That’s because it isn’t what was said. Jordan Sargent is tilting at windmills here. Jost made a joke about how hyper-sanctimonious the extremist end of the liberal left can be, and Sargent is doing everything he can to prove him right.

Geez. We make fun of Trump for his thin skin but maybe we should, like, never do that again if a single joke at Democrats’ expense is going to generate 20 think pieces. Has the petition to have Jost fired and his fields sowed with salt been posted?

She would probably disagree with your calling her a racist. But she’s doing a smart thing by not responding. Calling someone ‘racist’ has become so weaponized because you can call anyone racist, and they somehow have to prove that they aren’t - which is impossible.

That’s some good fact-checking there, Roger.

the 37different genders is not why dems lost. It’s this reaction in this exact post why the dems lost the election. It was a fucking joke.

Yeah. Forced apologies aren’t sincere nor do they actually matter.

As a liberal that is also a part of the LGBT community the whole 37 different genders is a bit ridiculous. It’s not why we lost the election and the joke was lame but it’s still an absurd concept.

They shouldn’t! Fortunately, responding to people who supported Trump based on jobs doesn’t require catering to racists, so your question doesn’t really apply here.

“Jost is saying that liberals should deemphasize equal rights for all people because it alienates rednecks.”

I’d say the reaction to a joke that was kinda clever, kinda meh, very harmless is perhaps a reason why Democrats lost the election.

The metajoke is that liberals are too busy fighting amongst ourselves over multidimensional ideological purity while while conservatives be like, “Hes’s an unhinged moron and a literal nazi, but hey lower taxes. Works for me.”

Also, it has been FUCKING RICH to watch SNL act like they have a moral compass or some political insight these last couple of weeks. The sad moralizing at the end of the election and now, “Oh, Democrats lost because they be like, ‘what gender is?’ right!”
This is the show that not only had Trump on but let him fucking…

This is true and also in no way justifies the way Democrats responded (or, more accurately, refused to respond) to those people’s concerns.

Agreed. The irony is palpable: using the word “redneck” to describe the people Jost is talking about demonstrates his point exactly. Until the Dems can figure out how to engage the demographic that that slur refers to instead of continue to degrade it, we’re well and thoroughly screwed.

this reaction to this joke is why democrats lost the election

I agree. The bottom line it that being right about issues (equality, the environment, education, etc.) is great, but it is of little value if you cannot find the path to success. I don’t care for Jost, and I think he is dangerously close to suggesting some level of pandering, but the sentiment of trying to figure…

On a good note, this guy’s dumb joke is now a great “Why Democrats Lost the Election” meme thanks to the wonderful magic of photoshop.

It was an acceptable joke. I wasn’t dying with laughter. It worked for what it was.

There was an unfunny sketch on SNL? Now I’ve seen everything!

“which would have been fine, we can laugh at ourselves”