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2023-12-12 13:39:01 UTC
Former Saturday Night Live (SNL) star Cecily Strong reportedly pulled out
last minute from performing in Saturdays widely-panned cold open, which
targeted GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik (NY) for her questions during a recent
Congressional hearing on anti-Semitism in colleges and universities instead
of the college leaders who were widely criticized for their testimonies.
Strong rehearsed the sketch earlier in the week as Stefanik, according to a
report from The Wrap, but was ultimately swapped for a relatively new cast
member named Chloe Troast.
It remains unclear why Strong did not play Stefanik in the final sketch; she
has not commented publicly on the matter. There has been speculation that the
former SNL star will be back next week when fellow alum Kate McKinnon is set
to make her return to host the sketch show.
Despite the Congressional hearing already culminating in at least one
university president resigning from her position, SNL decided to largely take
aim at Stefanik, who appeared visibly stunned that the collegiate leaders
seemed to run cover for students she said had been calling for the genocide
of Jews.
University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill, for example, refused to
acknowledge that calling for the genocide of Jews violates UPenns code of
conduct on bullying and harassment. Magill resigned on Saturday following
wide backlash, as reported by The Daily Wire.
Harvard University President Claudine Gay was similarly questioned about
whether calling for the genocide of Jews violates Harvards codes of conduct.
She responded by saying that it depends on the context. Gay added that
calling for genocide is at odds with the values of Harvard and that when
that kind of speech crosses into conduct, that violates our policies.
There have since been calls for Gay to resign from her position. And
compounding her problems, the university president is now under fire for
allegations of plagiarism on her Harvard dissertation.
Conservatives online quickly reacted to the SNL sketch. Conservative Emily
Zanotti, for example, posted on X, I mean, I get that SNL is typically a
mess, but how do you watch that hearing and come out of it thinking Stefanik
was the right target of satire?
Radio host Rob Carson commented, If there is no truth in satire, its not
funny. This isnt funny.
How to explain SNL siding with Ivy league (sic) neo-racists? Wondering what
colleges their writers attended, Fox News host Greg Gutfeld wrote.
--
Let's go Brandon!
last minute from performing in Saturdays widely-panned cold open, which
targeted GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik (NY) for her questions during a recent
Congressional hearing on anti-Semitism in colleges and universities instead
of the college leaders who were widely criticized for their testimonies.
Strong rehearsed the sketch earlier in the week as Stefanik, according to a
report from The Wrap, but was ultimately swapped for a relatively new cast
member named Chloe Troast.
It remains unclear why Strong did not play Stefanik in the final sketch; she
has not commented publicly on the matter. There has been speculation that the
former SNL star will be back next week when fellow alum Kate McKinnon is set
to make her return to host the sketch show.
Despite the Congressional hearing already culminating in at least one
university president resigning from her position, SNL decided to largely take
aim at Stefanik, who appeared visibly stunned that the collegiate leaders
seemed to run cover for students she said had been calling for the genocide
of Jews.
University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill, for example, refused to
acknowledge that calling for the genocide of Jews violates UPenns code of
conduct on bullying and harassment. Magill resigned on Saturday following
wide backlash, as reported by The Daily Wire.
Harvard University President Claudine Gay was similarly questioned about
whether calling for the genocide of Jews violates Harvards codes of conduct.
She responded by saying that it depends on the context. Gay added that
calling for genocide is at odds with the values of Harvard and that when
that kind of speech crosses into conduct, that violates our policies.
There have since been calls for Gay to resign from her position. And
compounding her problems, the university president is now under fire for
allegations of plagiarism on her Harvard dissertation.
Conservatives online quickly reacted to the SNL sketch. Conservative Emily
Zanotti, for example, posted on X, I mean, I get that SNL is typically a
mess, but how do you watch that hearing and come out of it thinking Stefanik
was the right target of satire?
Radio host Rob Carson commented, If there is no truth in satire, its not
funny. This isnt funny.
How to explain SNL siding with Ivy league (sic) neo-racists? Wondering what
colleges their writers attended, Fox News host Greg Gutfeld wrote.
--
Let's go Brandon!