Last week, SNL writer Katie Rich shared a tasteless joke on social media; within hours, the writer was suspended indefinitely.
Rich is a woman, and on SNL (as in many real life circumstances), women are not afforded the opportunity to screw up.
What makes this case different from prior controversies involving the show’s writers and performers?
We also touch on Weekend Update’s track record with offensive jokes (remember that transphobic Tinder joke from last November?)
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