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Cecily Strong took on the position of Skechers CEO in a hilarious Saturday Night Life spoof on Kanye “Ye” West making an look at their real-life California headquarters. The drop-in go to passed off simply days after Ye was dropped by German-based Adidas, who produces his widespread Yeezy line, following his extremely offensive anti-semitic feedback that received him suspended from Twitter and restricted on Instagram. In the SNL take of occasions, Cecily doubled down on Skechers’ positioning about exhibiting Kanye the door.
“At Skechers we pride ourselves make shoes at an affordable price — and standing up to anti-semitism. That’s why earlier this week when Kanye West showed up at our corporate asking to work with us — we said no,” she firmly stated to the digicam within the sketch, which mocked a company presentation video. Other workers — together with one performed by Bowen Yang — when chimed in with “no way,” “no” and “no thank you,” in regards to the prospect of working with the Chicago-born rapper. “We immediately escorted him out of the building,” Bowen defined, citing precise occasions that did happen after Ye dropped by.
“Like the rest of the country, we were appalled by Kanye’s horrific comments and we vow to never work with him in any capacity,” Cecily, sporting a pink blazer whereas standing in a Skechers retailer, then stated. “But, can we also point out that of all the companies he could have approached and been rejected by, he chose Skechers,” she added because the piano music. Chloe Fineman then retorted, “Kanye came to Skechers and Skechers said no. Do you realize how satisfying that is?”
“Two years ago could you imagine that headline — Skechers is too good for Kanye,” Bowen then laughed. “Of course, he’s always been a disrupter in the fashion industry. Again, we would never partner with him. What would you even call a Kanye Skechers shoe anyway? The Skeezy?” he contemplated, declaring one other present firm that has but to touch upon the controversy. “I haven’t heard anything from Crocs. No saying they’re anti-semitic but we haven’t heard from them.”
Cecily then doubled down on the selection to point out Kanye off the property of the Jewish-owned firm. “He walked in and we were like bye — buh-bye — door. It’s not all about us but it’s not like Allbirds is not fighting the fight,” she declared.
In actual life, Kanye appeared unbothered by the entire thing. “Had to cut ties, bro,” Kanye bizarrely wrote, seemingly responding to information that his personal model Yeezy lower ties with the previous billionaire. Kanye was additionally dropped by Vogue, Balenciaga and plenty of different manufacturers he often labored with or collaborated with.