Although October 26th's episode of Saturday Night Live was nearly perfect, there was one joke in particular that did not hit so well...
SNL's Michael Che is now facing criticism for calling Caitlyn Jenner a "fella" in his latest sketch.
Although October 26th's episode of Saturday Night Live was nearly perfect, there was one joke in particular that did not hit so well...
SNL's Michael Che is now facing criticism for calling Caitlyn Jenner a "fella" in his latest sketch.
Of all the things that could have gone wrong, this one was a doozy.
He explains that Kanye is slowly turning into an "old white lady."
Not only did he refer to Caitlyn as "Bruce", but he also used the pronoun "he" and called her a "fella."
Michael is now facing accusations from all corners of the internet of being transphobic.
“At first I thought Kanye was losing his mind, and now I feel like he’s fine."
“It’s like, how long before this guy changes his name to Kathy?"
(This is where things went awry).
While this line was obviously meant to be a joke, evidently, no one found it very funny...
The joke did not go over super well with the SNL audience, based on the reaction from the crowd in the clip.
The Caitlyn Jenner jokes are seriously dated. It is 2019. Time to move on, people!
Everyone at home probably had the same reaction.
A lot of people took to Twitter to voice their complaints against the joke and the show for allowing it.
Unfortunately, I doubt we'll get one from Michael Che or from SNL.
Some people argued that the joke wasn't transphobic and was only using Caitlyn's deadname to be accurate to the time period it was referring to.
Some people feel that Caitlyn's continued support for Donald Trump leaves her as an open target for some jokes and mockery.
Just in case SNL isn't aware, transgender women are, in fact, women.
He acknowledged the criticism, but pointed out that some of the comments he's received have crossed a line.
But he seemed to laugh it off.
“How would you know what I’m afraid of?," he joked.
During Comedy Central’s roast for Alec Baldwin, Caitlyn spoke up about the jokes aimed at her transition.
“Let me remind you — it made Kylie Jenner, the youngest self-made billionaire in history. It made Kendall Jenner, the highest-paid model in the world."
Facts.
"I didn’t cut it off, I just retired it. It was done!”
Let us know what you think of Michael's Che calling Caitlyn Jenner a "fella"!