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Colin Jost and Michael Che are a formidable hosting duo for Weekend Update, and this season, with the election looming, the world needs their special brand of news coverage more than ever. But, Che’s dropping of the N-bomb has left more than a few upset, confused and wondering what just happened on live TV.
The comment came after discussing the national anthem controversy surrounding the sports world. Basically, white people are fine with the national anthem, and Che explained why through an analogy:
“I expect white guys to defend the national anthem like I expected Phylicia Rashad to defend Bill Cosby. I’m sure when all the people were protesting The Cosby Show, Claire Huxtable was like, ‘I don’t know what he did to y’all, but ***** made me rich.'”
Then Che made this face:
Now, we head to Twitter:
Michael Che drops the first n-word of the #SNL season. Sasheer Zamata waited 19 episodes last season.
— Jillian Sederholm (@JillianSed) October 2, 2016
Michael Che definitely just dropped the N-word on #SNL and defended Kaepernick. Guess this is his last show. Nice knowing u bro!! Lol
— Celeste B. (@CelesteMidwest) October 2, 2016
SNL closed captioning censored Michael Che's n-word joke pic.twitter.com/ENvOkVh8bk
— Rob Murphy (@dhmbib) October 2, 2016
https://twitter.com/nygreggs/status/782437093037473792
Um did I just hear the n-word? #SNL
— Lanette (@Amadii) October 2, 2016
https://twitter.com/kellykemnitz/status/782437009583280128
WAIT, can you say the n word on SNL????? Because they just did. Isn't this network tv?
— Lisa Simone Raja🇯🇲 (@ITGrlLisaSimone) October 2, 2016
Of course, we’ve seen this before…
Perhaps it wasn’t a mistake. Maybe SNL is getting edgier. In the very next sketch, we heard “p*ssy,” and as many commenters have been pointing out, in recent seasons, music acts have uttered the word as well as performers.
https://twitter.com/ZackENERGY921/status/782439565357383680
they've said the P word on SNL in recent seasons, but they just started back on the N-word in 2016. Heard it from Kanye & Sasheer.
— Dr. Black (@BKBlack28) October 2, 2016
Wait, so NOW you can say the P-word AND the N-word on national TV????? #SNL #SNLPremiere
— Media Critic (@critical_media) October 2, 2016
Remember when Zasheer said the N word last season on Update?? #SNL
— Meh (@BRo_Amore) October 2, 2016
So now, before any think pieces come out — was this a mistake or just a new direction for SNL?
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