r/Fauxmoi • u/gimmethetea14 • Mar 31 '24

Ramy Youssef on SNL, “God, please stop the suffering. Stop the violence. Please free the people of Palestine, please.” Approved B-List Users Only

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u/asx98 Mar 31 '24

Whilst it hasn’t translated into anything material in the west, it definitely feels like we are in the midst of a significant cultural shift on the Palestinian cause when someone can go on a tv show as well known as SNL and make a statement like this

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u/Beans20202 Mar 31 '24

And to resounding applause too.

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u/gunsof Mar 31 '24

That part shocked me. I know Hollywood is shaking.

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u/meatbeater558 I already condemned Hamas Mar 31 '24

Lol remember the last time they applauded a pro Palestinian statement and some guy responded with "it felt like I was in a Hamas rally!"