The Handmaid's Tale - SNL

[@amandab3946]

“Isn’t there a protest or something?” “ *Yes* SEVERAL years ago!”

[@fahimaalfarabi1646]

'Yes, I meant to go to that..' also is a pretty sarcastic line

[@tessarae9127]

@@fahimaalfarabi1646 💀💀💀

[@1000huzzahs]

"OK! Sorry for HELPING..." sums it up nicely

[@Martian74]

That is what President Biden said to the Afghan women when the Taliban took over the country. The Afghan women will literally have it worse than the women in this skit but Biden doesn't care at all.

[@morinette8162]

@@Martian74 bro not here

[@priyachoudhary9896]

@@Martian74 do you have zero comprehension skills?

[@Dreamfyre_]

@@Martian74 Sometimes y’all just say shit to make noise, hush

[@sopyleecrypt6899]

That line was perfect

[@drumblebee]

i was half expecting one of the guys to say "oh you know, im just not that into politics". yeah, of course you aren't going to pay attention when it doesn't fundamentally alter your quality of life.

[@Tygafttf]

yeh so why is that a bad thing do u care about turtle ethics?

[@naivenitara]

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@jackwilliams5474]

keep crying

[@JesusChrist-sm4bm]

@just plain_name the haidmaids tale is extreamly popular and Margret Attwood is a wonderful wrigter an actual rule of this sotry was not not use Any pratice thay didnt happen in history. Did you not read it or xo you just hate the idea of men useing power to opress women because "ThAt DoSeNt HaPeN aNyMoRe"

[@JesusChrist-sm4bm]

@just plain_name why. Please give me your reasoning. I gave mine

[@noogu_nim]

"To bear children, under penalty of death." Audience: laughs

[@Martian74]

The Afghan women that are being abandoned by President Biden have it far worse than these women. The Taliban are snatching girls to marry the fighters and chopping heads off those that refuse. SNL should do a skit on the Afghan women.

[@MirceSll]

@@Martian74 this skit is based on a tv show, a fictional tv show. I feel like making a joke like this about real women being horribly oppressed would... Not be very tasteful

[@priyachoudhary9896]

@@Martian74 bud you alright in the head?

[@Martian74]

@@MirceSll literally this week SNL made a whole skit about abortions, literally jokes about killing kids. But jokes about what is happening in Afghanistan is too far? I suppose that it would harm the Democrats so it isn't allowed on the show.

[@MirceSll]

@@Martian74 killing masses of cells with no feelings, thoughts or a functioning brain is murdering babies? get a grip

[@joshd.684]

the audience didn't get the whole men not understanding that women are oppressed lol

[@harrylipshitz9988]

SNL caters to an SJW audience now. Normal people don't get the pathetic "humor".

[@elizabellamy2936]

"Normal?" Is that white male conservative? Do you even have an independent thought, or do you just adopt the current pseudo-insult to fling at people who's opinions differ from yours? Did you know that "The Handmaid's Tale" was published in 1985?

[@shanec9840]

Shucks, I didn't get it either. Does that make me a misogynist? OMG

[@dietotaku]

Shane C I honestly believe you have to *try* not to get it. Come on.

[@indigojack99]

how tf are women oppressed today? get tf out with that bullshit

[@melly9918]

This is surprisingly dark and scary for SNL.

[@melly9918]

Pardon? All I typed was that the skit was surprisingly dark and scary, that is all.

[@annabeljacobs5906]

+Cecilia Fernandez Only a Sith deals in absolutes.

[@dudleybalrog7348]

To be fair, it's a surprisingly dark and scary reality right now.

[@piarossi4555]

Dudley Balrog 👍👍👍

[@jonahfalcon442]

SNL didn't come up with it, it's directly from a novel and tv show

[@ivack7380]

Finally a skit that demonstrates what it's like trying to explain sexual violence and domestic abuse to men - along with a host of other issues that affect mostly or exclusively women. Bravo!

[@Xzamilloh]

Yeah, because there aren't thousands of videos or programs that address sexual violence and domestic abuse concerning women. I am so tired of combing through videos of male victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. It's about time women got a fair shake because they are only ever victims and never perpetrators.

[@fanya6084]

Xzamilloh you realize 99% of sexual violence is done by men. Why don't you do anything for male victims (like make those videos you're complaining about the the lack of) instead of being mad at women for talking about an issue that they have to live with daily?

[@MaxAurnhammer]

It Me Len That's "statistic" is so factual . . . Yes sexual abuse is a serious problem, but saying all women have to deal with it daily is a bit of a stretch.

[@fanya6084]

The statistic stems from my Professor who is a therapist of sexual abusers and pedophiles, he said verbatim "I have seen about 800 to 1000 cases of sexual violence in my career and none of the perpetrators have been a woman, women as sexual violence offenders exist in literature, but not in real life.". So, sure you can say this isn't "factual", but I tend to believe professionals in their field of study. Also I'm talking about the main points of the handmaid's tale when talking about issues women face, not sexual abuse, but ok.

