MAGA melts down at Tom Hanks playing Trump fan on SNL50
MAGA melts down at Tom Hanks playing Trump fan on SNL50
Conservatives lashed out online at the appearance of Hanks’ recurring Trump-loving character.
Summary
Tom Hanks reprised his 2016 "MAGA" character, Doug, on Saturday Night Live’s 50th anniversary episode, sparking backlash from Trump supporters.
The sketch, Black Jeopardy!, featured Doug again hesitating to shake hands with a Black host.
Conservative commentators criticized the portrayal as outdated and offensive, calling it an unfair caricature of Trump voters.
Outdated? Maybe. He's not making them look like nazis
Offensive? Not even close.
Honestly, his portrayal is more human than any interaction I've personally had with any Trumper (family coworker, stranger included).
I haven't seen the recent sketch--In the original though, his character was racist out of ignorance, but sorta open-minded and empathetic when actually facing black folks.
That latter part is probably what the trumpers actually find offensive.
They literally did that exact thing last time
The fuck is this fascist apologist bullshit?
They don’t need help looking like Nazis. They already look, act, and smell like them. And if they look, act, and smell like a Nazi, they are a Nazi
Since you’re from .ca I will charitably assume your primary language is Québécois. In English I assure you that your understanding of the statement is not correct. There is no need to be angry at the person you originally replied to.
Saying Tom Hanks portrayal of Maga is charitable of their behaviour is Nazi apologism?
What is your real issue here? You have that account blocked, and blocked so that it doesn't receive notifications. (Edit: I may have blocked you due to this type of behaviour)
Are you afraid that I'll poke holes in your argument?
Were you looking to call me a Nazi or do you just sling mud when someone steps out of your narrow set of authoritarian morals?
You can't spell hatred without red hat.
(I can't take credit for this, I saw this comment on this same story elsewhere, and I thought it was so obvious that I can't believe it isn't more widespread)
Ouh nice one
how the fuck are we near 10 years later and I'm just now seeing what should've been the DNC's campaign motto from the start? People, politicians, and pundits can argue about "flavors of fascism" till the cows come home, but the hatred is plain for anyone to see.
calling it an unfair caricature of Trump voters.
Maybe they can get some thoughts and prayers from the ... *checks notes * ... immigrants eating people's cats and dogs?
Why can't they just do fair caricatures?!
caricature
and have an surgery wing in schools for transitions.
Conservative commentators criticized the portrayal as outdated and offensive, calling it an unfair caricature of Trump voters.
Who cares? Time to stop giving a crap about racists and biggots feelings. What a bunch of snowflakes.
Ok, ok, I REALLY gotta know what Trump supporters are actually offended by being called out as racists. Like, that's literally 50% of their entire thing with the other 50% being homophobes.
They're offended by being called out. Doesn't matter what it's about, it's just the being called out that's the problem.
Because it's all dog whistles so "you can't prove it! I just don't like DEI, it's unfair!" "I don't like gay people being forced down my throat in all media!"
There's always a somewhat "proper" argument that hides the real reason they agree with it.
There are a lot of racist who will swear up and down that they are not racists.
"It's not racist when it's true."
You hear this shit living in Indiana.
Being called what they are is worse than being what they are.
They’re looking for any excuse to be the victim.
When you're insulted by TOM HANKS, then you know you're a fucking candy ass pansy bitch.
conservatives in general do not understand comedy in any form, unless it involves bigotry.
Looking at some of the response videos from maga supporters I realized that they're the most butt hurt demographic in existence.
Bruh, its like everything else from conservatives.
Anything they say is projection.
They scream that democrats, gays, etc are pedophiles.
What group is on the news every day with a new child molestation arrest/conviction? Conservatives.
They laugh at and mock democrats for being snowflakes that get big hurt over existence.
What group is constantly whinging online about their feels being hurt over facts? and trying to hide their tears behind the the SDE of impotent rage.
Everything a conservative says about another group, is in fact a confession about conservatives. everything
GOP:
Gaslight
Obstruct
Project
They think if they are having an issue with it, everyone else must be as well.
It's part of the indoctrination of sin from the church as well.
It's also a pretty common logical bias from smart people thinking others think or know what they do.
Apparently we are all the same flaws with very different responses to them.
And what's hilarious is this character is actually dead on. I've met people just like this character. I guess that's why they're butt hurt
If they don't have something to be angry about, they don't have anything at all to say. It appears that fine-tuning the ragebait algos for max engagement has had a persistent negative effect.
Like a decade and a half ago Starbucks had been nerve to put. Happy holidays on there winter season cups, and the right wing lost their shit.
