It was announced September 13 that 28- year-old comedian Melissa Villaseñor would be joining Saturday Night Live as its first Latina cast member. However, attention to has been drawn to the deletion of almost 2,000 tweets from her Twitter account as well as the content of some posts that were, until recently, still published.
Writer Aura Bogado noticed her mass clear out and investigated further. In a series of tweets, Bogado wrote that she was disappointed with a number of remarks tweeted out by Villaseñor. She shared a number of them to her followers, but they were quickly deleted by the comedian.
Some of the seemingly prejudiced comments from the new SNL cast member included comparing a dog to “an old Japanese man” and stating that she was “scared” about being set up on a date with a black man.
You can see some of Bogado’s tweets below, as well as some screenshots of the comments allegedly tweeted by Villaseñor
@ReignOfApril @aurabogado @melissavcomedy @nbcsnl @SNLUpdate I also saved this gem and a few others. Please advise Snl. pic.twitter.com/AbsFyoqfUs
— Shanelle Little (@ShanelleLittle) September 22, 2016
I see @melissavcomedy is working overtime to delete her racist tweets, but screenshots are forever. Tsk, tsk @nbcsnl: pic.twitter.com/VxPK9AFxf0
— Rebecca Theodore (@FilmFatale_NYC) September 22, 2016
What a disappointment. I was so excited about @melissavcomedy, but it turns out the anti-blackness (and then some) strikes again.
— Aura Bogado (@aurabogado) September 21, 2016
So, after all that, @melissavcomedy blocks me. Oh well. pic.twitter.com/uK4DayDl7j
— Aura Bogado (@aurabogado) September 22, 2016
