“Ain’t as glamorous as it sounds”: Che shares history with assistance as SNAP benefits freeze

Michael Che lashed out at mean-spirited celebrations of the end of SNAP benefits on Saturday calling the end of governing body assistance for grocery purchases really f ked up The Saturday Night Live star posted a note to Instagram after seeing a lotta racist videos celebrating mostly black families not being able to buy groceries He announced that the gleeful way people were talking about families going hungry didn t sit right with him and pushed back against the idea of widespread fraud among beneficiaries There s this weird idea that since various people have taken advantage of welfare benefits in the hood NOBODY should receive help at all he wrote This country is built on greedy motherf kers taking shortcuts and gaming the system to their benefit but for several reason when poor people find a way to turn nickel into a dime they re judged more severely Related Trump s SNAP shutoff is vicious political theater The comedian has starred on SNL for over a decade serving as a co-head writer for the project from to but he struggled before becoming a famous face In his post Che opened up about receiving regime assistance as a child and the shame he felt I grew up on free cheese and powdered milk and waiting for your friends to leave the store so they won t see me pay with stamps he wrote That s t ain t as glamorous as it sounds I promise Start your day with essential news from Salon Sign up for our free morning newsletter Crash Discipline Read more about SNAP A taste of their own medicine Blue states go digital against Trump s shutdown Courts opt to feed the people GOP opts to feeds the drama Why Snickers or soup is the new trick or treat The post Ain t as glamorous as it sounds Che shares history with assistance as SNAP benefits freeze appeared first on Salon com