He’s been co-anchoring Saturday Night Live‘s most popular segment, Weekend Update, since 2014. She loves the word “Jewess” and wishes more people used it to describe her. Michael Che is a wildly successful comedian. RELATED VIDEO: Donald Trump Explains SNL Hate: ‘It’s a Terrible Show’. Che also recently posted private Instagram messages to his stories where he repeatedly misgenders someone in his comments: In addition to making bizarre attacks against a critic, Michael Che is now proudly posting on his IG story about intentionally misgendering someone in private messages pic.twitter.com/qYjqw6UVlN, — Larry Fitzmaurice (@lfitzmaurice) April 20, 2019. Or to keep it anonymous, click here. It’s an aggressive and frankly embarrassing take from a comic who seems to have zero problem making fun of others. Wrote one fan on Twitter, “Michael Che is a savage. Representation: The Missteps of Naomi Novik’s, The Trump Campaign Trashing Mr. Rogers Really Just Says It All, Competing With Biden’s Town Hall Did Not Go Well for Donald Trump, Latinx Creators Are Fed Up With Hollywood’s Exclusion: “We Are Tired”, Feel Helpless About Politics? Racism vs. The reaction to Che’s speech against Trump — and his use of the word “cracker” — drew mixed social media reactions. During the season 43 premiere of Saturday Night Live, "Weekend Update" host Michael Che slammed Donald Trump for the insufficient way the president has been handling sending aid to Puerto Rico, calling him a “bitch” and a “cheap cracker". It’s is hurricane relief. As one critic put it, “Hey @NBC, last night’s racist rant by Michael Che was way over the line, repulsive, unfunny. Are you shaking?”, “This isn’t that complicated, man. In addition, he’s hosted the Primetime Emmys with co-host Colin Jost, and had some successful stand-up specials. Want more stories like this? Che has yet to face any repercussions for his behavior, which is disappointing considering the show’s treatment of its other writers. I love it.”, But not everybody was happy with what they heard. Go tell Melania to put on her flood heels, get some bottled water, some food, pack up some extra Atlanta Falcons Super Bowl t-shirts and write them a check with our money, you cheap cracker.”. He went after Daily Beast columnist Samantha Allen, who name-checked Che in an article about comedians making transphobic jokes about Caitlyn Jenner. Email us. He’s been co-anchoring Saturday Night Live ‘s most popular segment, Weekend Update, since 2014. Staff writer Katie Rich was suspended after tweeting a joke about Barron Trump, writing that the youngest Trump “will be this country’s first homeschool shooter.” Many on social media were quick to point out the double standard: the thing about SNL is if you tweet a Barron Trump joke you get suspended for months but if you share a critic’s name and location and say he gives stray dogs blowjobs to your half a million followers you’re totally fine, — Megh Wright (@megh_wright) April 20, 2019. Have a tip or story idea? Gretchen Whitmer, Things We Saw Today: The Avengers Assemble for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, We Need to Talk About Jim Carrey's Joe Biden Impression on, Megan Thee Stallion Delivers a Sharp Political Message in an Otherwise Lackluster, Things We Saw Today: Jim Carrey Will Play Joe Biden When, Maya Rudolph Is as Ready as the Rest of Us for More of Her. pic.twitter.com/pjBKgRndS0, — Steven Hyden (@Steven_Hyden) April 20, 2019, Um … Che went in and changed my Wikipedia page apparently. You bitch. She is a former roller derby girl and a black belt in Judo, so she is not to be trifled with. Hyden replied amiably, shrugging off the joke, despite Che changing Hyden’s Wikipedia page: Dear Michael Che, I don’t feel harassed. So why does he need to pick a fight with every journalist and critic on social media? tips@themarysue.com. “In one month you’ve mishandled Puerto Rico, DACA, the NFL — it’s like whenever anybody darker than your golf pants has a problem, you’re thinking, ‘How can I make this worse?’ ” he continued. I’m done.”, RELATED VIDEO: Watch: Natasha Stoynoff Breaks Silence, Accuses Donald Trump of Sexual Attack. this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. “Do the same thing. How nasty? Che recently lashed out at Uproxx columnist Steven Hyden, after Hyden published an article titled “Why Does Everyone (Still) Hate ‘SNL’s Colin Jost?”. Have a nice Easter. And besides, people have been crapping on SNL since its inception: it’s a tradition as old as the show itself.