Summary

Tom Hanks reprised his 2016 “MAGA” character, Doug, on Saturday Night Live’s 50th anniversary episode, sparking backlash from Trump supporters.

The sketch, Black Jeopardy!, featured Doug again hesitating to shake hands with a Black host.

Conservative commentators criticized the portrayal as outdated and offensive, calling it an unfair caricature of Trump voters.

  • AmidFuror
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    184 days ago

    I’m confused by your comment. Who is the fascist apologist?

      • AmidFuror
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        154 days ago

        Ok, so it was the commenter. The OC wrote:

        Outdated? Maybe. He’s not making them look like nazis

        The OC is apparently the Nazi apologist. Just so I don’t get accused of being a Nazi apologist in the future, should the comment say this instead?

        Outdated? Maybe. He’s not making them be nazis

          • AmidFuror
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            184 days ago

            The issue is that to appease your anti-fascist fervor, we have to break grammar rules and phrase things awkwardly.

            For Tom Hanks to portray his MAGA character as a Nazi, which is what the OC is saying would be needed to update the skit, he would have to make the character look like a Nazi to the audience. Having him be a Nazi in the script doesn’t benefit the audience. The audience needs to get that he’s a Nazi by having him look like one.

            Seems a minor point to be harping on OC about.

            • @[email protected]
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              3 days ago

              Well, they have me blocked, so I can’t address their issues. I don’t even see their original comment in my inbox.

              Edit: with this account