Cosmopolitan
By Alanna Nunez
October 19, 2015
Donald
Trump is currently scheduled to host Saturday Night Live on Nov. 7, but
not everyone is happy with that news. The National Hispanic Leadership
Agenda, which comprises
a coalition of 40 Latino organizations in the U.S., has officially
asked NBC to cancel Trump's SNL appearance.
In
an open letter to NBC Universal's CEO Stephen Burke, the NHLA wrote
that inviting Trump to host was simply enabling "hate speech for nothing
less than a ratings ploy."
The organization also pointed out that SNL has a less-than-stellar
track record when it comes to diversity on the show. Not only has there
never been a Latina cast member, but there have only been two Latinos on
the show, ever.
NHLA
is flabbergasted that Saturday Night Live (SNL) has invited Donald
Trump to host the November 7, 2015 show. Donald Trump has yet to
apologize for his bigoted comments
about Mexican immigrants. Allowing Trump to host SNL will legitimize
and validate his anti-Latino comments. NHLA had praised NBCUniversal,
when it severed its ties with Donald Trump. We are appalled that you
would enable Trump's hateful speech for nothing
less than a ratings ploy and ask that you rescind the SNL invitation.
How
can SNL justify casting zero Latinas over 41 seasons and only 2 Latinos
over the same period, while promoting Trump's divisive speech toward
Latinos? U.S. Latinos
represent more than half (56%) of net population growth from 2000 to
2010 and are projected to contribute 100 percent of the population
growth between the ages of 18-49, key demographics for television
networks. On one hand, Comcast is reaching out to Latino
viewers on its English language platforms and on Telemundo, its
Spanish-language network, while it uses the other hand to face slap us
with this unconscionable invitation to Trump. It is unconscionable that a
major U.S. corporation-- who needs Latino viewers—is
acting so clueless.
The
issue ultimately falls at the foot of Lorne Michaels. Since November
2013, NHLA has requested to meet with Mr. Michaels to discuss the lack
of Latino representation
on SNL. NHLA has never received a response and are renewing our request
here to meet directly with Lorne Michaels to discuss both the guest
host invitation to Trump and SNL's historic lack of Latino casting
members.
And
the NHLA isn't the only Latino organization that wants Trump off the
show. A MoveOn.org petition started by advocacy group America's Voice
has more than 121,000 signatures
calling for Trump's removal.
Neither Burke nor SNL's executive producer Lorne Michaels have
officially responded to the NHLA's letter, but Trump has, asserting that
it was "smart" of NBC to tap him
as host. "Frankly, I think the ratings are going to be through the
roof," Trump said in a phone interview with Fox & Friends.
When
asked if he thought there was any chance his appearance could be
canceled, Trump replied: "Lorne Michaels is a very smart guy. NBC are
very smart people. If they
want to do a show with a third of the ratings, they might do that."
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