Viewers have been left outraged after Stranger Things actor Finn Wolfhard made a vulgar joke about women during his Saturday Night Live monologue. Wolfhard, one of the star guests on Saturday's show, spoke about growing up onscreen and going through puberty while in the spotlight.
'My voice changed on camera, my first kiss was on camera, and I can't actually believe I'm admitting this, but the first time I learned what a woman looks like down there - was on camera as well,' he said. The broadcast then cut to a clip of a young Wolfhard staring in shock at the sci-fi show's main villain, a howling monster called the Demogorgon.
The joke did not sit well with many viewers, who took to social media to express their disgust. 'People when they realize casual misogyny and homophobia aren't supposed to be jokes unless you're a braindead bigot,' one critic wrote on X. Another user said: 'Sexist joke and like lazy?? At least try harder.'
Infuriated users slammed the joke as 'disgusting' and 'hardly funny,' while swiping at SNL writers, calling it 'poorly written and unfunny.' 'Sorry I don't watch SNL, is it always this f***ing terrible,' one said, with another replying: 'Yes, it gets worse.'
However, some defended Wolfhard's joke. 'Why is everyone on the left and right clutching their pearls after this harmless crude joke,' one user wrote. Later in the monologue, Wolfhard continued with mature jokes and was joined by his Stranger Things co-stars Caleb McLaughlin and Gaten Matarazzo. The trio ended the monologue by joking that they are ready to act in 'adult films.'
