Saturday Night Live may have gone too far this time.
A piece from the sketch comedy show made fun of ISIS, or the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. It spoofed a Toyota ad about a father and his daughter that aired during the Super Bowl. In the Toyota ad, it showed a father taking his daughter a U.S. Army hitch.
SNL ran with it, and showed a similar scene, but instead of a father taking his daughter to a hitch, the daughter (played by SNL host Dakota Johnson of “50 Shades of Grey” fame) instead went to join ISIS in Syria. She jumps into a vehicle with ISIS-looking extremists, who are complete with beards and weapons. “ISIS. We’ll take it from here, Dad,” the tagline says, per AdWeek.
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When it aired, it drew mixed reactions from users on social media sites.
When you have loved ones being slaughtered by ISIS, the #SNL skit doesn’t seem so funny. Absolutely disgusting @nbcsnl
— Rosa Hana (@RosaHana) March 1, 2015
Can someone please explain to me how that Toyota commercial/ ISIS skit on SNL was funny? Absolutely sick. Man @nbcsnl has lost it #unreal
— Mel (@mell_zimmerman) March 1, 2015
“It’s only ISIS” Not funny SNL, not funny at all especially to military moms whose kids are in the fight #SNL#militarymoms
— Elaine Brye (@MommaBrye) March 1, 2015
#nbc #SNL Really? Skits about ISIS? You are whacked and sick. These are terrorists who are chopping off the heads of our citizens. Not cool
— Deb (@WoodfordDeb) March 1, 2015
Dakota Johnson joins ISIS in controversial ‘SNL’ spoof via the @FoxNews App Sorry guys…that was funny. http://t.co/t3SlXKuq9l
— JustKoz (@TexasKoz) March 2, 2015
Of course it may also be said, “If you can be offended by comedy, why are you even watching things that are trying to be funny?” #SNLISIS
— Vâchon (@Vachon98) March 2, 2015
@livefrome @eonline ISIS skit on #SNL was funny. Some people just aren’t happy, unless they are offended. #LiveFromE
— Robin D (@robind1208) March 2, 2015
SNL ISIS skit was hilarious. Some people have no sense of humor.
— Andy Fezzik (@AndyFezzik) March 2, 2015
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