They cannot be taken seriously with their complaints about being victims.
Liberals are constantly offended because conservatives are constantly attacking everything around them.
Conservatives attack everything around them because they are offended by EVERYTHING!
If you're offending Trump supporters then you're doing something right.
Conservative commentators criticized the portrayal as outdated and offensive
Well yeah. Conservatives very often are outdated and offensive.
The original Doug on Black Jeopardy sketch is my absolute favorite sketch they've ever done.
It's so obvious that poor white people would get along with and want to same things as minorities if they could just get over that racism and stop falling for the manipulation by religious and political leaders
It’s so obvious that poor white people would get along with and want to same things as minorities if they could just get over that racism and stop falling for the manipulation by religious and political leaders
Which is why they killed Martin Luther King, Jr. He was starting to make progress bringing poor people off all backgrounds together and that was a threat to the powers that be.
It doesn't happen in a vacuum. There's generations of racism bred into them, including the politicians and religious leaders.
That kinda hate makes for a very powerful weapon.
That was hilarious. I don't usually care to watch a lot of videos online, but that was well worth it.
And holy shit, Tom Hanks playing the least racist person ever to wear a MAGA hat. Not nearly offensive enough.
That's as evil as he could make it. Probably seemed cartoonishly evil to him.
Conservatives were not impressed, with many commenting online that they were quick to switch the program off.
The reason why they switched it off so quick because it reminded them of themselves and made those snowflakes uncomfortable.
At least they know how to switch the channel. Don't want to protest for SNL to be canceled.
At least when Tom Hanks is joking, it doesn't end up violating human rights and constitutional law.
Every one of those comments is talking about how they shouldn’t be made fun of because trump won the popular vote, but did that stop them from making fun of any democrat that won the popular vote for the last twenty years?
Don’t try to ascribe logic to anything coming from the right. Just keep making fun of them.
So winning the popular vote means no one makes fun of you? I wonder if the redcaps have any clue about anything in this world.
That seems to be what they’re implying. I guess they only just selectively thought of it.
The GOP proved that they're not above randomly making up new rules just to complain the other side isn't following them with all the "traditions" that Obama snubbed
Sounds like a bunch of snowflakes
Conservative commentators criticized the portrayal as outdated and offensive, calling it an unfair caricature of Trump voters.
Apparently this passes for “melts down”?
Yes, by MAGA's own vernacular it does.
Astute!
Conservative commentators should be written nazi enablers
I’m pretty sure these publications would if it weren’t for the fact that conservatives are litigious little snowflakes. So much so, that I’d be surprised if they didn’t have the word “defamation” on retainer.
When your news report the dismantling of democracy and constintution as "administrative changes", concentration camps and genocide as "relocation" and invasion of sovereign nations as "the 5xth state" then "melts down" might as well mean death threats, violence and burning crosses.
Literally the whole joke last time he was on was that rednecks and black people have more in common than they thought. But leave it to these snowflakes to find a way to feel oppressed.
They really hate it when you point out their racism, don’t they. Poor snowflakes.
that’s because we teach kids that racism is really bad and onlt bad people are racists. These people cannot be bad people therefore they aren’t racist.
The issue is if you are raised in a racist society, as most are, you will internalize and express racist views from time to time. You are only a bad person if you don’t try to reduce or stop expressing these views.
They simply cannot stand the ugly truth about them, those MAGA snowflakes.
Snowflakes.
Oh, did they melt?
Do they not realize that the point of the sketch was that people have more in common than you think once you get rid of preconceived notions and prejudices?
Meanwhile Google removes Black History Month.
This was the best part and only real swing taken in an otherwise really disappointing three hours. Yeah, I hate that I have to say that but it was a nothingburger that had so much potential for comedy and good.
I thought the entire SNL50 shit was kinda gross when watching a few segments of it. Every skit (especially the adam sandler song), had references to "Lauren's" horrible work ethic and how much of a psychological shit storm working on that show is.
- Multiple references to Norm Mcdonald being fired for speaking out about OJ
- the loss of members (some from drug use because of the industry and the show they're now continuing to promote).
- turmoil and treatment of the staff and writers
- obvious racial bias, especially for the weekend update teams in the past
Like it just kept going on and on with little jokes telling how much of a crap place it is, then everyone smiles and says, "Thank you Lauren!!" I honestly doubt if George Carlin was alive, that they would've asked him to come back and host (he was the first host).