[@NiteSaiya]

The irony is intense. Nearly half of all sexual violence is committed against MEN and YOU refuse to acknowledge it. YOU are just as bad as the men who ignore women's issues because YOU ignore men's issues.

[@zuwopjohnson781]

I feel like this went over all the audience's heads

[@kindredspirit7]

same, the fact that they were silent made me uncomfortable watching this lmao

[@sinonslife4812]

well i mean they were kind of making fun of the layed back dudes if they were in a show like this. We have all encountered people who are not up to date with current events so it would be funny if this happened in the show

[@Breerox108]

they are told when to laugh though

[@NiennaFan1]

I'm female and I don't get it entirely! Which makes me feel really stupid!

[@mollygrace3068]

I had to watch it twice, because I didn’t see where they were going with it when the guys started talking.

[@HWHAProb]

Damn, that's funny but heavy as fuck. I know like 8 dudes that would honestly act just like that. Everything is just "don't make a big deal about this" to them

[@atamburlaine]

Or, as we can see from the comments here, "Men's rights!" is an option as well. So is "Islamic countries, Sharia Law, blah blah I only pretend to care about women to use them as props in my argument that Western feminism is destroying white people..." Trash!

[@Katakagara]

The Western Woman will annihilate Eastern males. I promise.

[@rustyshackleford4076]

HWHAProb tell me about it, "eh forget the debate the game will be on just calm down"

[@mandala314]

Heavy but yes, this is so spot-on! I was telling friends how the AHCA considers cesarean section a pre-existing condition meaning women will be penalized financially for random chance of birth and the guys were all "Well you want to have babies you pay the price" and all of us women were like 🙄

[@Katakagara]

atamburlaine atamburlaine I misread your quote when you stated you "only pretend to care about Women". Thank you for clarifying I have edited my response.

[@jennterry6977]

Lol! "You should leave him." I can't!" Mansplaning explained

[@jennterry6977]

Oh dear...

[@piarossi4555]

Jenn Terry 👍👍👍

[@scavenger4704]

MGTOW creep detected.

[@scavenger4704]

I am female but ok, thanks.

[@slicer009]

Mansplaining is such a condescending, bullshit term that drives me up the wall. It's overused beyond its original intent, which was questionable at the beginning anyway. Like us women don't fucking condescend to people and talk down all the time.

[@MsDenouement]

This is how sooooo many people I talk to react to real-life civil rights abuses. Just willful ignorance.

[@lindseyw5023]

Ikr! It's disgusting how ignorant people are of all of the issues of the world today :(

[@theatrejunkee9229]

Yup. "It isn't real if I don't suffer from it" syndrome. Zero empathy...

[@slappymcslapster8845]

You'll get a lot farther if you shelve the victim mentality.

[@intellijente]

Nah, it's more like people are freaking out and creating these fake oppressions on themselves while in reality, life is great.

[@theatrejunkee9229]

intellijente spoken like someone who takes privilege & advantage for granted. People who have situations tilted in their favor are inclined to believe they earned it rather than received benefits through biased system at someone else's expense.

[@caitlinroseblaney226]

“Okayyy, sorry for HELPING.” - men lol

[@barbraseville8984]

Too real.

[@spaceballs44]

It’s more so now.

[@iheartvikings2012]

ew I got the chills from "...I can't leave him" "yes 😌✊you can"

[@Aware_Bear]

How has this not resurfaced and gone viral yet?

[@yourinnerlawyer4035]

Anyone who thinks the Handmaid's Tale is unrealistic doesn't understand that EVERY SINGLE ASPECT of this show is actually happening on somewhere on earth.

[@microwave4928]

Women in the middle east are living it

[@rc59191]

Ya and Democrats want to let those people into our country to bring that bs here.

[@jonathanneal1319]

Hello, it is I from the future. I am here to tell you that Roe v. Wade was overturned. Your prediction is so accurate, it is happening in the US.

[@microwave4928]

@@jonathanneal1319 Don’t get me wrong I’m all for abortions but I’m not up for the lie to make people feel better. You’re killing what’s gonna be a baby out of convenience. But have at it

[@jonathanneal1319]

Fetus and baby aren't the same thing @@microwave4928 , legally, morally, or ethically speaking. This debate is, however, centered around if a woman should be allowed to get an abortion. That is, in essence, controlling a woman's choice. You're saying that this denial of choice is justified.

[@loriennewbury3077]

It wasn't funny because it was too real. But ladies, and all of the SNL cast. Thank you.

[@julz3tt3]

Agreed. I couldn't laugh but it wasn't supposed to be funny

[@cnashford2]

2:20 - 2:26 so accurate when it comes to people wanting to help, but obviously not wanting to enough.

[@Nyxthebat04]

People saying "it's fiction" missed the entire point of the story.

