Like "pimp my X", "X like a porn star" is offensive more because it is such a tired meme than because it is actually offensive. The "uproar" reminds me of that

Like "pimp my X", "X like a porn star" is offensive more because it is such a tired meme than because it is actually offensive. The "uproar" reminds me of that post where they took away that one developer's cargo shorts and dressed him up like an elementary school teacher, and all the comments were raging about how they turned him into a "hipster."