On "SNL" this Saturday, “Weekend Update” co-hosts Colin Jost and Michael Che discussed the ongoing protest by 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick. Jost: “Many black athletes have come under fire for following Colin Kaepernick's lead in kneeling during the National Anthem.” Che: “I don't understand this. If the National Anthem was so important, how did they know somebody was kneeling? How did they even know this? That's how boring the National Anthem is. Halfway through it, you're looking around the stadium like, ‘I wonder what the backup quarterback for the 49ers is up to.’” Jost: “I love the National Anthem.” Che: “Of course you do, you're white. ... I’m sure it’s an inconvenient time to bring up such a heavy issue during a football game. But it’s a protest. It’s supposed to be inconvenient. That’s the whole point of a protest. It’s just like if you’re at home and your girl's mad at you, and you want to unwind and watch the game and she walks right in front of the TV and stands there and goes, ‘We need to talk,’ and you’re like, ‘Now? The game's on,’ and she goes, ‘Honey, you shot another kid!’ That’s what Kaepernick's doing. Listen, Colin Kaepernick is not the only one trying to raise awareness during a football game for a sad cause. They're turning uniforms pink for breast cancer tomorrow and nobody's upset about that. I bet if the police went around shooting unarmed boobies, everybody would take a knee” (“SNL,” NBC, 10/1).
