{"id":22086,"date":"2025-02-18T20:17:45","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T20:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=22086"},"modified":"2025-02-18T20:17:45","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T20:17:45","slug":"tom-hanks-responds-to-offensive-snl-skits-as-he-leaves-trump-supporters-outraged-with-shocking-appearance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=22086","title":{"rendered":"Tom Hanks responds to offensive SNL skits as he leaves Trump supporters outraged with shocking appearance"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Tom Hanks has spoken out about offensive\u00a0SNL<\/em>\u00a0skits ironically just before airing one of his own that outraged Republicans.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 68-year-old veteran actor ruffled some feathers amid\u00a0Saturday Night Live’<\/em><\/a>s 50th birthday bash weekend.<\/p>\n

On Sunday (February 16),\u00a0Hollywood’s<\/a>\u00a0famous faces flocked to\u00a0New York<\/a>\u00a0to celebrate the show’s mega milestone, from Meryl Streep and Martin Short to Jack Nicholson and\u00a0Aubrey Plaza<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But\u00a0Hanks<\/a>\u00a0delivered one skit that caused a bit of a drama among\u00a0Donald Trump<\/a>\u00a0supporters as he appeared to portray a Republican voter as a ‘racist redneck’.<\/p>\n

However, the\u00a0Cast Away<\/em>\u00a0legend defended the sketch – and some of\u00a0SNL’s<\/em>\u00a0other historic tongue-in-cheek moments – in his opening monologue.<\/p>\n

The show, which has stood the test of time in\u00a0American<\/a>\u00a0comedy, having first graced our screens in 1975, has been renowned for testing the limits, pushing the boundaries of comedy and hitting some cultural sensitivities in the process.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Forest Gump<\/em>\u00a0star kicked off his monologue with what seemed like an ‘In Memoriam’ tribute to ‘honor’ the ‘countless members of the\u00a0SNL<\/em>\u00a0family that were taken from us too soon’.<\/p>\n

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The actor has hosted SNL at least 10 times (Todd Owyoung\/NBC via Getty Images)<\/cite><\/div>\n

Yet, in true Hanks fashion, the speech took a comedic turn when he said he was talking ‘about\u00a0SNL<\/em>\u00a0characters and sketches that have aged horribly’.<\/p>\n

Instead of digging at some of the gags that would be considered outdated or downright offensive to the modern audience, Hanks said: “Even though these characters, accents, and\u2026 let\u2019s just call them \u2018ethnic\u2019 wigs were unquestionably in poor taste, you all laughed at them.<\/p>\n

“So if anyone should be canceled, shouldn\u2019t it be you, the audience?”<\/p>\n

Some controversial\u00a0SNL<\/em>\u00a0moments ranged from sketches like ‘ethnic stereotypes’, ‘sexual harassment’, and ‘gay panic’ as well as rolling out the red carpet to some controversial guests, like\u00a0R.Kelly<\/a>, Diddy, and\u00a0O.J. Simpson<\/a>.<\/p>\n

These moments certainly aged terribly, and it’s ironic Hanks highlighted these blunders before launching into his own contentious and perhaps insensitive skit.<\/p>\n

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Hanks apparently upset some Trump supporters with the joke (Theo Wargo\/NBC via Getty Images)<\/cite><\/div>\n

The\u00a0Californian<\/a>\u00a0Golden Globes winner sported a red ‘MAGA’ (Make America Great Again) cap as he performed as a religious ‘redneck’ man called Doug on a parody game show called\u00a0Black Jeopardy<\/em>.<\/p>\n

During the skit, Kenan Thompson, the host of the parody show, tried to shake Doug’s hand, but he initially refused.<\/p>\n

Doug did eventually perform the greeting gesture, before saying: “Don\u2019t like that, whoa, whoa, whoa. Maybe I\u2019ll start a show for you to come on and we\u2019ll call it\u00a0White Jeopardy<\/em>.”<\/p>\n

However, some viewers weren’t impressed with the gag, with dozens taking to\u00a0Twitter<\/a>\u00a0to write that Hanks’ performance poked fun at Trump supporters by ‘portraying them as dumb, racist, rednecks’.<\/p>\n

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Link Lauren, a former advisor to Robert F. Kennedy Jr, also wrote on social media: “Tom Hanks just came out on\u00a0SNL<\/em>\u00a0in a MAGA hat for a bit where he acted like he didn\u2019t want to shake a black man\u2019s hand.<\/p>\n

“This show wonders why their ratings are in the gutter,” he added.<\/p>\n

Others, however, have praised his performance, saying it was ‘spot on’ and that he ‘deserves every award’.<\/p>\n

Another wrote: “I feel like some people are maybe just now discovering the Tom Hanks\u00a0Black Jeopardy SNL<\/em>\u00a0skit lol this is not new to 2025. And it was funny. Lighten up.”<\/p>\n

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