“Saturday Night Live” canceled the spot on social media during a “Weekend Update” sketch.
Colin Jost, co-anchor of the comedy program, introduced the fictional characters Lowell Fitzroy and Janet Noonan – ‘social activists’ discussed the impact of the cancellation culture.
During the skit, Jost is surprised to hear that the couple actually represents a group calling themselves the Child Cancellation Project.
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“We noticed everyone was canceled and we loved it, but there was one group that was seemingly immune – kids,” said Fitzroy, played by Mikey Day, a member of the SNL cast.
“So, we exposed problematic children and canceled them,” Nidan, played by Heidi Gardner, another cast, contacted.
“That’s right, we’re calling them out on Twitter,” Day said before submitting examples.
Here are Heidi Gardner as Janet Noonan and Mikey Day as Lowell Fitzroy with anchor Colin Jost during ‘Saturday Night Live’s weekend update on February 6th. (Will Heath / NBC / NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images /)
The first “canceled” child was a 5-year-old child who told a classmate that she did not have male parts.
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“You must expel him now @PineTreeElem or you support harassment in the classroom and stand with predators like this gall-spitting piece of sourdough bread. #Chasepowellisoverparty,” the group tweeted.
“Let me tell you, he’s going to get a hard job right now,” Gardner shouted over “Weekend Update.”
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She further talked about another ‘canceled’ preschool student, who portrayed the group as homophobic.
“He asked a friend in his playgroup why she has two dads and ‘no mom’. Normalize stupidity, a lot? #FlushThisTurd, “the group tweeted.
“These children need to be held accountable, Colin,” Day told the co-anchor before blasting a girl for cultural insensitivity.
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The girl was targeted for wearing an Indian costume for Halloween, with feathers in her hair and a poncho.
“She’s white as printer paper and was a culture-owner for Halloween,” the Child Cancellation Project tweeted. “Do your worst internet.”
The response on social media to the sketch, which aims at the extremes of the cancellation culture, appears to be mostly positive.
Variety Senior TV editor Brian Steinberg repeated ‘SNL’s episode and praised the latest’ Weekend Update ‘.
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“Update on fire tonight,” Stainberg tweeted.