toss off a rape joke or make light of slavery.
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While a story like Fleiss' is perhaps easy to make light of, many of the topics on LA Eats Itself's agenda are not.
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Officials tried to make light of the situation with a well-timed GIF or two, but car commuters were mostly seeing red. Literally.
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Multiple senators have used the renewed attention to chamber process for the impeachment trial to make light of any potential rules surrounding beverages.
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"Family in Transition" avoids false optimism that might make light of the Tsuk's worries; their concerns are real and are treated as such.
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The nature of the Tweets is to make light of a situation that has many Americans and citizens in other countries feeling terrified.
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Mr. Kim found a moment to make light of his country's missile and nuclear tests, which have caused such deep concern in recent years.
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Even though works do get sold, and there's a ritual everybody knows, hopefully people make light of it and tease out the fun parts.
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Henrikson said that efforts like Obama's decision to make light of the significance of the Chinese stairs brouhaha is the best way to respond.
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Her mom also continues to make light of Tabitha's breakup with Brady because she still doesn't know how he physically and mentally abused Tabitha.
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"They did that to make light of the Moms Demand Action volunteers who were packing the statehouse because we're a political powerhouse," she said.
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That's not to make light of the bullying Joshua has experienced, but it does emphasize where the Trumps' real concerns lie: squarely with themselves.
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Clinton tried to make light of the dispute as she rode the subway uptown to 170th Street in New York City on Thursday morning.
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I don't want to make light of a serious disease—especially one that will continue to affect me for the rest of my life.
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I do see that it is considered at this time socially acceptable to dismiss and make light of the ethical movement that is veganism.
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It only takes a few minutes (you won't freeze) and it's just a silly thing to help make light of a seriously cold day.
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Not to make light of the situation, but there is one thing that has us looking forward to the series: Dean Unglert's water-soaked photoshoot.
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"It was a knock at the Kendall Jenner pepsi commercial just to make light of the situation," Dylan Morse, 21, of Orlando told BuzzFeed News.
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Ricardo Rosselló and his inner circle make light of the casualties caused by Hurricane Maria and disparage political opponents using vulgar, homophobic, and sexist language.
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I don't mean to make light of, or suggest indifference to, the tragic plight of some 2628 million North Koreans outside of political elite circles.
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His work tends to make light of society's mundane, often vapid habits, like using an IRL hand to erase away a cartoon's five o'clock shadow.
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She said she felt demeaned by his treatment but tried to make light of the comments because Mr. Steinhardt was a director of her organization.
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Israeli commentators were taken aback by the ad, some finding the joke too on-the-nose or the subject too serious to make light of.
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But when you're talking about the fate of individuals, there's a reticence on the part of clients and insurance companies to make light of it.
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Nicholas, Matilda, and Genevieve make light of a painful and difficult situation while facing head on the truth and vulnerability that comes along with grief.
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Still, Trump continues to make light of a situation that is more likely than any other to touch off a new round of escalating tensions.
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Instead, fans are upset after the Mirror reported a joke allegedly made by Davidson in late 2017 that appeared to make light of the Manchester bombing.
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Some of Connor's older tweets, some from the same time that Anderson and Deaux allege they were assaulted by Connor, make light of sexually assaulting women.
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" Reschenthaler attempted to make light of the comments, saying, "as a criminal defense attorney I want you all to have my number and my business card.
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AZAZ, Syria (Reuters) - The Syrian war has inflicted all kinds of hardships on Najwa Abdelaziz but she still manages to make light of one of them.
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Who stooped so low, on the campaign trail or in office, as to ridicule a disabled journalist and make light of a prisoner of war's ordeal?
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The Times generated controversy on its own with its framing of the story, including a quickly deleted tweet that seemed to make light of Ramirez's allegation.
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After Peloton was sued last month, some users have taken to Facebook and Reddit to vent their frustrations, even creating memes to make light of the situation.
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The White House and the State Department suggested Tuesday that the president was simply trying to make light of what they describe as inaccurate reports of tension.
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Even after filming for the season ended, he still contemplated calling or texting Witherspoon, 43, to make light of the admittedly gross situation and lessen the embarrassment.
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Kim Kardashian West has supported Caitlyn Jenner throughout her transition, but that doesn't mean the Keeping Up with the Kardashians star can't also make light of it.
