MasterChef is re-airing last week’s episodes this week, so
instead of the usual recaps, I’m going to write about the recent controversy to
darken the MasterChef skies.
You may be aware that Krissi Biasiello made some tweets
under her former (now deleted) twitter account that are clearly racist. You can read them here. Apparently, there was more, but these two tell us enough. I knew about these
over a week ago thanks to a Reddit thread, yet I declined to comment on them until
Krissi or MasterChef responded. That has now happened in the form of the
following tweet from Krissi’s MasterChef Twitter account @MC4Krissi: “I'm very
sorry for any offensive posts I've made on social media. It was never my
intention to hurt or offend anyone and I deeply apologize”
My immediate reaction is that this apology is insincere and
most likely manufactured by the production staff of MasterChef. Her racist
tweets were obviously both hurtful and offensive. The idea that it wasn’t her
intention to hurt and offend is irrelevant, not to mention dubious. If you want
to apologize for something and mean it, you have to do it in your own voice
(which she didn’t) and offer no defense (which she did).
Her entire persona is based upon being unapologetic. One has
only to read her Twitter bio to see that. “Fatti i cazzi tuoi e baciami il culo,”
it reads. Google Translate tells me that means “Get your cocks and kiss my
ass.” I’m sure that’s not 100% accurate, but the message remains clear: Fuck
you. I do what I want.
I’m chalking her up as a lost cause. Meanwhile, I’m curious
to see how this affects MasterChef. I don’t know if they’ve already finished
taping all of the episodes, though it is likely. If she wins the whole thing,
chaos will ensue. They’d probably bring back the last two or three contestants
to get the boot for a redo of the final, because there isn’t enough PR in the
world for her to come back from this. Ask Michael Richards. I’m pretty sure
that won’t be the case, though. However, I wouldn’t be surprised if the
remaining episodes get a re-edit and we see a lot less Krissi in them than we
would have.
Oh, and what about the upcoming Paula Deen episode? It’s a
racism bonanza this season on MasterChef!
It’s no surprise that Krissi’s apology came on a week with
no new episodes. The producers are likely hoping that the public will forget by
the time next week's episodes air.
They can be certain of one thing; MasterChef Theatre won’t forget.
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