[@OlivePapyrus]

This is so accurate of real life today. It hurts, the worst betrayal from "good" men.

[@microwave4928]

Why is everyone in this comment section brain dead lmao

[@MindlessTurtle]

Okay... Sorry for helping...

[@falconeshield]

@@MindlessTurtle Pffft, got offended by a YT comment, really?

[@MindlessTurtle]

@@falconeshield - are you trolling? it's a quote from the skit...

[@tessarae9127]

@@falconeshield Yeah what a snowflake sorry for HELPING!!!! 😾😾😾

[@jennam2449]

This isnt funny because its too realistic. I literally have had those responses from co-workers and classmates when I've mentioned things happening with the government and our civil rights. So many people too busy with their lives to really care

[@intellijente]

You get those because you're making things up. Try joining reality with the rest of us.

[@jennam2449]

intellijente try reading a newspaper or news story, civil liberties being changed and challenged is the reality, these things affect real people, even smug jerks

[@intellijente]

Jennifer Morrison I do follow the news from various sources. I guess if you blindly follow CNN you would think this is happening. Sorry you're a dimwit.

[@jennam2449]

intellijente i meant reputable news sources, you must be one of those fake news enthusiasts. Regardless, the sketch is not meant to be literal. Its an exaggeration of current events, similar to political cartoons. An intellectual might actually be interested in an exchange of ideas rather than tossing around insults. I hope you are having a great mother's day with your mother. :)

[@Vuljone]

Jennifer Morrison it's a show

[@lwgoinghome]

Things are so ridiculous in real life now you almost can't satirize them.

[@Ser--]

lwgoinghome yeah the past 4000 years of modern history were a real cake walk.

[@lwgoinghome]

Didn't say dark and scary. I said ridiculous. Like your reply. thanks for playing.

[@diamondman4252]

Agreed. This is some of the most open contempt for the law by a US President that I have ever seen even or read about (Jackson ignored the Supreme court as an example of a more overt middle finger to the law, but just because there has been worse is no reason to let it pass today).

[@freetobe2111]

Jessy Exum There has been no open contempt for the law. absolutely none. what you are reading is fake news. it attaches itself to your bias and grows wings but has nowhere to go and is not grounded in reality.

[@diamondman4252]

A Z I argue that news about trumps accomplishments are just fluff pieces trying to cover up his inability to get anything meaningful done despite his best attempts to do many terrible things. I worry about your acceptance of alternate facts that confirm your bias while ignoring mounting evidence of wrong doing. But it looks like we will have to disagree and see what the investigations reveal. I honestly would be happy if trump and his policies worked to make the country a better place, but so far I see no evidence of that happening.

[@chadsmith8315]

I like this because it demonstrates the lack of communication between men and women on societal problems and a lot of it goes over the audiences heads which demonstrates the point of it and makes it even better.

[@mikesternmike]

No they were going for laughs and as usual the sketch is over-the-top.

[@bbtdgfan890]

"Lack of communication" implies that women haven't been SCREAMING FROM THE ROOFTOPS for decades now

[@LillianBartlesby]

​@@bbtdgfan890But communication is a two-way street and it's sometimes like talking to a brick wall.

[@LillianBartlesby]

​@@mikesternmikeThis wasn't over-the-top. This was so accurate it was sad.

[@gabi2603]

"Between"??

[@flower_girl4983]

women: i want equality & be treated like a human being. men: so does equality mean I can hit you legally? i have heard this respone evertime. no joke

[@mellocheers9062]

No, but women shouldn't be hitting men either. And if your first response to feminism is being excited to hit women, you have serious problems.

[@AddBowIfGirl]

Men overwhelmingly hate women. That is the big spoiler of life that you don’t learn until you’re about 65.

[@mellocheers9062]

@@AddBowIfGirl where do you live? Because in America they do not

[@DoubleDeckerCoffin]

@Major Probelms Are you doing alright?

[@AddBowIfGirl]

@L. A. That doesn’t change that most men hate or dislike women.

[@DorothyPotterSnyder]

"The protest? Yeah, that was a few years ago." This is about 1 millimeter from reality.

[@jonathanneal1319]

We passed this threshold. We're well into this skit.

[@spaceballs44]

I wouldn’t doubt women will be forced to travel with a male escort boyfriend, spouse.

[@suzannecooper9166]

In reading multiple peer reviewed, researched, scholarly pieces about the incredible spike in online sexual predatory towards children and domestic violence towards women in the face of the pandemic-my own husband brushed me off. I sent him this...thank you . Men of the world-we will love you if you love us. Supporting the rights of women and girls is the sexiest thing out there right now.

