Saturday Night Live addressed the resignation of Gina Carano from The Mandalorian after the actress shared controversial and offensive posts on social media.
Posts by the Cara Dune star, which compared criticism of a person’s political beliefs to the persecution of Jews in Nazi Germany, were described as “disgusting and unacceptable” by Disney, with the studio confirming that she was no longer employed by Lucasfilm.
SNLin Weekend update segment has now addressed the controversy, questioning whether Star Wars had the authority to judge what is anti-Semitic.
“Yes, I don’t know if Star Wars it is the authority over what is anti-Semitic, ”said co-host Colin Jost. “Remember that desert garbage dealer in Phantom threat? “
The show then went on to play a clip of the prequel watto character, who was accused of being an anti-Semitic stereotype.
“If this is not Nazi propaganda, I don’t know what it is,” added Jost.
Carano used to face calls to be abandoned from The Mandalorian after posting anti-mask tweets, as well as unfounded complaints of voter fraud and posts that were seen as transphobic.
After her resignation last week, in addition to being released by the UTA agency, the actress closed a new contract with the right-wing website The Daily Wire to develop, produce and star in an upcoming film.
“The Daily Wire is helping to fulfill one of my dreams – to develop and produce my own film – ”, she said. “I screamed and my prayer was answered.”
“I am sending a direct message of hope to everyone who lives in fear of cancellation by the totalitarian crowd,” added Carano. “I just started using my voice, which is now more free than ever, and I hope it inspires others to do the same. They cannot cancel us if we don’t allow it. “