Colin Jost & Michael Che tackle the latest headlines Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update tackling the controversies around Kanye West’s “White Lives Matter”shirt The Little Mermaid.
When he wore a shirt that had the “West” logo on it, West caused quite a stir. “White Lives Matter”slogan is a play on the Black Lives Matter movement, which was created to raise awareness about police brutality. Che made light of the rapper’s appearance on the Tucker Carlson show on Fox News “to defend wearing a White Lives Matter shirt claiming he wore the shirt because he was using a gut instinct.”
“But what he’s definitely not using are the meds prescribed to him,”Che laughed with the joke that fell apart with the audience.
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The next section will be about “Weekend Update” segment, Jost introduced “Black Ariel” from Disney’s new live-action adaptation of The Little Mermaid.
Ego Nwodim made an appearance at the “Update”Jost asks Jost for Ariel to be her name and notes that she has a desk with the famous purple bra and green fishingtail. “I don’t call you white Colin to your face.”
Jost proceeded to ask Nwodim’s Ariel how it felt like to be called a hero and a role model to young girls.
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“Role model to who? Black girls who want to be a fish?” Ariel said. “I gotta be honest Colin, it’s a lot of pressure. People are all like, ‘Oh Ariel, you’re perfect. You’re the hero we need.’ B***h, I am normal.”
Ariel joked that she didn’t ask for any of this adding, “My mom got drunk and had sex with a tuna and now I’m here.”
Ariel was most proud of her negative attributes and went against every positive projection she received. She called herself dumb, and said that she was. “pro-Sea World.” The Little MermaidStar also claimed that she was responsible for the BP oil leak.
You can watch the video below.