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12-10-2017, 08:32 PM
'Saturday Night Live' turns a sexual harassment sketch into a WTF bad comment on double standards
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Wait. What?*
Last week's "Welcome to Hell" sketch was Saturday Night Live at its best (http://mashable.com/2017/12/03/snl-sexual-harassment-song-welcome-to-hell-women/), turning a pop music video into a scathing rebuke of a culture that's enabled egregious acts of sexual misconduct. This week's "Sexual Harassment Charlie" sketch, on the other hand, was SNL at its absolute worst.
SEE ALSO: Female senators asked Al Franken to resign. The GOP could learn something from their example. (http://mashable.com/2017/12/06/female-senators-al-franken-resign-gop-moore/)
Let's set the scene. A company institutes a zero-tolerance policy on sexual harassment, and two men are being removed from their jobs as a result: Doug, the company's white CFO; and Charlie, the black "front desk guy." The announcement elicits two reactions from the women in the room: Triumph over Doug's removal, and disappointment over Charlie's. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/12/10/sexual-harassment-charlie-saturday-night-live-wtf/)
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Wait. What?*
Last week's "Welcome to Hell" sketch was Saturday Night Live at its best (http://mashable.com/2017/12/03/snl-sexual-harassment-song-welcome-to-hell-women/), turning a pop music video into a scathing rebuke of a culture that's enabled egregious acts of sexual misconduct. This week's "Sexual Harassment Charlie" sketch, on the other hand, was SNL at its absolute worst.
SEE ALSO: Female senators asked Al Franken to resign. The GOP could learn something from their example. (http://mashable.com/2017/12/06/female-senators-al-franken-resign-gop-moore/)
Let's set the scene. A company institutes a zero-tolerance policy on sexual harassment, and two men are being removed from their jobs as a result: Doug, the company's white CFO; and Charlie, the black "front desk guy." The announcement elicits two reactions from the women in the room: Triumph over Doug's removal, and disappointment over Charlie's. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/12/10/sexual-harassment-charlie-saturday-night-live-wtf/)
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