[@juliafraczek6926]

dump him queen

[@ashleyslack5960]

You want to combat violence against women and children for real? Combat the Ripple effects of the sexual Revolution. Combat the ubiquitousness of the birth control pill. Combat the legality of abortion the industry of which protects human traffickers rapist and child sex abusers, in the fact that abortion disposes of the evidence of these heinous crimes. Fight for the protection of traditional family, and the valuing of both men and women and their unique roles. Otherwise the time spent creating and reading scholarly articles might as well have been used scrolling your Facebook feed

[@ashleyslack5960]

@Julia...dump her husband? Throw away culture solves everything huh? Ever wonder if some of the disrespect and nonchalance of men lies in the fact that they are not being respected? We each need to be respectful of each other

[@cmasse64]

@@ashleyslack5960 Ashley, please shut up. You sound extremely ignorant and detached from reality. Fight birth control and abortion? You want to take away our choices? Who the hell are you to suggest that? Traditional family? Men and women's unique roles? Girl, I was part of a "traditional family" and my crazy "traditional" husband was a nutcase who almost killed my kids and me. If you want to be part of a traditional family, then go for it but don't throw your conservative, ultra-religious "values" on any other woman. If we don't want that life then we shouldn't have to because of YOUR insecuritIies and lack of self-confidence. I have a daughter and granddaughter both of whom I never want to see forced in a "traditional family" if that is not where they want their lives to be.

[@candicefrost4561]

@@ashleyslack5960 Bet you’re “not like other women”, more “down to earth because God is my rock”, “know how to respect a real man”? 🙄I grew out of that Christian-core internalized misogyny phase as a teenager, but it seems to have stuck with you. I’m sure you’ll pray for me, though. 😉

[@larastevenson6347]

“Wasn’t there a protest or something?” “Yeah. Several years ago.” “Oh yeah. I meant to go to that.”

[@erandh488]

"See Netflix, we have one too"

[@tini96]

Erand Rugova one of the best parts

[@Gmb-ft9qn]

What Netflix show were they talking about when they said that?

[@Kobe24brady12]

@@Gmb-ft9qn My guess is OITNB

[@mollyfoxxx]

Gmb061105 I was just thinking a successful show centered around women?

[@Suchwerewolf]

Was that Andy Samberg narrating? My brain just instantly snapped to Jake at the manchild tone of ‘too’

[@curiousladyinla]

I totally get it. Cluelessness when others oppressed.

[@caitlinroseblaney226]

@just plain_name nope, it went over yours.

[@antrant7533]

Finally, some people who are interested in real problems! Let's talk about how the women fighting for equality in Afghanistan, or the Rohingya refugee crisis, or the genocides between the Nuers and Dinkas, or the human trafficking problem in North America, or the oppressive war on drugs, or men's suicide and homelessness rates, or the Libyan slave auctions, or the Sudanese democratic revolution! Glad people have a clue about these things!

[@lemonsquire5993]

Well….this is way too accurate now

[@MJ18888]

Lol SNL does read the comments section!

[@gloriousmustache9467]

Or maybe the sat down and watched the video and realized there's something missing.

[@omegalordvega]

Why do you say that, Ace?

[@Asterluna]

G Wa They posted an earlier version that cut off the last minute or so. Looks like they fixed it pretty quickly!

[@sha11235]

Good, and if they read this, you suck shit. You don't know how to write anything because your technique sucks.

[@julieknits]

Ace 1o7 l

[@tatianab6819]

7 years ago this was funny. Today this is the new reality. Terrifying

[@sauletp3871Ts]

This was so dark, the audience wasn't even laughing.

[@sopyleecrypt6899]

This skit gives me chills now 😭

[@spaceballs44]

Me too.

[@PolarBearFromNY]

Good

[@CaraMarie13]

This level of ignorance and obliviousness is scary. This can be applied to any situation where a group or community that is being oppressed tries to explain it to others who aren't being directly affected. This is beyond scary because it's happening all around us right now.

[@spaceballs44]

Even more so now. Not that Roe Vs. wade has been stuck down and state after state wants to make abortion illegal they aren’t done yet.

[@holachika5071]

What on earth are you talking about?! In the US, you mean? Or some Middle Eastern or west African country? Where in the US are women being owned by a man, raped by him, and forced to have his child under government threat of torture? What are you talking about ?!?

[@vintagegoldenage]

And we now have a Supreme Court justice who was part of a religious group like this. Great.

[@tigerlilly9038]

yes...and people in school could not fathom how Hitler obtained power..slowly meticulously and methodically IN THEIR FACES.🤦🏾‍♀️

[@eryns512]

she still is apart of it

[@ateenofnoculture5767]

What religious group? Mormon?

[@eddie9559]

That’s not true. Story’s been debunked.

[@meghanmonroe]

@@ateenofnoculture5767 They're called the People of Praise.

[@Jazzisa311]

Welp, this just became surprisingly accurate

[@DarthVaderTheSithLord]

Because it's harder to kill babies now?

[@PolarBearFromNY]

How

[@liagem2087]

The fact that it’s dark doesn’t make it unfunny, it’s dark humor.

[@eimearkeaveney1192]

"SEE NETFLIX WE HAVE ONE TOO" 😂😂😂

[@zanelcamielle]

I’m going to need an SNL 2020 update version of this.

