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Women Are Sharing Their Stories Of Creepy Men At The Gym After Shane Gillis' Sexist 'SNL' Joke
TikToker Maggie B wrote:
"Just a girl in her wh*re shorts at the gym, lifting heavy so I can beat the s**t out of men for saying stupid s**t."
You can watch the video here.
In the caption, she wrote:
"Hey Shane, maybe it's time to find a new career if you can't come up with funnier material."
" Comedy can and at times should be offensive, but maybe try to make it about something more interesting rather than it being at the expense of women."
Similarly, TikToker @singlemamadrama wrote, while she was deadlifting 265 pounds in the video:
"Yeah Shane Gillis, I wear shorts to the gym."
"Don't look or you might see a baddie lifting heavier than you!"
You can watch her video here:
TikToker Abby Murphy used a clip of Shane Gillis's monologue as the sound for her video, in which she wore what she called a "wrestling singlet," though it was a two-piece version. The shorts appeared to be like biker shorts, and the sports bra fully covered her chest.
While showing her outfit, she mocked the audio, mouthing to the camera that she was a "big wh*re."
You can watch the video here:
Some TikTokers agreed with Murphy wholeheartedly that women were dressing for themselves and just trying to get a workout in.
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Unfortunately, most of the comments on Murphy's video, just like @singlemamadrama and Maggie B's videos, were resoundingly negative, either agreeing with Gillis about how they looked at the gym or dismissing them and calling them not attractive enough to feel offended by Gillis's comments, prompting Murphy to make a second video.
In her second video, Murphy pointed out:
"The main comment I'm getting on this video that I posted about Shane Gillis and his wh*re comment on 'SNL' is from his fan base."
"So you know it's largely horrifying, basically saying, 'Stop being so sensitive,' 'it's a joke,' blah blah blah."
"And I'm like, 'Where was the joke?'"
"You're looking at someone who loves politically incorrect humor. I like it when a comedian pushes the envelope."
"The problem is, Shane Gillis didn't make a joke. It's not funny."
"A comedian is supposed to take things he or she observes in real life, perhaps some kind of funny narrative around it, and gives you a punchline."
"His joke was, 'Women are going to the gym, and they're dressing like wh*res.'"
"Meanwhile [referencing her video], this is what every girl I know at the gym looks like."
You can watch the second video here:
Unfortunately, the negative comments persisted on Murphy's second video, insisting that the joke was a joke, that it was hilarious, and that Murphy wasn't attractive enough to be offended by it.
But when a joke isn't funny for everyone and perpetuates harmful stereotypes, it goes much deeper than being offended.
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Texas High School Slammed For Canceling Production Of 'Little Shop Of Horrors' After Girl Is Cast As Seymour
But once rehearsals began, district officials decided her casting was the real problem.
Mota told KERA News exactly what made the decision so frustrating:
"I earned this role, and I went through the same process as everyone else did. And, ultimately, I was decided to be the best fit for the role."
Grand Prairie Independent School District (GPISD) wanted Mota to share the role of Audrey with another student while the male understudy took over as Seymour.
When Mota and her mother challenged the casting change, the district canceled the entire production. So much for the show must go on.
Mota's mother, Nancy Jimenez-Mota, wasn't backing down:
“But there comes a point where you have to stand up and say enough of this madness. Enough of this intimidation and nonsense.”
The controversy didn't stay behind the curtain. Mota made her case public, demanding the original production and casting be reinstated rather than accepting a compromise that would cost her the role she earned.
Mota took her fight directly to Instagram:
Meanwhile, the district's legal reasoning had a plot twist of its own.
Officials initially cited Texas Senate Bill 12, a 2023 anti-drag law ruled unconstitutional by a federal judge. But according to KERA News, the district later clarified that it meant a separate 2025 law restricting certain LGBTQ-related school activities.
Which provision actually prohibited Mota's casting? The district never identified one, leaving its legal justification looking considerably less convincing than its decision to cancel the show was decisive.
Grand Prairie ISD offered this justification in its official statement:
"When District leadership learned of this issue, and in consideration of themes in the musical involving an abusive relationship, a decision was made to pull that production and find something more appropriate."
That explanation raises an obvious question. South Grand Prairie High School staged Little Shop of Horrors four years ago, and another district school plans to perform it this year. KERA News also reported that officials feared political protests.
Apparently, the material was acceptable until the casting became controversial.
And Texas school theater has seen this script before. In 2023, Sherman Independent School District removed transgender student Max Hightower from a male role in Oklahoma! before reversing course.
Keller Independent School District also canceled The Laramie Project in 2024, a play exploring the aftermath of the 1998 murder of gay college student Matthew Shepard. Students pushed back, gathering more than 3,000 petition signatures before the district eventually allowed the production to proceed.
Timber Creek High School sophomore Taylor Silvestri captured what students stood to lose:
"It’s a beautiful tragedy about real emotions. And to not have that opportunity to portray true emotions is devastating."
Different schools, different shows, but familiar questions about whose stories get told and who gets to perform them.
For Mota, the fallout is particularly personal. What should have been a milestone in her senior year has become a dispute over whether she can keep a role she won through auditions. Her family is considering legal action while continuing to push for the production's return.
Mota also discussed the controversy in a video interview:
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The dispute has extended beyond the auditorium, drawing attention to the decisions schools make when student performances become political flashpoints.