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Over the years, writing about [having bipolar disorder] did help me to be able to talk about my illness in the abstract, to make light of it.
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"Not to make light of it, but there's some great briefs the NSA will give you and you literally throw your phone away on the way out."
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I can tell you that the reaction of some people is to make light of the rhetoric that we see on the campaign trail, particularly from Gov.
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" Among the many suggested "don'ts" are these: • Don't make light of a patient's physical changes by saying things like "At least you finally lost those extra pounds.
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President Trump just tried to make light of an insanely tough situation in one of the most awkward exchanges we've seen ... and it revolves around Tom Selleck.
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Users against the cake decoration say that Publix shouldn't make light of a storm that can cause destruction, but Sullivan said for her it wasn't that serious.
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Memes carry dangerous health-related messages and make light of unhealthy eating habits, researchers from Loughborough University wrote in a letter sent to a British parliamentary committee.
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In one sense I make light of it, in the other sense I'm trying to engage the reader to understand this and feel the way I do.
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I happen to have a really crass, New-York-City sense of humor, and regularly make silly jokes in attempts make light of situations which make me uncomfortable.
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Not helping matters is a leaked email Kalanick sent in 2013 that seemed to make light of possible sexual harassment issues before a big company party in Miami.
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The recent rise of memes seeming to make light of the Wuhan virus or international tensions offers a glimpse into how teenagers learn about and process world events.
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The recent rise of memes seeming to make light of the Wuhan virus or international tensions offer a glimpse into how teenagers learn about and process world events.
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" Michael Krasny, author of "Let There Be Laughter," a book about Jewish humor, said many jokes make light of Jews' "anxiety of being assimilated and turning into Christians.
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Rihanna condemned Snapchat on Thursday after the platform posted an advertisement that appeared to make light of her domestic abuse at the hands of ex-boyfriend Chris Brown.
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Not everyone's cup of tea, obviously, and not to make light of trigger warnings, but this movie could conceivably be eligible for at least a dozen of them.
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It's that inability to ever feel true satisfaction with oneself, to always strive for more attractive, more glamorous, more stylish, that I Feel Pretty seeks to make light of.
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After the video's release, Schumer was accused of cultural appropriation on social media and was lambasted for appearing to make light of the racial politics addressed in Beyonce's video.
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We're living in a more enlightened time, when we know that it's not funny to make light of real campus problems like blackouts, date rape, and deadly alcohol poisoning.
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After all, how does one make light of the conditions of people living in one of the most impoverished places on earth, under the thumb of a repressive regime?
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While some of Mr. Trump's advisers privately make light of his vow to drain the swamp of Washington privilege, to many of his voters, it was a threshold promise.
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Some members couldn't help but make light of that fact that her son-in-law, Paul Levesque, better known by his ring name Triple H, was at Tuesday's hearing.
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In a choice that seems to make light of a lot of really quite serious things at once, Twitter is promoting its new #TrumpKimSummit emoji for Tuesday's summit in Singapore.
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Totems, are, of course, still part of some Native American tribes' ceremony and belief, and I'm not trying to make light of that by suggesting we adopt a similar idea.
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"Chinese Trump fans are seriously and truly invested, and you had better not make light of offending them," Chen wrote in a social media post to his millions of followers.
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We certainly don't mean to make light of any real injury, and it seems he is OK, but he covered quite a bit of ground writhing around like that. [FS1]
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"And when they say that they never make light of victims of sexual abuse, that's false, because they just did through this ridiculous and cold-hearted stunt," she told Broadly.
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"We're a couple of big goofballs at the end of the day, so we just make light of the entire situation, and we are just laughing non-stop," he says.
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"I don't mean to make light of it," he added, acknowledging that many such trips and nonprofits have benefits, and not just for the college-bound students engaged in them.
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The tweet, like Androsky's, seemed to make light of the allegations against Weinstein, and contributed to the feeling among many that the left needs to address misogyny within its ranks.
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The young stand-ups at this show will make light of love — and many other things — as they draw on the sometimes heartbreaking experiences of middle school and high school.
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Clay Harbor, who recently defended his NFL career after ex Nicole Lopez-Alvar said he "failed" at the professional sport on Instagram, was able to make light of it now.