[@artkidnappedme5364]

Wait for the comments “Not ALl mEn!!”😂

[@saloni.sharma]

Reading the comments made me feel its more like denying that this plot could be realistic. I don't know how people can deny something that obvious. Their argument : "WoMen dOn'T sUfFeR aNyMoRE."

[@MYVOICESHALLBEHEARD]

@just plain_name Obviously you do since you felt it was necessary to reply to her comment

[@simonegregori4323]

Not all men what? 🤔 Don't give a damn about all the bullshit feminists say? Well they should ☝️

[@antrant7533]

Finally, some people who are interested in problems! Let's talk about how the women fighting for equality in Afghanistan, or the Rohingya refugee crisis, or the genocides between the Nuers and Dinkas, or the human trafficking problem in North America, or the oppressive war on drugs, or men's suicide and homelessness rates, or the Libyan slave auctions, or the Sudanese democratic revolution! Glad people have a clue about these things!

[@antrant7533]

You're right, art kidnapped me, it's almost as funny as "Not all Muslims" or "there is potential for a career in art or music"

[@Dank-Hill]

“How much do you wanna bet they don’t even come?” ...I see you, double entendre 💀

[@oliviaoverboard]

I just realized that Offred is "of fred"...................

[@olivialea2223]

Olivia Gallenberger me too!!

[@trk6luc]

Olivia Gallenberger or off red;) but yeah of Fred is correct because Offred is owned by the commander Fred

[@vchi0626]

Olivia Gallenberger it's also supposed to suggest off-red like not pure red, and of-read, that she's well read. I loved this book in high school

[@AngelicaRodriguez-mb2ld]

Omg...

[@laurenwallace8204]

It's also "offered" I've heard.

[@veggiesarefruits]

"Oh, Daniel?! Yo, that guy is like...SUUUPER conservative. You should like, leave him." "Yeah, I CAN'T." "Hey! ✊ Yes you can. 😉" 😂😂😂 Idiots.

[@abyssalzei552]

Comment: *a warzone* Me: *eats popcorn* aight, this gonna be my new Netflix during quarantine

[@dallasboersma981]

This group of ladies is the best group snl has ever had.

[@benazeman]

Absolutely brilliant! Guys, let's not be like this - let's work to stop violence against women. Let's donate to domestic violence shelters and rape crisis centers. Let's support women's leadership on this issue!

[@lilydarkmoore8769]

Ben, that's a wonderful attitude and I thank you for it!

[@LATrip1971]

because the world has been doing that for thousands of years already.

[@Ispmachado]

thank you

[@Eyeball44]

That's so wonderful to hear you say. Thank you.

[@546-apoorvaranjan7]

@@LATrip1971 really? Has it?

[@veek.6463]

Heck of a book by Margaret Atwood

[@kyoyarenji9254]

Vee K. It’s really a book? Did you read it?

[@MsBettyRubble]

@@kyoyarenji9254 It's really a book. I read it years ago. None of it is made up. She researched history and wrote the book based on what she discovered.

[@loolee6336]

It's a fantasy you people are you serious..

[@elio_fay]

Loo Lee Every aspect of Gilead has happened somewhere

[@emin5488]

@@loolee6336 It is not in some other countries (different cloths, different rituals but same energy) .

[@rosesylt7276]

"I've been super busy with work lately" hahahahahahaha really

[@nataliearmstrong-schen3776]

Anybody watching in 2024 after the election results?

[@reneharde3459]

I read "Handmaids Tale" during college in the 80's and it scared the crap out of me (a progressive athiest) at the time with Falwell and the christian right in ascendance - sadly, it is coming true and we are now on the doorstep of a truly horrifying dystopia

[@Cyricistic]

Even bleaker and more dystopian today than it was 7 years ago...

[@juzoli]

Really deep. And it's not about the specific issues about oppressing women.This is how we handle ALL issues. We only stand up if something hurts OUR lifes. So in the hand we don't have any issues with enough people standing up for it, and the lawmakers can get away with anything. If we would stand up for each others issues as well, what we support, but doesn't directly affect our lifes, we would have real results for all of us.

[@idadudenmanner]

Vanessa Bauer always gets cast as the weird one and for that I am so very grateful.

[@coomessa4002]

Revisiting this all-too-real sketch the day after 11/5/2024. 😂…😮😳💔🥺😭🤬

[@starship_01]

0:15 Looks like Texas.

[@tj205bama]

The fact that is raining is funny cause I swear in every episode it rains at night

[@catty_5656]

It's honestly horrible how far people will go to deny that sexual assault/abuse happens. I know that both men *and* women are sexually assaulted or abused, I'm never going to deny that. Our society is honestly becoming scary, though. When I was 8 years old, my (ex) best friend assaulted me, for a long time I tried to deny it and push it down and I've only recently realised what happened. One of the things that scared me most about what happened was that I know he must have been influenced by someone, somehow. He always tried to follow in the footsteps of his parents and I've always been worried that they did something to cause him to behave like that. Hearing people say that women aren't oppressed honestly hurts me, because I've experienced it first hand. I even hear girls from my school tell jokes about rape and abuse, part of me is happy they don't know what it's like, but people need to know about this stuff more. We need to be aware that it can happen to anyone, no matter the gender, race or sexuality.

