by Flack » Mon Aug 05, 2024 5:52 am
The black/queer woman who quit/was let go had several sour grape complaints about the show, one of which was "they wanted me to get rid of my dreads." The other person, who is non-binary and identifies as they/them, complained that they were being typecast as a female.
We raised an entire generation of children, told them they were all special, and now you know what happens as they enter the workforce. SNL is a comedy skit show in which performers are required to play all types of roles -- this is one of the main reasons why, for the most part, the male performers are clean shaven. I've read there was a rule that no cast member was allowed to have a moustache or beard, although there have been enough exceptions that perhaps it is an unwritten rule or simply a cultural request. Regardless, you can't have Chris Farley, Adam Sandler, and David Spade playing women who work for the Gap if they have beards. If you have dreads and can stuff 'em up into a bald cap then great. If you can't, you're literally affecting the show. You're taking up a slot and then saying, I only play characters that have dreadlocks. As for the other performer... look, I try to be sensitive, but if you're a woman and you look like a woman and you change your pronoun and then get upset that they give you women characters to play... I'm just baffled that these new additions to the show have no concept of what being part of an ensemble cast means. Imagine getting a job at one of the most visible employers in your field and walking in through the front door with a list of things you won't do. It's just inconceivable to me.
Every great SNL cast member has created memorable characters. These new additions to the show are more about themselves than the characters and when they learn that it's not a vehicle for their own weird standup, off they go. Good riddance.
The black/queer woman who quit/was let go had several sour grape complaints about the show, one of which was "they wanted me to get rid of my dreads." The other person, who is non-binary and identifies as they/them, complained that they were being typecast as a female.
We raised an entire generation of children, told them they were all special, and now you know what happens as they enter the workforce. SNL is a comedy skit show in which performers are required to play all types of roles -- this is one of the main reasons why, for the most part, the male performers are clean shaven. I've read there was a rule that no cast member was allowed to have a moustache or beard, although there have been enough exceptions that perhaps it is an unwritten rule or simply a cultural request. Regardless, you can't have Chris Farley, Adam Sandler, and David Spade playing women who work for the Gap if they have beards. If you have dreads and can stuff 'em up into a bald cap then great. If you can't, you're literally affecting the show. You're taking up a slot and then saying, I only play characters that have dreadlocks. As for the other performer... look, I try to be sensitive, but if you're a woman and you look like a woman and you change your pronoun and then get upset that they give you women characters to play... I'm just baffled that these new additions to the show have no concept of what being part of an ensemble cast means. Imagine getting a job at one of the most visible employers in your field and walking in through the front door with a list of things you won't do. It's just inconceivable to me.
Every great SNL cast member has created memorable characters. These new additions to the show are more about themselves than the characters and when they learn that it's not a vehicle for their own weird standup, off they go. Good riddance.