If this would've been the last show, like they all decided to hang up the towel. Then sure, treat it like graduating from a crappy ass highschool you're just so thrilled to be out of, you can enjoy the last day. But all the appearances and references just reminded me of how shitty SNL has really been over the decades. Sure some great writers and performers, but those have been squeezed and mutilated out of creative individuals for decades for our entertainment.
I really have nothing to say about the "outrage from conservatives" lol, that just feels like clickbait for every side.
Tame. What crybabies.
Are we still reporting on Tweets as if they are reflective of real human being opinions and not a psyop?
when are they not melting down? thier whole existence is around reactions.
While its funny to see the right bitching aroun like a kid that didnt get what they wanted, i watched the clip and as a european it was like watching a parallel universe.
Yeah I just didn't think Tom was that funny. Eddie Murphy fucking killed it though. Holy shit!
Well, Tim Allen offends me whenever I hear his comedy.
Go Woody!
"Someone's poisoned the water hole!"
He was legitimately funny when he started doing standup in the late 80s.
Unfortunately, his entire act became, "I am a man who does manly things, here is my annoying grunt sound."
Also once legitimately funny: Jeff Dunham.
Hilarious that having Doug on that show was literally DEI. And terrible white dudes are mad about it.
Yeah truth hurts
just watched it, that was so milquetoast I can't believe anyone was actually offended. Shit, they just reused a couple jokes from the last time. That was it. He's scared of black people, that's the joke. magats are scared of anyone with more melanin than milli vanilli, so, uh, rings true to me
He’s scared of black people, that’s the joke. magats are scared of anyone with more melanin than milli vanilli
🤔
Milquetoast political satire on SNL? This is unprecedented!
Hey, you know how funny it is that Gerald Ford is clumsy? Let's not talk about the whole pardoning Nixon thing. "Live from New York..."
And the sketch is just so good Eddie Murphy is doind Tracy Morgan with him there. Guy goes off script and almost stops everyone from continuing. Then Tom comes and you know it went hard. SNL hasn't been great lately but this one works great.
Every single MAGAt can fuck off and die.
Outdated? So admitting that your movement was racist, but trying to pretend it isn't racist anymore?
they switched to "sanewashing" now.
Hollywood still doesn’t get it: Portraying Trump supporters as racist caricatures while he’s winning record minority support.
This is an important point, though. Trump's win was in part because of successful propagandizing and winning a ton more minority votes than in 2020.
Trump got less votes, the problem was how many people didn't vote at all.
Both can be true. Minority blocs helped though. For example:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/arab-american-voters-trump-dearborn-michigan-israel-biden-harris/
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/trump-economy-latino-vote-2024-election-rcna178951
If the red hat fits...
"I'M not racist! YOU'RE racist!"
"You're the vulgarian, you FUCK!"
........ Nods "Ok"
🙃
I saw some mags saying it’s offensive and racist, as if they ever cared about that and also, how is a white guy playing a white guy racist again?
Doug seems like an okay guy in terms of how he carried himself and was polite to the host. If they’re really offended over this character they really will be upset over anything.
The "Fuck your Feelings" crowd has very easily activated feelings
Doug was that sort of background racist that most MAGA are, but refuse to admit.
He flinched when a black man walked toward him, and then said he'd create "white jeopardy", not realizing that it was already a thing.
Tom Hanks pulled it off perfectly.
Conservative commentators criticized the portrayal as outdated and offensive
While looking in a mirror instead of the TV.
Snowflakes
Anybody knows where one could watch that episode in europe?
Not sure if it's geo-restricted, but https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qYM6bKl57A
MAGA fans wish they could be as well liked as Doug
Too bad they link to play it on xitter. WTF.
I hope that these low hanging low blows to the political opposition will not become mainstream here. Don't get me wrong, I think Trump and all of his staff are a threat to democracies around the globe.
But be better. Make analysis, make arguments that build on real journalism. Don't just spam memes and use political slurs. If you are not better, or takeaa moral highground this will just be another echo chamber...
Yeah it's funny that MAGA assholes are butthurt, but this also signals that "ThE LeFt" just does not understand a big part of why they lost: they have consistently ignored middle-class non-urban voices, for decades. (And not just "Hollywood types" like Hanks, I mean political leadership)
If political leadership and strong policymaking had been there for a majority of Americans for a long time, maybe just maybe by the 2010s the dumbass dick-swingin' rapist grifter wouldn't have found such a nice pile of grievances to conveniently turn to his advantage.
I don't fully disagree with you, but the problem isn't making fun of ignorant assholes though. It's leadership and representation having an utter lack of strategy other than "we're not Republicans" while getting fat off their positions.