[@lumieredice485]

You should avoid those lunatics, how dare they

[@dazzleglam95]

“How much do you wanna bet they don’t even come?” Two birds... one stone.

[@mikeanderson9205]

The best lines in the skit are"I was really busy with work" and "Isn't there a march or something?"

[@theewildrose]

reading the comments was a huge mistake.

[@katebattista7400]

@@kennastout7621 Here's a mistake now.....

[@solarcowgirl]

kenna stout sweetie, that’s the mistake right there

[@nic_aya]

kenna stout and not very clever ones like you

[@margaretphilan6797]

Any guy that says "my dad's a lawyer" run far away from.

[@carultch]

Why?

[@GdoubleWB]

Narrator: "In the not too distant future..." Me, instinctually: "Next Sunday, A.D.!" "..." "...Oh, I'm going to Hell."

[@KrisRN23935]

Hey a MST3K reference. Nice!

[@briezzy365]

This is even more “too soon” now, than it was three years ago....

[@briezzy365]

@@meowv34 How low can we go, I said how low can we go? Gilead the company is doing well, postal boxes are being removed and I feel like Chicago and California could go either way when it falls....

[@elizabethboothe2774]

With the government making it legal to monitor what women do for health care is certainly on the path to Gilead.

[@randihamer6635]

SNL is on fire this year.

[@heyyouman12]

Hm.. the comment just above yours says otherwise

[@blueeyeswhiteratchet1582]

“How much you wanna get they don’t even come” 😂 I see what u did there

[@CaraMarie13]

And the fucked up part is that so many mans would totally act just like that and do act just like that. Well intended dude that think women don't do something because they don't want to. Though look at it this way, at least they realize there is a problem

[@froggo7215]

1:57 I died of laughter🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@evermore-1574]

This just reminded me of that law in North Carolina that essentially said that women can't withdraw consent. There's a bill that's been sent to override it but it hasn't gone through yet and even so the fact that theres a law allowing a form of rape in the western world is disgusting.

[@tessarae9127]

This needs more attention…. 😰

[@zk6019]

one of the guys should’ve said “don’t talk about that stuff it makes people uncomfortable” 😂

[@maifelicia1684]

Reality right now

[@veek.6463]

This is the other 1984. Have been taking about this book over 20 years now.

[@greenkey21]

RIP our Society.

[@tdelioncourt1268]

WOW It's funny how accurate it is with some ignorant people, and you did this sketch before the Metoo movement, giving it much more sense today, well done!

[@OneJenna]

I couldn't help but LOL at Chris pine at the end" how much you wanna bet they don't even come?"

[@Sawautha]

"Abortion is not a gender issue, its an ethical issue." We all have different opinion about ethics, we can keep them to ourselves or spread your opinion (freedom of speech), but don't force others to believe in what you believe in. The idea of Pro Choice is the freedom for someone to choose where they stand on that scale. Someone could be Pro-choice but not Pro abortion, because they chose not to do the surgery. But absolutely denying someone the right of what they can do with their bodies just seems irrational because people should just mind their own business.

[@iprobablywontseeyourreply.7193]

Sawautha but the conservative view on abortion is in direct opposition to their republican doctrine. They're supposed to be the party of less government. They don't want the government telling ppl what to do. Want the government to have very limited control...yet it seems only when that suits them. When it comes to women's bodies, they want more government controlling ppl. Pro-choice does not mean pro-abortion. As we've seen many times over from pro-lifers, they believe in protecting the fetus, but not the child. Taking away CHIP now, defunding planned parenthood(where pregnant women and new moms also go for medical and other help), they fight free and affordable contraceptives and fight workplace insurances covering reproductive healthcare, they're fine electing and defending pedophiles. It all makes no sense. Want less abortions? Stop making it harder for women to afford birth control! Force a low income mother to have her baby, don't then take away her only source to feed that baby! Don't take away that child's healthcare.

[@moirasogor4428]

+james bonoff fradestin It is also unborn. It is part of you until you give birth. During the time in which an abortion is performed, the baby is far from fully developed. It is not an organism separate from its mother. Abortion prevents babies being born into families that cannot/will not support them or care for them in a way that prevents them from growing into a mentally and physically healthy child. Besides, it's the mother's choice if she wants to keep the child. The male is no more than a sperm donor if they do not stick around. It's the woman who goes through the pain of childbirth, who has to endure the risk of complications and/or death.

