Aziz Ansari tackles Trump, Islamophobia and 'casual white supremacy' on SNL

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'Lower case KKK movement' :lol:

Aziz Ansari tackles Trump, Islamophobia and 'casual white supremacy' on SNL

There was no impersonation of Donald Trump by actor Alec Baldwin on Saturday Night Live this week, but guest host Aziz Ansari gave his own two cents about the new U.S. president.

The Master of None creator and star took the stage the same day as massive women's marches across the country and around the world.

"Crazy couple of days, man," he said near the beginning of his monologue. "Yesterday, Trump was inaugurated. Today, an entire gender protested against him."

'Lower case KKK movement'

Ansari went on to joke about a "tiny slice of people" who are part of what he dubs the "new, lower case KKK movement," a "kind of casual white supremacy" that has people thinking they don't have to hide their racism anymore.

"I'm talking about these people that are running around saying stuff like, 'Trump won! Go back to Africa!' 'Trump won! Go back to Mexico!' They see me: 'Trump won, go back — to where you came from.' Yeah. They're not usually geography buffs."

Aziz Ansari tackles Trump, Islamophobia and 'casual white supremacy' on SNL - Entertainment - CBC News