Saturday Night Lame: Dim Campus-Hearing Take
The antisemitism-hearing sketch last weekend on “Saturday Night Live” should have never been deemed acceptable for television (“Saturday night lies,” Kirsten Fleming, Dec. 12).
The cast of “SNL” made fun of politicians investigating antisemitism in colleges.
Then they ignored the college presidents’ insane answers to questions highlighting the twisted standards in academia today.
One of these schools’ leaders said that calling for genocide only violated her university’s code of conduct in certain contexts. It’s interesting how this strain of antisemitism is coming from the left, just like in Europe in the early 20th century.
All I can say is: for shame! Sean Coughlin
Acton, Mass.
Kirsten Fleming’s recent article was great, but let me focus on an important piece of information.
“Saturday Night Live” creator and producer
Lorne Michaels was born into a Jewish family. When he grew up, he changed his name — it was originally Lorne David Lipowitz — and went on to become a TV legend.
One wonders how he allowed such a terrible skit, one that is reeking of antisemitism, to air this past Saturday.
Kudos to Cecily Strong for pulling out at the last minute. Michaels should be ashamed of himself. Robert Feuerstein
Staten Island
What will the comedic geniuses at “SNL” come up with next? A hilarious skit mocking the lawyers who prosecuted Nazis at Nuremberg, perhaps? The laughs just keep on coming. Jake McNicholas Whitestone
This show was once hilarious, but now I sometimes forget it’s even still running. I’m assuming the antisemitic skit got the OK from its producer, Lorne Michaels?
The slaughter of innocents in Israel is apparently, to many woke cretins, something to make light of.
In the past several years, many comedians have been canceled because they poked fun at a taboo topic. The LGBTQ community is off-limits, for instance. But apparently antisemitism is fair game.
No comment, Lorne? I guess the NBC money is too good. Kevin Judge
Naples, Fla.