Here's how social media responded:
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Mota's removal raises questions under Title IX, the federal law prohibiting sex-based discrimination in federally funded educational programs.
ACLU of Texas attorney Chloe Kempf questioned the district's legal position:
"No matter what state law is on the table that we're talking about, federal law and the Constitution strongly prohibit gender discrimination like it appears that we are seeing in this case."
Whether GPISD violated Title IX remains unresolved. But the district has yet to identify a specific provision of Texas law prohibiting Mota from playing Seymour.
The irony is hard to miss. A school production meant to give students the chance to perform has instead become a lesson in how quickly those opportunities can disappear when politics enters the auditorium.
Mota earned her place onstage. The district's response was to cancel the stage altogether.
Danny Trejo's Son Speaks Out To Claim His Dad Was Misled Into Starring In Ben Shapiro's Pro-ICE Movie
The news of Trejo's casting has sparked fury among fans, Mexican-American fans in particular, who feel Trejo has betrayed them by appearing in the film.
But Trejo's son Gilbert says not only was he duped, but his dad is now both contractually obligated to do the film and legally muzzled from criticizing the project or Shapiro.
Gilbert explained the situation in a heated post on Instagram Stories.
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Gilbert wrote:
“[Trejo's] agent described it as ‘a complicated story about a complicated time, where everyone looks bad except you, the hardworking Mexican shop owner who just wants peace.'"
“He jumped at the idea of playing a good guy. About 2 weeks into shooting everyone, including us, found out Ben Shapiro was involved."
He went on to explain that as an 82-year-old, Trejo had never even heard of Ben Shapiro.
Gilbert went on say that now, Trejo is stuck.
“My dad contractually can’t badmouth [Shapiro], the film or walk away without being sued for breach of contract. He couldn't even release the statement he wanted to."
That "statement" refers to Trejo's response to the furious backlash the announcement of his casting has inspired. Instead, he posted a tepid statement on X confirming he is a "proud Mexican" who is "not pro-ICE.”
But this being the internet, where pile-ons are the order of the day regardless of the circumstances, that statement has done little to quell the uproar.
Gilbert addressed this in his post, saying:
“It’s f***ed up. He’s handcuffed to this stupid project, and swaths of people have instantly turned their back on him without knowing any of the facts."
Trejo has long been known for his unsparing dedication to his craft, famously even appearing in student films just to help young artists break into the film business.
It seems pretty clear that Shapiro, whose Daily Wire far-right propaganda company has become well-known for duping people into appearing in its content, took advance of Trejo's open-heartedness. And it seems Trejo's management, in turn, didn't do its due diligence.
Online, many were outraged and heartbroken at what Trejo's son revealed about the situation.
Many online have pushed back that any blame directed at anyone besides Shapiro, like Trejo's management, is misplaced.
As has been discussed extensively, Shapiro was a failed screenwriter before he started the Daily Wire to become a viral propagandist.
And at this point, we should have all learned by now that any time Shapiro is involved in anything, skepticism is in order.
As Gilbert Trejo put it:
"Ben Shapiro got Mexicans to abandon one of their heroes, got his own name to the top of google searches, and made us look like angry fools lacking any nuance. He wins.”
Yep, sadly he does, because we all keep letting him.
MTG Brutally Rips Trump Administration's 'Bullsh*t' Move To Try To Deport Ilhan Omar After Raid
Now Trump's new Homeland Security Secretary Mullin, who replaced Kristi Noem in March, is investigating whether Representative Omar or her late father gave any incorrect information in the 1990s when seeking legal status before they became United States citizens.
According to a report published Wednesday in The Wall Street Journal, Trump's goal is to justify stripping Representative Omar of her United States citizenship and deport her to Somalia. Somali refugees in the United States legally are also a favored target of Trump and his MAGA minions.
Shortly after the WSJ report dropped, an unexpected source came to Representative Omar's defense. Former QAnon conspiracy theorist and Georgia MAGA Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene took to X to call out the Trump administration's tactics.
MTG wrote:
"Me and Ilhan Omar are far apart policy wise. I’m pro life, she’s pro abortion. I’m pro 2A, she’s pro gun control. And on and on."
"But can someone tell me how pretending to get ready to deport Ilhan Omar is going to bring gas down under $2, make health insurance freaking affordable, make a family’s weekly grocery bill make sense, and stop sending our beloved military off to fight for another f*cking foreign war???
"People are so sick and tired of the bullsh*t."
"When you dumb mf’ers at the WH actually release the Epstein files and lock up the pedophiles and rapists you all hang out with, then we will start paying attention."
"Until then [hand gesture emoji meaning f*ck off]."
You can see her X post here:
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While Greene did plenty of her own mudslinging and attacking of Trump's opponents—including Representative Omar—while she was still MAGA, people agreed she wasn't wrong in her current assessment of the situation.
Although plenty of people weren't willing to let Greene off the hook for her past support of Trump and his racist, misogynist, Islamophobic, and xenophobic policies and her willingness to parrot the lies about Representative Omar...
...they still agreed with her talking points...
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...and called out Democratic leadership for not being more vocal in their support of Representative Omar.
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Others noted who should have been investigated.
Representative Omar posted her gratitude for those who supported her against the attacks by the Trump administration.
Seems like Representative Omar can now count MTG among them.
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