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John Paul Jones, who couldn't possibly be in a more awkward position, tries to make light of the moment, offering the pair some chicken nuggets, which they both politely decline. What?!
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As Vocativ noted in a 2015 video, dressing up as a Nazi seems to "[make] light of the Holocaust" and downplays the suffering of the millions of people who were killed.
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Not to make light of the very serious term "squad goals," but Aziz Ansari may have set a new bar with the unlikely help of Tyrese Gibson and Asian fusion cuisine.
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I don't mean to make light of our dire moment; I only mean to point out these are the impossible circumstances under which I once wished I could give up booze.
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In the hospital, tethered to a tubular bouquet of chemotherapy drugs, he gritted his teeth and attempted to make light of the situation, but there was no light to be made.
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" Brooks, a principal in Lexington, Kentucky, is known for his comedy videos that make light of the issues educators face and has just written a book called "Go See the Principal.
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It came just moments after Trump finally took to his favorite social media platform, Twitter, to throw some shade at the news media and make light of the situation involving his wife.
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"Of course he would make fun of it, he hasn't been held accountable for his own actions so he would make light of the #MeToo movement, it makes perfect sense," she added.
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At first, I thought her mention of the coincidence was to make light of the situation, but as she continued, I soon realized there was another reason to her voicing the matter.
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At the Upper East Side outpost of this sex shop, Natalie Wall hosts a monthly storytelling showcase in which comedians make light of their own mishaps between, under or over the sheets.
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And while there's no way to make light of the tragedy that came out of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, some sectors actually did benefit from the destruction in the South, Cramer said.
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Of course, Sean wasn't recruited to be in an ad for Ryan Reynold's Aviation Gin to help make light of the controversy like Monica was ... so he kinda got the shaft there.
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Michael tries to make light of the situation with inappropriate jokes, and things get even more out of hand when his crude pal, Todd Packer (David Koechner) stops by for a visit.
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"If you respect yourself and you respect others, you would never make light of the misfortune of anyone, nor would you feel indemnified when it comes at the expense of others," she wrote.
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"If you respect yourself and you respect others, you would never make light of the misfortune of anyone, nor would you feel indemnified when it comes at the expense of others," Craig wrote.
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"I feel like I should have known better than to ever write or tweet in a way that could make fun of or make light of that pain and that experience," she continued.
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"My eyes can't get any redder, no matter what I do," Costas joked while taking a vodka shot on air with fellow sportscaster Mary Carrillo in attempt to make light of the situation.
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Twitter and Facebook quickly filled up with memes and jokes about the account, but others warned this is just what Russia wants — to make light of an incident in which a woman died.
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President Donald Trump suggested "an immediate investigation" Friday into Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's ties to Russia, appearing to make light of ongoing investigations into possible contacts between Trump associates and Kremlin officials.
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They make light of themselves as much as anything else, which hedges the work with a kind of plausible deniability — the hammer, for example, is an easy joke, but maybe that's the joke.
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The works in Ortega y Gasset's current group show, Pass / Fail, curated by Will Hutnick, shed light on (and often make light of) this process, documenting or in some way incorporating their own unravelling.
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"Five years ago I realized I had a lump growing on my neck, and to make light of it, I decided to name it Tommy," says Sandy, whose long blonde hair hides the protrusion.
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Pat McCrory (R) appeared to make light of the debate over a controversial law in his state that requires transgender people to use the public bathrooms that correspond to their assigned gender at birth.
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Earlier this week, Fox News hosts and reporters appeared to make light of Ocasio-Cortez's comments that she would not be able to afford housing in Washington, D.C., until her congressional salary kicked in.
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"Funny is funny, if you can make light of anything, that's what life is about to me," Epps said, explaining that the film's aim is to expose racism as ignorant by laughing at it.
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She tried to make light of the protest by saying, "I can see there's a little bit of interest in my being here, and I can appreciate that interest," but the booing continued unabated.
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Leadership analysis might give clues Russian defense minister: 'We won't do anything' in Europe unless US places missiles there MORE in which he appeared to make light of Russian interference in the 2016 election.
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There is of course a chance that Trump's comment was a joke, but since the coronavirus has reportedly killed more than 3,100 people, it would be deeply insensitive to make light of the warning.
