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The following post contains homophobic, sexist, ableist, and generally unsettling language.
Presented without comment, selections from my inbox since SNL announced its next host and musical guest:
Sun, Feb 4, 8:33 AM
FROM: John Reid <timtuesday93@gmail.com>
SUBJ: Shane Gillis on SNL
Kill yourself pussy
Sun, Feb 4, 11:25 AM
FROM: Leon White <badscizek@gmail.com>
SUBJ: Kisses
Hope you’re having a great day baby girl, praise be to dawg fathers
Sent from my iPhone
Sun, Feb 4, 12:16 PM
FROM: Shane McKeon <mckeon01@gmail.com>
SUBJ: SNL
What do u think about Gillis hosting snl. Fuck face
Sun, Feb 4, 12:25 PM
FROM: Joseph Caron <josephcaron88@gmail.com>
SUBJ: SHANE GILLIS!
Friendly reminder to congratulate him for his big break!
Sun, Feb 4, 12:45 PM
FROM: Reilly Dougherty <reillydougherty24@gmail.com>
SUBJ: cancel culture doesn’t work
Look what you’ve done you fucking moron. You tried to cancel someone and you literally made him even more popular. Nobody knows who you are other than the snitch that got him fired. THATS WHAT YOU ARE REMEMBERED FOR. absolutely crazy what you were able to accomplish. The very thing you tried to protect. You must feel like an absolute failure.
Sun, Feb 4, 1:41 PM
FROM: Nicholas Regan <nregan16@gmail.com>
SUBJ: Stay Strong Man
CUZ YOU WILL NEVER RECOVER FROM THIS LMFAO
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ENJOY A LIFE OF CANNED HORMEL CHILI AND DYING A VIRGIN CUZ YOU DONT KNOW WHERE TO STAND ON SEX WORK
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Respectfully,
Nick
Sun, Feb 4, 2:44 PM
FROM: Cal <cal24866@gmail.com>
SUBJ: Booking 4/12/24
BAAAAAHHHHAHAHAHAHAAHA SHANES HOSTING SNL YOU TROG!!!!
Sun, Feb 4, 2:46 PM
FROM: Cal <cal24866@gmail.com>
SUBJ: Pus
Fucking pussy. Failed at every aspect of life.
Sun, Feb 4, 3:07 PM
FROM: Jk Spinler <jaronspinler@gmail.com>
SUBJ: Guess who's not on SNL
YOU MF!
Sucks you lost
Shane Gillis beat yo ass!
Sun, Feb 4, 5:13 PM
FROM: chris harvey <charvey002@gmail.com>
SUBJ: Important!
Fag
Sun, Feb 4, 5:29 PM
FROM: Tyler B <macaroniemaniac@gmail.com>
SUBJ: Thought you may find this interesting, it would make a good article
Cope and seethe, nerd
Sun, Feb 4, 5:40 PM
FROM: Jack Murphy <jmm350z1989@yahoo.com>
SUBJ: You
R O F L
Sun, Feb 4, 6:26 PM
FROM: Ryan Lytle <rlytle11@gmail.com>
SUBJ: You good?
How you holding up pal? That was a catastrophic L you took this week. You going to watch on the 24th to see what a great standup/sketch actor he’s become?
Sun, Feb 4, 7:59 PM
FROM: Kidcrowe <kidcrowe@gmail.com>
SUBJ: Shane is on SNL HAHAHAHHA
I can’t wait to see Shane on SNL, too bad you’ll never come close to hosting, watched your poem reading and you come off as very autistic cry about it little kid maybe try and get some testosterone in you while you’re at it
Mon, Feb 5, 1:34 AM
FROM: Logan <logan5146@gmail.com>
SUBJ: Re: Shane Gillis
Hahahahahahahahahahaha
Suck my dick you fucking homo.
Logan Cook
Mon, Feb 5, 6:02 PM
FROM: hamish <oxlay@hotmail.com>
SUBJ: Dear Seth
Dear Seth,
Can we talk about how funny it is that Shane Gillis is back? I mean really, you tried to cripple his career, and now he’s not just in the $120k role as a cast member, he’s a multi millionaire who is hosting. And he couldn’t have gotten here without you.
The irony is kinda beautiful. You tried to hurt him, but just highlighted to the masses his comedy, which is appreciated far more than its condemned, and the people have spoken.
In being a parasite, you have created everything you tried to destroy… it’s truly beautiful.
Took a while, but I hope this one stays with you for a while. It’s just wonderful haha.
Anyways, grow up.
Hate from the dawgs.
Tuesday, Feb 6, 3:16 AM
FROM: Jared Hamblin <jaham626@gmail.com>
SUBJ: Truth
Sent from my iPhone
Every article I’ve read of yours has been complete shit. I mean, you’re not even qualified to write in a high school news paper, let alone any reputable publication. I suppose that’s why you’re writing for extremely obscure websites like humorism.xyz. that’s because Nobody wants to hear what extremely tame shit you’ve decided is racist this week. You have absolutely nothing to bring to the table creatively , so your only recourse is to try and torch people who are more talented than you are. You won’t be, (but you should be), ashamed of ninety percent of the shit that you’ve written about people. And when I say shit I mean dogshit, everything you write is either out of context or a blatant lie. All this being said, I truly hope you continue trying to write. The death throws of your career are far more entertaining to watch and make fun of than the inevitable point when no website will host your shitty takes any more and you fade into obscurity even more so than you already have.
With sincerity
Seek help
Tuesday, Feb 6, 8:22 AM
FROM: joej71009 <joej71009@gmail.com>
SUBJ: Regarding the SNL thing
Hey loser,
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Sincerely,
Joe
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