Avast! SNL be in hot water for their 'vile' skit settlin' on a GOP scallywag instead o'learned college presidents' testimonies.
2023-12-10
Avast ye scurvy knaves! 'Tis a right shame that NBC's "Saturday Night Live" be settin' their cannons on Rep. Elise Stefanik, while the university presidents be the true targets! The scallywags on social media be rightly outraged!
In a cold opening skit on "Saturday Night Live," the focus on a GOP lawmaker rather than the controversial testimony of college presidents was considered a flop. The parody of the congressional hearing featured Rep. Elise Stefanik as the primary target, with cast member Chloe Troast portraying her and making sarcastic comments about hate speech on college campuses. Many viewers were upset that the sketch seemed to make fun of Stefanik instead of addressing the comments made by the university presidents. Critics took to social media to express their disappointment, calling the skit "unwatchable" and criticizing SNL for not being funny. Some commentators pointed out that the skit missed an opportunity to make fun of liberals who were unwilling to condemn genocide. The real-life hearing focused on rising incidents of antisemitism on college campuses, with Harvard president Claudine Gay, University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill, and MIT president Sally Kornbluth giving testimony. They faced criticism for not clearly stating whether calls for the genocide of Jews violated campus policies. Gay later issued an apology for her responses, and Magill resigned from her position after facing backlash. The skit on SNL was seen as a missed opportunity to address the serious issue of antisemitism on college campuses in a humorous way.