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Tomlin was asked about Brown's social media usage, and he tried to make light of how much the news media likes to make a big deal of something that is not important to him.
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As the only daughter of Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher, the late actress and writer boasted a rare Hollywood pedigree that she loved to make light of, even if her anecdotes had a dark undercurrent.
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Glory be to a story about a fat woman that doesn't make light of how hard it is not to hate yourself, and that doesn't push a narrative that hating yourself is eternal and inevitable.
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Look, it's easy to make light of Meredith's streak of terrible happenings, but after you watch that trailer above, you're a garbage person if you feel anything but really really bad for the fictional character.
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While there is inherent deception in pulling a hoax, it was never our intention to mock or make light of anyone who has been a victim of a privacy violation like the one we mentioned.
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Videos posted to social media networks like Weibo show that rather than wallowing in boredom and apprehension, many people are trying to make light of their situation and find creative ways to pass the time.
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As always, though, a group of Twitter users decided to make light of the bizarrely unfunny situation by using the hashtag #CivilWarSignup to offer valuable war-related services — such as tweeting and potato salad-making.
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" Lawyers for the trustee, Michael Skidmore, argued that "the tenor of the interview" indicated that Mr. Wolfe "felt cheated by Led Zeppelin and was merely trying to save face and make light of a bad situation.
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It's not cute or funny when the same people tasked with the momentous responsibility of protecting the public go out of their way to make light of drug use or start false rumors about dangerous animals.
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President Trump appeared to make light of Russia's interference in the 2016 election on Friday as he met with President Vladimir V. Putin and, in an almost playful tone, told him not to do it again.
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The morning show did a couple of segments on Kansas City barbecue and tried to make light of Russian influence by joking that Mr. Putin had ordered that the Kansas City Chiefs win the Super Bowl.
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I don't want to make light of it but, if someone's smoking pot, you rarely — and I've talked to police officers about this — how often you see guys who are high involved in physical domestic violence?
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Tonight's weak effort, featuring a roundtable of actresses including Kate McKinnon's doddering old Debette Goldry, missed the mark, illustrating exactly why it's so awkward and problematic for an industry to make light of its own dark secrets.
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While we know that the MOB did not intend in any way to make light of the serious issue of sexual assault, we are concerned that some people may have interpreted the halftime performance in that vein.
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My guess: ABC didn't want to make light of the significance of the fact that Lindsay is Black, which might be a wise move after all (though they obviously could have chosen something else to focus on).
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Coors Light made the decision to pull an ad that named it "the official beer of working remotely," on Thursday, because of concerns it appeared to make light of steps that companies were taking to safeguard employees.
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As fans may remember, after Foley's character Noel admitted to sneaking and reading her character Jane's emails, he then tried to make light of the situation by repeating back to her something that she wrote to her friend.
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Rio's outspoken Mayor Eduardo Paes pledged to fix the problems, but had appeared to make light of the Australians' complaints by saying he would place a kangaroo in front of their accommodation to make them feel at home.
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Bush's spokesman Jim McGrath, issued a statement in response to Lind's post that sought to explain the former president's behavior as an attempt to make light of social awkwardness posed by his own physical disability during photo sessions.
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But the memes in response to the moment make light of a situation that certainly wouldn't have the same treatment if King had been a woman, and it doesn't help that Netflix fueled this attitude with its lighthearted response.
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In series of videos over the weekend, everyone from Richards to Kemsley to Erika Girardi to Teddi Mellencamp Arroyave shared their impressions of Todd under the hashtag the #GoodbyeKyleChallenge — in an attempt to make light of the stressful situation.
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While crush frustration is definitely a go-to topic of discussion on Crush Twitter, the community of brave souls who publicly admit to having crushes also enjoy using humor to make light of relatable crush-related realities, like so.
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The father of two, 40, spoke out about the 24 year-old's decision to make light of now-elected Republican House representative Crenshaw's war-caused disability, on Tuesday's episode of The View while promoting his new movie The Grinch.
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And to make light of the experience of slavery in general and say that it is better than anything, anything at all, shows a very clear misunderstanding of just how awful and heinous that practice was in this country.
