“This is the defining trait of the liberals, the Democratic Party, the media, of course, which is claiming victimhood, claiming to be aggrieved, claiming to be oppressed, always on account of sex, gender, sexual identity. That is rewarded mightily in our culture, which is very much dominated by the left, as you see here. You get glossy, gag-worthy spreads on GQ, you get money, you can get a raise, you get lots of attention. This is otherwise known as the ‘Jussie Smollet’ effect,” The Federalist’s Eddie Scarry told Fox News’s Tucker Carlson.