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12-10-2017, 08:30 AM
Saoirse Ronan isn't having the backlash around that Aer Lingus sketch on 'SNL'
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Lots of people weren't thrilled with Saturday Night Live for capitalizing on the presence of Irish-American guest host Saoirse Ronan with a sketch about Ireland's Aer Lingus airline.
Ronan, as it turns out, wasn't one of them.
SEE ALSO: Irish people are not impressed by SNL's Aer Lingus sketch (http://mashable.com/2017/12/04/snl-aer-lingus-ireland-saoirse-ronan/)
The sketch drew criticism for leaning on Irish stereotypes and jokes that felt to many like the show was grasping for low-hanging fruit. A social media backlash followed, because this is 2017 and nothing captures strident anger with a faceless offender quite like a Twitter timeline.
Ronan defended the sketch on Friday in an appearance on The Late Late Show, an Irish talk show on the country's RTÉ television network. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/12/09/saoirse-ronan-saturday-night-live-aer-lingus-response/)
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Lots of people weren't thrilled with Saturday Night Live for capitalizing on the presence of Irish-American guest host Saoirse Ronan with a sketch about Ireland's Aer Lingus airline.
Ronan, as it turns out, wasn't one of them.
SEE ALSO: Irish people are not impressed by SNL's Aer Lingus sketch (http://mashable.com/2017/12/04/snl-aer-lingus-ireland-saoirse-ronan/)
The sketch drew criticism for leaning on Irish stereotypes and jokes that felt to many like the show was grasping for low-hanging fruit. A social media backlash followed, because this is 2017 and nothing captures strident anger with a faceless offender quite like a Twitter timeline.
Ronan defended the sketch on Friday in an appearance on The Late Late Show, an Irish talk show on the country's RTÉ television network. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/12/09/saoirse-ronan-saturday-night-live-aer-lingus-response/)
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