[@lilydarkmoore8769]

Hannah Avila: It's an important enough issue to be said EVERYWHERE. A woman who cannot do what she decides to do with her own body is essentially a slave. If anti-choice people (And they are NOT pro-life because as soon as a child is born they abandon any concept of care for it, nor do they care for the life of the woman) want to stop abortion THEN GET TOGETHER AND FUND RESEARCH INTO WAYS TO REMOVE A FETUS WITHOUT HARM TO THE IMPREGNATED WOMAN AND GROW IT OUTSIDE THE WOMB. AND THEN FUND DOING THAT FOR EVERY WOMAN WHO DESIRES IT! Otherwise, they are just attempting to enslave other people to THEIR personal desires. It's not really even a matter of religious freedom - there is no passage in ANY major religious tome that forbids the removal of a fetus early in development. Ever since men discovered that they could rape their way into progeny, they've worked to brainwash women into submitting to pregnancy despite the fact that CHILDBIRTH CAN BE FATAL TO THE WOMAN. Yes, women STILL die from childbirth, even in the USA, and even in hospitals! So the more awareness of the issue, the better. Women need to overcome the brainwashing and realize that the person carrying the tissue has a right to say what happens to the tissue. And we have a right to refuse to allow impregnation in the first place, with birth control AND requiring condoms or vasectomies, as applies to the situation. And vasectomies can be easily reversed! In fact, any man who is anti-choice and sexually active other than in marriage SHOULD HAVE A VASECTOMY, so that he doesn't impregnate a partner without her consent. If at some point he has a consenting wife, then he can have the procedure reversed in an afternoon. And he will not have ruined women's lives along the way!

[@theatrejunkee9229]

Make rape, child marriage, incest, Domestic Violence & pedofilia Federal crimes - like 'actually' protect women & children - then we can talk about what all these rich conservative white dudes think they 'know' is best. Of course Christian Republican politicians only what safe abortions for their mistresses & underage victims.

[@theatrejunkee9229]

dave4248 take a look at state legislation designed to impede access to services, the ability to provide services, closing of facilities & restrictions designed to discourage patients. Roe v Wade wasn't the end of the battle, it rages on even still. Also (in the cases of child marriage to mask the crimes of sexual assault against children) there are basically scared girls being held hostage jointly by parents & their rapists. Middle aged perverts just looking to get cheap thrills off innocent middle schoolers probably aren't the best ppl to whom one should hand over their pregnant 14yo, eh?

[@jl9336]

Funny/true/depressing. Also watch snl Welcome to Hell.

[@PhilStrahl]

Great job on the color grading!

[@cclarke0321]

One of my favorite sketches.

[@folarinosibodu]

They film units did not plan for the rain. The behind the scenes of this film was so correct because the rain helped the sketch feel more dark.

[@adamgreenan4957]

This is Mike Pence's wet dream

[@Rocketboy1313]

Though he would never admit to having wet dreams. You would have to guess when he did from all the self flagellation scars.

[@margaretphilan6797]

I'm either crying or laughing at this comment...not sure which

[@chumfart32]

he can't have a wet dream unless his wife is there

[@jackwilliams5474]

Mine too.

[@Leelz247]

Adam Greenan LMAO

[@chemfan8398]

These are the men wondering why the women prefer to hang out with a bear.

[@kristac7671]

Wow! Does such a great job of demonstrating what every oppressed person ever, has been up against.

[@stephennielsen8722]

Did you know that religious conservatives worldwide hold remarkably similar views - regardless of what organized religion they belong to? Islamic conservatives and Christian conservatives and Jewish conservatives agree on many things even as they supposedly oppose each other.

[@Wandery]

Organized religion causes ALL horrors on this earth. War, sexism, racism, etc. they all lead back to religion and blindly following the crowd/religion of your choice.

[@SnepKaunt]

Which religion caused World War 2 and World War 1? And the Korean War? And the Vietnam War? And Napoleonic Wars? The Russian Revolution? Do you think Mongols conquered everything from Korea to to Syria because of religion? Wars are fought for money and power, and this includes the Crusades too.

[@stephennielsen8722]

SnepKaunt Conquest and power is always the goal, but religion has very often been the tool by which the goal is accomplished. Wars are always fought between an "us" and a "them" and religion is a tool that is used to mark the differences between people. It would be one thing if I personally and individually came up with how I should believe in the supernatural, but everyone in an organized religion must necessarily believe in the same way. This fact makes all organized religions inherently political . Organizing groups of people around a central supernatural thought is both an absurd and an inherently political act. All organized religions are political organizations.

[@foilhead1]

Stephen Nielsen like in the book, religion is used as a tool to control the masses so the powerful can ensue.

[@SnepKaunt]

Religion divides people of different religions but brings people of the same religion closer. In that (and in being used to rile peoples to go to war) it's just like nationalism and political ideologies. But blaming religion on "ALL horrors on this earth" is just ignorant. Every human society that we know of has had some kind of religion and those societies where religion has been suppressed (North Korea, Cambodia, Soviet Union, China) turned out really shitty, so religion must have a net positive effect on society, otherwise it wouldn't have survived from the dawn of civilization.

