WATCH THE VIDEO HERE SNL Dragged for Racist “Black Women vs. Gorilla” Skit — Social Media Is NOT Laughing Saturday Night Live is under fire (again), and this time it’s for a skit that many are calling blatantly racist and tone-deaf — especially when it comes to how it portrayed Black women. The skit in question was meant to parody the viral “100 men vs. a gorilla” meme that’s been floating around social media. But instead of doing the obvious — like, you know, using 100 men — the writers at SNL decided to make it twoBlack women against a gorilla. Yes, seriously. And somehow, it only went downhill from there. The sketch leaned heavily — and we mean heavily — on every tired, harmful stereotype about Black women: loud, aggressive, neck-rolling, sassy… the works. It was cringey at best, and at worst, downright offensive. But the moment that truly set social media ablaze? One of the characters looked at the gorilla and said, “Can I have my face back?” The implication? That she and the gorilla looked alike. Pause for rage. Let’s be clear: comparing Black people, especially Black women, to gorillas has an ugly, deeply racist history. It’s not a joke. It’s not edgy. It’s not clever satire. It’s lazy and harmful — full stop. Black Twitter was not having it. One user tweeted, “So SNL took a meme about 100 men and turned it into a skit where Black women are compared to gorillas? We’re in hell.” Another wrote, “They had a chance to poke fun at toxic masculinity and instead chose to insult Black women. Make it make sense.” Others pointed out the disturbing pattern: SNL often misses the mark when it comes to race — particularly when Black women are involved. “They never do this to white women. They never do this to anyone else,” one TikTok creator said in a viral video. “Why are Black women always the punchline?” The show has yet to respond to the backlash, but the silence is loud. Many fans are calling for accountability, saying this isn’t just about one skit — it’s about a culture in comedy that still treats Black women as disposable targets for cheap laughs. And let’s be real: SNL could’ve done something smart, something satirical, something that actually pushed the envelope in a meaningful way. But instead, they reached for the low-hanging fruit, reinforced tired racist tropes, and called it comedy. It’s giving lazy. It’s giving outdated. It’s giving “we don’t have any Black women in the writers’ room.” At a time when more Black women are speaking up and demanding better representation in media, this kind of “joke” just isn’t funny — and never was. Here’s hoping SNL figures it out. Because in 2025, we’re way past this.
SNL Criticized For Racist Black Women vs Gorilla Skit!
