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.
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Irish people are not impressed by SNL's Aer Lingus sketch
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.
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