Outdated? Maybe. He's not making them look like nazis
Offensive? Not even close.
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Honestly, his portrayal is more human than any interaction I've personally had with any Trumper (family coworker, stranger included).
Tom Hanks's whole brand is around getting you to emphasize with the cast.
If Tom Hanks is playing your character, it's an implicit compliment. An insult would be if they'd gone with Steve Bushemy.
I would be stoked if either one of them impersonated me.
But Hanks was not complimenting them.
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I haven't seen the recent sketch--In the original though, his character was racist out of ignorance, but sorta open-minded and empathetic when actually facing black folks.
That latter part is probably what the trumpers actually find offensive.
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You can't spell hatred without red hat.
(I can't take credit for this, I saw this comment on this same story elsewhere, and I thought it was so obvious that I can't believe it isn't more widespread)
Ouh nice one
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calling it an unfair caricature of Trump voters.
Maybe they can get some thoughts and prayers from the ... *checks notes * ... immigrants eating people's cats and dogs?
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Conservative commentators criticized the portrayal as outdated and offensive, calling it an unfair caricature of Trump voters.
Who cares? Time to stop giving a crap about racists and biggots feelings. What a bunch of snowflakes.
Ok, ok, I REALLY gotta know what Trump supporters are actually offended by being called out as racists. Like, that's literally 50% of their entire thing with the other 50% being homophobes.
They're offended by being called out. Doesn't matter what it's about, it's just the being called out that's the problem.
To trump supporters, being called racist is more offensive than being racist. Whatever they can use to play the victim
Its because they see racism as an identity or ideology not as an action or an observational thing. I see it with my grandmother who will say some notably racist shit but doesnt see it as racist. They dont like the implication of being seen as a racist because they dont see themselves as racist.
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Because it's all dog whistles so "you can't prove it! I just don't like DEI, it's unfair!" "I don't like gay people being forced down my throat in all media!"
There's always a somewhat "proper" argument that hides the real reason they agree with it.
Meanwhile they just use DEI as a stand in for the N-word.
That mayor is a DEI! This pilot is a DEI! Etc.
CRT, DEI, "woke", the right uses these interchangeably functionally for what the nazis called "Jewish science".
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When you're insulted by TOM HANKS, then you know you're a fucking candy ass pansy bitch.
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Looking at some of the response videos from maga supporters I realized that they're the most butt hurt demographic in existence.
Bruh, its like everything else from conservatives.
Anything they say is projection.
They scream that democrats, gays, etc are pedophiles.
What group is on the news every day with a new child molestation arrest/conviction? Conservatives.
They laugh at and mock democrats for being snowflakes that get big hurt over existence.
What group is constantly whinging online about their feels being hurt over facts? and trying to hide their tears behind the the SDE of impotent rage.
Everything a conservative says about another group, is in fact a confession about conservatives. everything
GOP:
Gaslight
Obstruct
Project
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If you're offending Trump supporters then you're doing something right.
Conservative commentators criticized the portrayal as outdated and offensive
Well yeah. Conservatives very often are outdated and offensive.
The original Doug on Black Jeopardy sketch is my absolute favorite sketch they've ever done.
It's so obvious that poor white people would get along with and want to same things as minorities if they could just get over that racism and stop falling for the manipulation by religious and political leaders
It’s so obvious that poor white people would get along with and want to same things as minorities if they could just get over that racism and stop falling for the manipulation by religious and political leaders
Which is why they killed Martin Luther King, Jr. He was starting to make progress bringing poor people off all backgrounds together and that was a threat to the powers that be.
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Conservatives were not impressed, with many commenting online that they were quick to switch the program off.
The reason why they switched it off so quick because it reminded them of themselves and made those snowflakes uncomfortable.
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That was hilarious. I don't usually care to watch a lot of videos online, but that was well worth it.
And holy shit, Tom Hanks playing the least racist person ever to wear a MAGA hat. Not nearly offensive enough.
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At least when Tom Hanks is joking, it doesn't end up violating human rights and constitutional law.
Every one of those comments is talking about how they shouldn’t be made fun of because trump won the popular vote, but did that stop them from making fun of any democrat that won the popular vote for the last twenty years?
Don’t try to ascribe logic to anything coming from the right. Just keep making fun of them.
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Sounds like a bunch of snowflakes
Conservative commentators criticized the portrayal as outdated and offensive, calling it an unfair caricature of Trump voters.
Apparently this passes for “melts down”?
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Literally the whole joke last time he was on was that rednecks and black people have more in common than they thought. But leave it to these snowflakes to find a way to feel oppressed.
They really hate it when you point out their racism, don’t they. Poor snowflakes.
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They simply cannot stand the ugly truth about them, those MAGA snowflakes.
Do they not realize that the point of the sketch was that people have more in common than you think once you get rid of preconceived notions and prejudices?
Meanwhile Google removes Black History Month.
This was the best part and only real swing taken in an otherwise really disappointing three hours. Yeah, I hate that I have to say that but it was a nothingburger that had so much potential for comedy and good.
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Tame. What crybabies.
Are we still reporting on Tweets as if they are reflective of real human being opinions and not a psyop?
when are they not melting down? thier whole existence is around reactions.
While its funny to see the right bitching aroun like a kid that didnt get what they wanted, i watched the clip and as a european it was like watching a parallel universe.
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