Ernesto Di Stefano Photography/WireImageWell, that didn't turn out as planned.
Comedian Michael Che attempted to make light of the recent viral video that illustrates the amount of street harassment a woman faces in one day (hint: a lot), but apparently, fans didn't find it funny—not even a little bit.
Che's social media snafu resulted in making him the latest celeb to be placed in the middle of a controversy and on the receiving end of a furious Internet blacklash from a number of users across media platforms. But before we get there, let's start from the beginning...
It all started when he posted then deleted the following on Facebook and Instagram:
Realizing the the Internet did not find his joke amusing, the new Saturday Night Live addition took to Twitter to clarify his comments:
i think some of u are misunderstanding that post. im simply just making fun of something that is important to a lot of people.
? Michael Che (@CheThinks) October 29, 2014Then, he apologized for the apology in yet another Instagram and Facebook post that was later deleted:
A number of users went off on the 31-year-old in the comments, writing things like, "Pretty amazing: you trivialized women's struggles AND came off as a pompous douche. Way to make it about you being 'famous'," and, "I was wondering what celebrity would be the first to lose their gig because of this video. Now I know!"
Shoshana B. Roberts walked around Manhattan with hidden microphones while her friend followed with a hidden camera to capture the amount of catcalls she'd experience silently walking the streets of New York for 10 hours.
In the nearly 2-minute clip, viewers are given a sample of the 108 instances of catcalling that happened to Roberts over the course of her day. Rob Bliss, the man behind the hidden camera, set out to direct this PSA months ago, in cooperation with Hollaback!, an organization working to end street harassment.
The YouTube video currently has over 18 million views.