Colin Jost, Michael Che and Michael Gue roasted the week’s politics and pop culture. Saturday Night Live’sWeekend Update: Kanye West controversy was also mentioned.
Following West’s anti-Semitic messages on social media, there were many Jewish organizations that called the rapper out for the dangerous language he was using. Che referred to the Black Jewish Entertainment Alliance, condemning West, and quipped. “Just say, Lenny Kravitz.”
Jost also mentioned Elon Musk’s tweet to West, which he had sent after being blocked from Twitter due to offensive tweets.
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“Talked to ye today & expressed my concerns about his recent tweet, which I think he took to heart,”Read Musk’s tweet.
Jost quipped, “Well, that settles it. If there’s one thing we all trust Elon with it’s successfully reading another human being’s emotional cues.”
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Earlier this week, the Black Jewish Entertainment Alliance condemned West’s antisemitic messages.
“Ye’s recent statements about the Jewish community are hurtful, offensive, and wrong. They perpetuate stereotypes that have been the basis for discrimination and violence against Jews for thousands of years. Words like this tear at the fabric of the Black-Jewish relationship,”Read the Twitter statement.
“The Black and Jewish communities must stand together through incidents like this to make clear that trafficking in hateful stereotypes is unacceptable and that the words of one entertainer do not reflect the views of an entire community.”