'SNL' Weekend Update torpedoes 'woke Disney' claims by pointing to '90 years of cartoons'

There's also plenty of scorn reserved for Vladimir Putin.
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Colin Jost sits at the "Saturday Night Live" Weekend Update desk. A news graphic is just above him and to the left, featuring stills from multiple Disney animated movies.
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Colin Jost has some thoughts to share about cries of "woke Disney."

The company's sudden flip from half-assedly opposing Florida's dystopian "Don't Say Gay" bill to cutting off GOP politicians who supported said bill has prompted backlash from the political right. But as Jost sharply points out during this Saturday Night Live Weekend Update segment, there's 90 years of sometimes-questionable cartoon history from the company that undermines any suggestion of Disney suddenly becoming radically progressive.

It was a busy news week, so there's plenty as well about Vladimir Putin and Russia's invasion of Ukraine, along with high gas prices, a new and overdue hate crime law in the U.S., and antics from Ron DeSantis, Florida's Trump-y governor.

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Adam Rosenberg

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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