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That's led to many a Tinder user resorting to cheesy one-liners, jokes or overly risque remarks as an attempt to get a reaction or make light of the awkwardness of being on a dating app to begin with.
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For instance, when a federal prosecutor reported in 2001 that there had been 59 overdose deaths involving OxyContin in his state alone, Mr. Sackler appeared to make light of the problem, a document cited in the court filing suggests.
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Taking things one step further, Kardashian West went on to make light of another criticism fans had about Jenner's face wash tutorial, which revolved around the amount of foundation that transferred onto the towel after the makeup mogul had finished cleansing.
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" Others questioned the sincerity of his redemption efforts as he appeared to make light of the situation: "Your apology is fake and you have zero remorse," wrote one person tagging Paul, while another said, "This shows you have no regret whatsoever.
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But he did joke and make light of the bizarre situation we found ourselves in: of being face-to-face with a journalist, while under the assumption that a hunt into his location and identity was underway at that very moment.
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"You end up with this really overblown imagery to try and make light of the act or find a new interesting way of describing it, when actually sticking to the mechanics of it can be much more successful," he explains.
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Nutter said the wrestlers would often joke about Strauss's "creepy" and "inappropriate" behavior whenever they would seek treatment or go in for a medical exam, which he thinks was an effort to make light of a deeply embarrassing and uncomfortable situation.
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As Gundogan walked the long path to fitness once more, he could not only make light of his past — "I am quite good at sitting on the couch now," he joked one night in Barcelona — he could draw hope from it.
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OSAKA (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Friday sardonically asked his Russian counterpart to please not meddle in U.S. elections, appearing to make light of a scandal that led to an investigation of his campaign's contact with the Kremlin during 2016 elections.
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YouTuber D'Angelo Wallace commented on the trend in a video where he read out some of the main concerns, including questions over whether it was ethical to make light of a virus that has killed over 3,000 people so far.
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The thought of the warring factions trying to make light of their foibles borders on incredulous — like one of those Comedy Central celebrity roasts, only (a) no one likes the celebrity and (b) the insults are real, not in jest.
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"The article was written by me as part of an effort to make light of a significant company event, and was published as a result of a misunderstanding without going through the normal editorial channels," Breitbart's Pollak said in a statement.
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Ms. Aziz, a 17-year-old Muslim high school student in New Jersey, said in an email on Tuesday that her TikTok videos tried to make light of the racism and discrimination she experienced growing up in the United States.
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Uber hasn't officially responded to the news that Apple has invested $1 billion in its Chinese rival, but a jokey tweet by the U.S. taxi app's boss about his girlfriend shows he is at least ready to make light of the situation.
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Some Russian news outlets, while trying to make light of the panic mode, also provided practical advice, like which Moscow metro stations were the most secure against nuclear attack and how much water people should take with them to a bomb shelter.
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President Donald Trump told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday not to meddle in the U.S. elections, appearing to make light of a scandal that had led to a two-year investigation into his campaign's contact with the Kremlin during the 2016 elections.
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One such media man was Geraldo Rivera, who apparently turned to a 1950s-era playbook for how to make light of misogyny; in fact, his rationale was so retro-ridiculous that it almost seems as though it was crafted expressly for refutation.
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Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, lost more than half a billion dollars by the time the market opened on Friday, a 4 percent drop that began after an advertisement seeming to make light of domestic violence began circulating on the platform.
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I do not make light of the risks — financial, personal and professional — of fighting the perpetrators of sexual harassment, and understand that many of these women were young and understandably scared, but if no one stands up to power, the abuse will continue.
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Rabbi Jonah Pesner, director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, drew an analogy between Ms. Omar's comments and those who make light of blackface without understanding the hateful history of minstrel shows and how they were used to dehumanize African-Americans.
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Review doesn't make light of her struggle; Forrest has a hell of a time trying to function at all, not least because his snickering assistants put him in a (quite nice) Victorian lace dress that keeps getting caught in the office elevator.
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" Proving just how strong she is, Hayes did her best to make light of the situation and joked with a nurse in the hospital that "I wouldn't have to dress up for Halloween to scare everybody, that I could now go as my self.
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It also seems to make light of her accusation, sexualizing her, making her look irrational, and suggesting that she's looking to gain something from her testimony—the very types of criticism that make it difficult for women to report sexual assaults in the first place.