[@deirdreryan6147]

This accurately sums up what it's like being a woman around clueless dude-bros.

[@rebeccahallas9822]

The sad thing about this video is that it might always be relevant.

[@Amber-zt4qx]

When I first saw the video on my recommended my first thought was "this is one of those things you shouldn't joke about" but honestly this wasnt that bad

[@zoesmybaby]

Bringing back growing up Pentecostal memories, but this is seriously dark! Terrifying too because it feels like the world is closing in on America with "dear leader" taking over.

[@desa415]

Baloney! Nobody's overthrowing the Constitution. There's always another election, city, state, congress, senate and the 2020 Presidential election. Don't Pentecostals have female ministers?

[@PrincessAndBear]

J Law Tell me more about your experience with Pentecostal. I had two friends who became born again Pentecostal and totally changed. Very odd! Them: The world will end some day. I'm going to heaven and you're going to hell because you're not Christian! Me: That's what you really believe? Them: I don't believe. I KNOW!!!

[@PrincessAndBear]

Kari no clothes Thanks. Yes really sad. I lost them as friends because I can no longer trust people who 'know' they are better than others just by believing in something that has no scientific evidence or logic. Believing is a faith you have within yourself - a very powerful thing to have because it gives people more hope and strength to help them through life. But if it comes with prejudice and being brainwashed to think I'm superior than non-believers, and treating them like crap, then I don't want it! How is this any different from being racist or homophobic? I can see the connection of this with the current POTUS. He's an authoritarian - Loves dictators like Putin, Kim Jong Un and Xi Jinping. He has thin skin, acts like a medieval king - can't be criticised and lashes out at anyone who makes fun of him. His misogyny, disrespect towards women - he'll take away all women's rights if he could. It is possible that America may turn into Handmaid's Tale if he remains in office :)

[@sarahsmile777]

As someone who also grew up Pentecostal I know exactly what you mean

[@gwenshin]

In the book Serena was a female minister evangelist. What worries me is how Trump seems viewed as almost a Messiah among the Christian community. There are things to like about him, and things to hate as well. Yet they don't see any fault with anything he does. The would have come after Obama with torches and pitchforks if he was accused of even half the things Trump was. I used to be an evangelical born again christian. No more. It's the great whore spoken of in the bible.

[@truegunturtle]

When she said "in the not too distant future," I half expected her to start singing the MST3K theme.

[@khaleesisnow7976]

Chris Pine's character is perfect in this scenario.

[@cmarq817]

Loved the series and the sketch!

[@autumnm772]

It was a beautiful May day when everything happened.

[@AmethystEyes]

Two words come to mind when watching this: Mike Pence, probably Rick Santorum too.

[@coryf725]

AmethystEyes I was thinking sharia law

[@shpei88]

Cory F It's funny how radical Christianity and radical Islam aren't that different. Maybe the problem isn't the religion but the RADICAL CRAZIES who take it to extremes?

[@harrylipshitz9988]

One word comes to mind after reading your comment: Moron.

[@coryf725]

shpei88​ the two do not equate at all. And to relate this particular story with Islam is just relating to its roots. The handmaids tale was inspired by real events such as the Iranian revolution, a uniquely Islamic oppression of women. Muslim girls undergo genital mutilation, in Islamic states. In dubai, and other predominately Islamic countries a woman's testimony is worth half as much as a man. A woman can serve jail time or be killed for being raped, under islam. I would say that having multiple countries where this is law and not fringe radicals does not begin to equate with Christian extremists.

[@samvise7404]

shpei88 How are they similar?

[@klarastern5597]

one of the best skits...

[@babyroxasman]

Oh man my group in english class had to read the book and watch the movie. We all thought someone else was in charge of skipping scenes so we all just awkwardly sat there and watched.

[@earthaforester3141]

Eerily close to reality.

[@MsTomatoGuru]

Wow this was brilliant

[@jessaspen1]

Was that supposed to be funny? Reminds me how millennial men act when I tell them women don't have equal rights to them. 🙄

[@SOULJAM1K3Y]

you need to learn to have a laugh and not take everything serious you snowflake

[@jessaspen1]

Aww poor privileged male. I’m sure you get really upset when anyone makes an anti-trump comment. 😭 👶🏼

[@SOULJAM1K3Y]

@@jessaspen1 im not a trump supporter... and men are opressed to lmao

[@GB-tb2ry]

@@SOULJAM1K3Y I know men are also oppressed but not nearly as much or as aggressively as women are. Just sayin!🤨😤😤😤😩

[@rachelrachel9152]

Well the point it that it's supposed to remind you of that and that is why it's funny lol. But if it hits too close to home it's understandable you wouldn't find it funny

[@blueturtle3623]

How did this become MORE relevant over time?

[@Kamihame]

This aged wonderfully...