Bowen Yang says Sidney Sweeney begged for body jokes on SNL
From the pre-show promotion — in which Sidney joked about her.strangely” A large number of male fans gathered for the night skit, euphoria The star played the following roles hooters server and lust cheerleader — It doesn’t go unnoticed by viewers that much of the content relies on her charm.
So Sidney was talking about the pain of existence before, so always sexualizedMany fans felt that way. SNLThe writer of They did her a disservice by focusing so much on her appearance.
After the episode airs, vanity fair It published an article titled “Saturday Night Live disgraced Sidney Sweeney.” at the same time, daily beast Criticized the show’s “lazy habit of objectifying” the host, and emphasized it. Jacob Elordi’s hosting debut The beginning of that season included just as many jokes about his appearance.
And now, SNL cast members bowen yang responded to the backlash, recalling that Sidney was completely on board with body-related humor and was someone who encouraged jokes from the beginning.
“She came up to me and said, ‘Please guys, please make a joke about my breasts,'” he revealed on this week’s show. fly over the wallpodcast. “She was almost begging everyone.”
Remarkably, this is consistent with what Sidney said earlier. SNL Repulsion, tell GQ It was a deliberate choice to change the public’s perception of her.
