The American People Are Going Mainstream Thanks to Greg Gutfeld

RedState 

When I heard Greg Gutfeld appeared on Jimmy Fallon's show, my first thought was that Fallon and his producers were doing what was necessary to not end up like Stephen Colbert. 

If that is the case, then it's a smart move. Fallon is signaling that if there was any compunction to be a left-leaning show, he's abandoning it and getting back to what made late-night shows so great; humor. Of the three major legacy media late night hosts, Fallon was always the least of the offenders of this simple rule, but now, it seems he's making a statement. 

Gutfeld's appearance on Fallon was — like Sydney Sweeney's American Eagle ad — a mark of a societal turning point. A cultural landmark that signals a massive change in the nation's heart and mind, but more than that, Gutfeld is doing something that is helping bridge a divide that's been plaguing Western society for some time. 

When Gutfeld was going over his Fallon appearance, Kat Timpf said something pretty important. 

"I do think it was a positive thing for the culture," said Timpf. "The fact that the two of you sat down, and you didn't talk about politics at all — you sat there and you had a conversation."

Timpf brought up Gutfeld's entrance where he ran up and had Fallon hug him while lifting his feet, which she thought was a cute moment. 

"This was a lot of people's first exposure to you as a human being," she continued, "rather than just the guy who — the headlines that people probably read of "Gutfeld said this thing" and they see the headline... you were just a guy just being a dude talking to another dude."

"We don't really see a lot of that at all with two people who are on the opposing side," Timpf added. 

She's absolutely right, but if you zoom out, this isn't just about Gutfeld. 

Gutfeld represents a side of America that many in America have only heard about through legacy media outlets and influencers, or worse, can only see through the lens they present. There was never a permission structure in many circles to see right-leaning people as anything other than mustache-twisting villains who hate everyone.

But as Timpf pointed out, they just got to see one of the more famous of these villains as just some regular guy who isn't actually a villain at all. He's just a guy... and so are you. 

Or a gal, if you want to get particular. 

The point is, Fallon and Gutfeld pulled the curtain back on a window to the other side, where many an American can now see that there are no monsters in the dark behind it. It's just people who have a different outlook on things and perspective that might differ, but makes them no less human. We have fun, make jokes, go to parties, get into trouble, have adventures, and make friends with unlikely people. 

Fallon and Gutfeld demonstrated that in the end, we're all just folks with a simple conversation. 

And again, I want to highlight just how big this is as a cultural milestone. We've been divided by a legacy media for so long that we've almost forgotten what it's like to not have this kind of conversation in the open, and in good faith. I don't think Gen Z has ever witnessed a moment like this. That's how long it's been. 

What's more, there's a kind of warmth that comes with it. It takes the stress off, knowing that people who disagree with you aren't actually evil, and you don't have to be out for blood. Jokes can be made. Chats can occur. A good time can be had by all. Not everything has to be about politics. 

It's such a breath of fresh air. 

It really shows you just how much damage the legacy media did to the Western world with its own ideological obsessions and horrendous politicizing of everything. It really puts people like Stephen Colbert into perspective, who many are only now starting to learn was someone who was harming America through his own bigotry and hard-left biases. 

I'm thrilled that we're finally leaving all this behind, because as our social health improves, our nation improves. 

Well done, Gutfeld, and huge props to Fallon.