Aziz Ansari's 'SNL' monologue is a blistering attack on the 'lowercase kkk'

Ansari was also thrilled at the idea of Trump "watching a brown guy make fun of him" one day after the inauguration.
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Aziz Ansari's 'SNL' monologue is a blistering attack on the 'lowercase kkk'
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Aziz Ansari hosted Saturday Night Live the day after Donald Trump's inauguration. So he turned his opening monologue into a lighting-fast stand-up set with a distinctly political bent.

Like most sane, reasonable people, Ansari is not a fan of racism or intolerance. And he's really not a fan of the way Donald Trump's election campaign emboldened a segment of the public to embrace previously hidden racist sentiments -- a phenomenon her jokingly refers to as "the lowercase kkk."

There are some killer punchlines in here -- "Yesterday, Trump was inaugurated; today, an entire gender protested against him" -- but Ansari's best moment is a serious one. He closes the monologue with this hopeful statement:

"If you look at our country's history, change doesn't come from presidents. Change comes from large groups of angry people. And if day one is any indication, you are part of the largest group of angry people I have ever seen."

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Adam Rosenberg is a Senior Games Reporter for Mashable, where he plays all the games. Every single one. From AAA blockbusters to indie darlings to mobile favorites and browser-based oddities, he consumes as much as he can, whenever he can.Adam brings more than a decade of experience working in the space to the Mashable Games team. He previously headed up all games coverage at Digital Trends, and prior to that was a long-time, full-time freelancer, writing for a diverse lineup of outlets that includes Rolling Stone, MTV, G4, Joystiq, IGN, Official Xbox Magazine, EGM, 1UP, UGO and others.Born and raised in the beautiful suburbs of New York, Adam has spent his life in and around the city. He's a New York University graduate with a double major in Journalism and Cinema Studios. He's also a certified audio engineer. Currently, Adam resides in Crown Heights with his dog and his partner's two cats. He's a lover of fine food, adorable animals, video games, all things geeky and shiny gadgets.


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