The Handmaid's Tale - SNL

Men (Chris Pine, Mikey Day, Alex Moffat, Kyle Mooney) have a hard time understanding women's (Cecily Strong, Sasheer Zamata, Aidy Bryant, Vanessa Bayer) new reality.

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[amandab]

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

[huzzahs]

"OK! Sorry for HELPING..."

sums it up nicely

[noogu_nim]

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

[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.

[Thatll_Do_Pig_]

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

[melonyemane]

This is surprisingly dark and scary for SNL.

[yourinnerlawyer]

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.

[caitlinroseblaney]

“Okayyy, sorry for HELPING.” - men lol

[zuwopjohnson]

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

[joshd.]

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

[loriennewbury]

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

[jennterry]

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

Mansplaning explained

[ivack]

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!

[MsDenouement]

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

[iheartvikings]

ew I got the chills from 
"...I can't leave him"

"yes 😌✊you can"

[OlivePapyrus]

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

[Aware_Bear]

How has this not resurfaced and gone viral yet?

[Nyxthebat]

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

[flower_girl]

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

[suzannecooper]

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.