In an early 2017 Saturday Night Live short video, cast member Cecily Strong takes a seat by herself at a busy bar. A man, played by Beck Bennett, sidles up next to Strong and promises her he’s not a creep trying to hit on her. In fact, he’s a male feminist. He proves his progressive bona fides by calling Donald Trump a “skeezy guy” and showing her his “The Future is Female” T-shirt.
But the interaction takes a turn when Strong rejects Bennett’s offer to go on a date. When it is clear his liberal peacocking doesn’t work, he gets angry and calls her a “bitch.” He is then removed by another man who tries more feminist pickup lines, with the same result. Then comes another. And another. (In the spirit of escalation, the final suitor is wearing a knitted pink hat.)
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