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In short, these voters are willing to sacrifice (or at best, make light of) the foundations of American society (democracy, free expression, the rule of law, the peaceful transfer of power, voting rights for all citizens) in order to keep a white supremacist in power.
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Steve King, whose history of incendiary and racially insensitive comments has led to calls for his resignation from Congress, appeared to make light of China's treatment of Uyghur Muslims by suggesting force-feeding them pork -- a violation of their religious beliefs -- was a good idea.
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But XXXTentacion, in death as in life, has also been seen by some as a pariah for his alleged abusive behavior and his tendency to make light of the charges he faced, including aggravated battery of a pregnant victim, false imprisonment and witness tampering.
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Shares in the company were once again sliding on Monday after the company's C.E.O., Elon Musk, joked on April 1 that Tesla had gone bankrupt, an apparent attempt to make light of concerns that the electric car maker is straining under its debt load.
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Cardi B and Nicki Minaj both came to his defense after Tomi Lahren, a conservative commentator, appeared to make light of his arrest by tweeting, "I got one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight ICE agents ready to deport ya," mocking his own lyrics.
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Psychotherapy Memes, one of the most popular of the therapist-run meme pages on Instagram, with more than 30,000 followers, features original memes that use humor to make light of the daily anxieties of the profession—everything from imposter syndrome to burnout to Psychology Today tropes.
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Meadow makes an insensitive comment about lesbians raising property values; Harrison appreciates bees because there is no dissent among them, only a collective mission to support the queen bee; and they both make light of the Chang's death, which is still being called a murder-suicide.
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OSAKA, June 28 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday not to meddle in the U.S. elections, appearing to make light of a scandal that had led to a two-year investigation into his campaign's contact with the Kremlin during the 2016 elections.
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Ford was at least able to make light of the accident a few months after his injuries healed, comparing the advanced technology on the Force Awakens set with the basic props he had to make do with in the original trilogy on ITV's Jonathan Ross Show.
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The model also added that the company would make light of suicide in the dressing room — "they briefly hung [a noose] from the ceiling and were laughing about it in the dressing room," she claimed — and said they dismissed her concerns when she brought it to their attention.
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Comedy is a good way of, like, sometimes even if you're talking about a sensitive topic, and you're not necessarily trying to make light of a situation as much as look at it in a different way — and that can help the audience relax into it a little more.
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First of all, the goalposts of beauty standards have shifted a little from 'slim and white' (though this isn't to make light of the still-massive amount of work to be done), due to the accessibility of image sharing and the wide platform provided by services like Instagram.
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There are real economic dangers here, in addition to the severe public health concerns — not to mention the frustrations of rearranging work schedules and the disappointment of canceled plans — so I'm not writing to make light of the severity of the virus or the necessity of this distancing.
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"You can't make light of the charges, but at the same time do you really want to add to the anger at Washington by telling people who they should elect or that you won't seat their senators if they elect them?" said Barry Bennett, a former campaign adviser to President Trump.
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His tendency to make light of sensitive policies has incensed senior homeland security officials, including the acting secretary, Kevin K. McAleenan, and the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Matthew T. Albence, according to administration officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the rising tension among officials.
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"Although we do not condone panhandling and must enforce the city ordinances that limit panhandling, it is never out intent or desire as a police department to make light of those who find themselves in a homeless state," Mobile Police Chief Lawrence Battiste said in a statement posted to Facebook Monday.
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"Sexual assault is a delicate subject, and while we didn't want to make light of the issue, we also thought that if we could find the right angle, addressing it with comedy could be really effective," said 101-North Marketing writer/director Johanna Stein and creative director David Gassman in an email.
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This allows the public to make light of things like prison rape as just one of the natural consequences of being imprisoned; it allows for guards to beat and rape prisoners themselves; it allows corporations to exploit prisoners in the form of overpriced phone calls, substandard food and healthcare service, and unfair working conditions.
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In an interview that spring, Ibrahimovic did his best to make light of how he would feel not being in Brazil — he said he was planning to go hunting and might not even watch the tournament — but in a quieter moment he allowed that he was aware there might not be many more chances.
