Bill Burr's 'SNL' Monologue Criticized for Jokes on White Women, Cancel Culture, and Pride Month

While this outrage turned out to be the perfect example of irony, Burr was fortunate enough to have a healthy amount of viewers who can read between the lines.

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Bill Burr is no stranger to challenging woke culture and the accepted way of thinking. Yet, when he brought this unorthodox way of critiquing society to the bright lights of Saturday Night Live, some viewers were outraged by his comments.

Thanks to Lorne, the cast, everyone at @nbcsnl and to the incredible @thirdmanrecords! No words to describe how much fun that experience was!

— Bill Burr (@billburr) October 11, 2020

Burr's opening monologue had no shortage of jokes geared towards hot button issues. He attacked those who opposed coronavirus regulations and cancel culture, but it was his jokes about the appropriation of oppression that caught people off guard. Burr stated that woke culture was created for people of color but has been hijacked by white women who were looking to distance themselves from their hand in establishing racism. 

Bill Burr going crazy on SNL😂😂😂 https://t.co/kQmwMx7Gng

— Ahmed/The Ears/IG: BigBizTheGod 🇸🇴 (@big_business_) October 11, 2020

Burr also questioned why the LGBTQ+ community is awarded the entire month of June while Black people are forced to cram their celebrations into a 28-day month. Instead, Burr proposed that Black History month be moved to July because the weather is better.

In a classic case of "hit dogs holler," there was a swarm of backlash for these comments from people who felt personally offended by jokes. 

Did Bill Burr really just say that? Calling Black folks "equator people," White women "b--ches" and claiming he never heard of Pride Month. #SNL please do better pic.twitter.com/Y6VrNAHg8H

— Anita Bennett (@tvanita) October 11, 2020

I almost had a heart attack when I heard that tonight’s SNL host is Bill Burr...

— Preet Bharara (@PreetBharara) October 11, 2020

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