The remarkably illogical reason for this, as explained in the book, is that unless there is clear and present racism, diversity is unnecessary and simply an attempt to find “cause for offense in everything.” Loesch accused Media Matters of pushing “propaganda” (by publishing a two-minute clip of her speaking, with a transcript, and no commentary) and “utterly ignoring the satire.”

Loesch’s segment was widely condemned, including by the cartoon’s creator, which issued a statement saying that it is “not associated with images that promote hate” and that it will “denounce any images of our brands that are being used to convey a message not in line with the values of the company.”

NRA board members were among those who panned the segment. Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre was reportedly “livid and embarrassed” and “apologized to the entire board” for the image before asking NRATV’s production company for the network’s metrics, which ultimately kicked off a series of multimillion-dollar lawsuits and led to the shutdown of NRATV and the ouster of Loesch as spokesperson.

While by far the most widely condemned, Loesch’s segment on Thomas the Tank Engine is not the only bigoted or offensive thing she did while appearing on NRATV. She has claimed she was the victim of a “public lynching” after appearing on a CNN townhall on gun violence prevention, said the Me Too movement “was an attempt to hijack real trauma,” and compared gun owners to rape survivors.

Given her track record, Loesch is one of the last people who should be lecturing anyone else on grace and tolerance. True grace would be apologizing for using such painful imagery to mock a cartoon’s attempt to “start meaningful conversations and learning between children and parents."