{"id":2121277,"date":"2023-12-10T20:04:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-11T01:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-new-low-snl-wrecked-for-skit-mocking-elise-stefanik-in-college-anti-semitism-hearing\/"},"modified":"2023-12-10T20:09:42","modified_gmt":"2023-12-11T01:09:42","slug":"a-new-low-snl-wrecked-for-skit-mocking-elise-stefanik-in-college-anti-semitism-hearing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-new-low-snl-wrecked-for-skit-mocking-elise-stefanik-in-college-anti-semitism-hearing\/","title":{"rendered":"SNL criticized for mocking Elise Stefanik in college anti-Semitism hearing skit"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fa-new-low-snl-wrecked-for-skit-mocking-elise-stefanik-in-college-anti-semitism-hearing%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2121277&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>SNL\u200c Faces Backlash \u2064for Targeting GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik Instead of College Leaders in\u200c Cold \u200dOpen<\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tina-fey-could-take-over-saturday-night-live-report\/\" title=\"Report: Tina Fey may replace on Saturday Night Live.\">sketch comedy \u2062show<\/a> &#8220;Saturday Night Live&#8221; received \u200bwidespread criticism online for its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/snl-mocks-expulsion-of-george-santos-from-the-house\/\" title=\"SNL ridicules George Santos' House expulsion\">recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/saturday-night-live-mocks-dumbest-impeachment-trial-after-trump-acquitted-again\/\" title=\"\u2018Saturday Night Live\u2019 Mocks \u2018Dumbest\u2019 Impeachment Trial After Trump Acquitted Again\">cold open<\/a><\/a>, which bizarrely focused on \u200dGOP Rep. Elise Stefanik instead of the\u2064 college leaders who were heavily criticized for their testimonies on anti-Semitism in colleges and universities.<\/p>\n<p>During the Congressional\u2064 hearing, University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill refused to acknowledge that\u200d advocating for the genocide of Jews violates the university&#8217;s code of conduct\u200d on bullying and harassment.\u2063 This shocking testimony led to Magill&#8217;s resignation following significant backlash.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the college\u2063 leaders&#8217; controversial statements, the SNL cold open primarily targeted Rep. Stefanik, who was visibly stunned by their defense of students calling for the genocide of Jews. This choice did not\u2062 go unnoticed by viewers.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I mean, I get that SNL is typically a mess, but how do you watch that hearing and come out of it thinking \u200bStefanik was the right target of satire? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/g4jBOf1Nf4\">https:\/\/t.co\/g4jBOf1Nf4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Emily Zanotti \ud83e\udd9d (@emzanotti) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/emzanotti\/status\/1733923276647268542?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 10, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Many criticized SNL for lacking truth in its satire, stating that the cold open was not funny and missed the mark entirely.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If there is no truth in satire, it&#8217;s not funny. This isn&#8217;t funny.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u200c Rob Carson Show (@RobCarson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobCarson\/status\/1733877294920298798?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 10,\u2064 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>After three university presidents faced widespread \u2062criticism for their testimonies, SNL&#8217;s decision to mock Rep. Stefanik instead of addressing the real issue drew further backlash.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">After three university presidents were universally panned for their testimony about anti-Semitism on campus, SNL decided that <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EliseStefanik?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@EliseStefanik<\/a> was the one who embarrassed \u200dherself. <br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wSympwPfEj\">https:\/\/t.co\/wSympwPfEj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Greg Price (@greg_price11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/greg_price11\/status\/1733878994313896114?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 10, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Viewers expressed\u2062 their disappointment,\u200c questioning whether anyone found the cold open funny and \u2063criticizing SNL for mishandling \u2064the \u200ccomedic potential of\u200b the hearing.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Serious question: Is there anyone on either side that actually thinks this is funny?<\/p>\n<p>I mean there was plenty of\u200b comedic material from that hearing, but SNL somehow managed to cover it in the cringiest way\u200d imaginable. <\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jP1S84iGCk\">https:\/\/t.co\/jP1S84iGCk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 AG (@AGHamilton29) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AGHamilton29\/status\/1733898432132067486?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 10, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Rabbi Shmuel Reichman called the skit \u2064the &#8220;most embarrassing&#8221; he&#8217;s ever seen, highlighting the moral choice SNL \u200chad\u2064 to make between acknowledging the disastrous testimonies of the college presidents or\u200d aligning with the radical left&#8217;s stance on anti-Semitism.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is the most embarrassing \u2063SNL skit I have EVER seen!<\/p>\n<p>In \u2063a postmodern world, people think they get to choose their\u200b truth, and then rewrite everything in order to\u200c fit their narrative.<\/p>\n<p>So SNL had a moral choice:<\/p>\n<p>1- Admit the obvious: that \u2063the testimony of\u200d the presidents\u2063 of\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ygtAN1KgBD\">pic.twitter.com\/ygtAN1KgBD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rabbi Shmuel Reichman (@ReichmanShmuel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ReichmanShmuel\/status\/1733963561058103799?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 10, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Overall, the \u2062SNL \u200dcold open \u2063received\u200c significant backlash\u200c for its choice of target and failure\u200d to address the real \u2062issues\u200d raised during the \u200dCongressional hearing.<\/p>\n<p>WATCH:<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u200bWhy\u200b did viewers express disappointment and frustration with SNL&#8217;s decision to target Rep. Stefanik instead of addressing the troubling statements made by the college leaders?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Rice) December 10, 2023<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Viewers expressed their\u200c disappointment and frustration with SNL&#8217;s decision to target Rep. Stefanik instead of using its platform\u200c to address the \u2064troubling statements made by the college leaders.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What an absolute disgrace &#8211; \u2064and \u200ccowardly &#8211; of SNL to not directly address the REAL issue but to go after a member\u200b of Congress who is not \u2064even \u200bon the \u2064committee at the hearings. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Z9c32WT37Y\">https:\/\/t.co\/Z9c32WT37Y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u2064Dawn Nagel (@sweetdno14) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sweetdno14\/status\/1733894632686501376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 10, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Many\u2064 social media \u200cusers believed SNL missed an opportunity to hold the college leaders accountable for their statements and\u200b instead chose an easier target\u200d in Rep.\u200b Stefanik.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u200dSNL Comedy show fails to ridicule \u200bUniversity Leaders who refused to admit that advocating genocide violates code\u2062 of conduct, \u2062inste\u200cad choses to ridicule a sitting Congresswoman for exposing their hypocrisy. That\u2019s why the credibility of SNL and their partners is at all time\u2064 low. Why should they be trusted?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Doug McKolosky (@djmckolosky) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/djmckolosky\/status\/1733896903254914560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 10, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>SNL has faced backlash in the past for \u2062its political\u2062 satire, with critics arguing that the \u2063show often leans heavily towards one side of the political spectrum. \u2063The targeting of Rep. Stefanik instead of the college \u200cleaders in \u2063the cold open \u2062only added fuel to this ongoing criticism.<\/p>\n<p>As\u2062 viewers continue to\u200c express their disappointment and frustration with SNL&#8217;s decision, the \u2064show may face further\u2063 scrutiny\u2062 and pressure to address these concerns in future sketches. Only time will tell how SNL will respond to the \u200cbacklash\u2064 and whether they will adjust their approach \u200din future episodes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saturday Night Live&#8221; faced online ridicule for its recent cold open, where it oddly focused on GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik&#8217;s questions during a Congressional hearing on anti-Semitism in colleges. 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