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One of Gaetz's constituents died from coronavirus after the gas mask incidentGaetz over the weekend announced that one of his constituents died from the novel coronavirus days after he wore a gas mask on the House floor in an apparent attempt to make light of the illness while voting for an emergency-funding package.
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In 2015, radio DJ Zane Lowe left the BBC for a higher paid role at Apple in the U.S. Former soccer player and now "Match of the Day" presenter Gary Lineker attempted to make light of the announcement on Twitter Wednesday, and pointed to the role of competitor broadcasters in boosting BBC pay packets.
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"If you respect yourself and you respect others, you would never make light of the misfortune of anyone, nor would you feel indemnified when it comes at the expense of others," Craig shared on her Instagram Story less than an hour after video of Thompson appearing to get close to a woman that wasn't Kardashian surfaced.
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Buttigieg was apparently referencing his administration's refusal to hand over tape recordings of South Bend police officers that remain the subject of legal dispute, as well as the city council's request that a local police officer stop selling t-shirts that seemed to make light of the 2014 police killing of unarmed black man Eric Garner in New York.
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"So by forming a group made up just of women, we kind of stop that vibe from starting," Another part of the movement is spurred by a newfound sense of revolt among female musicians against the lyrics of some of the traditional samba circle anthems, which make light of serious crimes such as domestic violence and sexual assault.
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Others have noted the comparison to Leonardo DiCaprio, who, after losing five times over a 20-year period, finally won the Oscar for Best Actor for his work in The Revenant — but not before fans cranked out dozens of hilarious memes as part of an online campaign to both make light of his failures and boost his chances for success.
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Days after the two musical artists began exchanging heated words on social media over the fact that Brown shared a meme that appeared to make light of the fact that 213 Savage was taken into custody by ICE — with Brown even telling Offset "fight me" — the "Drip" rapper accused the singer of trying to privately resolve their issues behind the scenes.
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Related: National School Walkout renews calls for gun safety "I felt the material was important because it was less about school shootings and more about the power of friendship at that age, the devastating real struggles of youth, struggles we as adults tend to forget or make light of, which honestly can just make the issues with kids worse," he said.
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The homepage, as of Tuesday morning, contained articles that make light of the car-ramming attack that claimed the life of 32-year-old Heather Heyer; admonish the "Jew media;" liberally employ various racial epithets; and, in a less offensive post, provided an update on which characters are available on Pokemon Go. In a statement, the site's founder promised to bring his site back online.
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It's a momentous day in the fight for abortion rights and access to reproductive health care, and many are celebrating, including The Daily Show — which tried to get in on the festivities but sorely missed the mark with this tweet: Twitter users were not amused, responding swiftly with disappointment in the show's choice to make light of abortion and use language suggestive of coerced sex.
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" At rallies and town hall-style gatherings over the last several weeks, he has appeared livelier and more genial, and has even cracked the occasional one-liner to make light of his condition; during a rally with Ms. Ocasio-Cortez in Council Bluffs, Iowa, last week, he joked that some people thought the two of them made an "odd couple" because "she is so old and I am so young.
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"It is certainly concerning to hear that someone in a position of authority, leadership, or responsibility at a university would not be well versed in the way a school handles any issue involving sex discrimination, including sexual harassment," says Anne Hedgepeth, the interim vice president of public policy and government relations for the American Association of University Women (AAUW.) Hedgepeth adds that for a university leader to make light of sexual harassment is equally worrying.
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CNN's Anderson Cooper knocked President TrumpDonald John TrumpFacebook releases audit on conservative bias claims Harry Reid: 'Decriminalizing border crossings is not something that should be at the top of the list' Recessions happen when presidents overlook key problems MORE Friday night after the president appeared to make light of Russian election interference with President Vladimir PutinVladimir Vladimirovich PutinThe Hill's Morning Report - Trump on defense over economic jitters Can we do business with Kim Jong Un?
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During a particularly dark stretch, I trashed a pound of pasta because I became convinced that I had insufficiently rinsed the pasta pot and now was going to be poisoned by chemicals from the soap residue.) I don't say this to make light of a very real mental health problem—for which, I assure you, I'm receiving adequate professional care—but it does serve as useful context for me to (hopefully not literally) die on the hill of refusing to wash the outer skin of my avocados.
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