New SNL Writer Causes Some Controversy
On this past Saturday’s Saturday Night Live, new writer Leslie Jones made her on-screen debut with a monologue during Weekend Update; her subject was how Lupita N’yongo is considered beautiful by today’s standards, but a strong 6 foot tall black woman like herself would be considered much more useful during the slave days. Some African-Americans were not too happy with the subject matter, saying she was making light of forced breeding and therefore rape. Leslie has since taken to Twitter to defend her jokes (or as some websites are saying, her “jokes”), so don’t reset the apology clock just yet.
You can read most of her tweets below. She finished her twitter statement with this. “Get over yourself and you might as well get use to it cause I’m good at what I do and I ain’t going NOWHERE!!! #bouttowakemfsup”
Via @Lesdoggg
Read more at newsone.com and the grio.com.
Where is the rape idiots. I said nothing about rape you fucking morons. I was talking about being match to another strong brother.
— Leslie Jones ? (@Lesdoggg) May 4, 2014
Not being rape by white man. What part of this joke that wasn't true? I would have been used for breeding straight up. That's my reality.
— Leslie Jones ? (@Lesdoggg) May 4, 2014
And it saddens me that BLACK PEOPLE bitch and moan about the most stupid shit. I'm a comic it is my job to take things and make them funny
— Leslie Jones ? (@Lesdoggg) May 4, 2014
to make you think. Especially the painful things. Why are y'all so mad. This joke was written from the pain that one night I realized that
— Leslie Jones ? (@Lesdoggg) May 4, 2014
black men don't really fuck with me and why am I single. And that in slave days I would have always had a man cause of breeding. If anybody
— Leslie Jones ? (@Lesdoggg) May 4, 2014
If anybody should be offended is white folks cause it's what they did. Y'all so busy trying to be self righteous you miss what the joke
— Leslie Jones ? (@Lesdoggg) May 4, 2014
really is. Very sad I have to defend myself to black people. Now I'm betting if Chris Rock or Dave Chappelje did that joke or
— Leslie Jones ? (@Lesdoggg) May 4, 2014
or jay z or Kanye put in a rap they would be called brilliant. Cause they all do this type of material. Just cause it came from a strong
— Leslie Jones ? (@Lesdoggg) May 4, 2014
black woman who ain't afraid to be real y'all mad. So here is my announcement black folks, you won't stop me and Im gonna go even harder
— Leslie Jones ? (@Lesdoggg) May 4, 2014
and deeper now. Cause it's a shame that we kill each other instead of support each other. This exactly why black people are where we are now
— Leslie Jones ? (@Lesdoggg) May 4, 2014
I wouldn't be able to do a joke like that if I didn't know my history or proud of where I came from and who I am. My dad is the biggest
— Leslie Jones ? (@Lesdoggg) May 4, 2014
