Yeah but if you've heard the original by natural history you know that spoons version is almost a completely different song, so they deserve the credit they get for it
People are over complicating this. I don't think too much thought went behind the casting, Andrew was an actor they knew and worked with before and he really wanted to do it, so they let him. Laura Jane Grace is angry for the wrong reasons. It's not the same as black face because race is a physical trait and being trans isn't always something that is visibly recognizable. Trans roles should not always have to be played by trans actors but that being said there definitely should be more casting of transgender people in general in Hollywood.
honestly I was proud that an artist as different and cool as St. Vincent landed musical guest. (I'm not saying they're unknown but I would not have pegged them as a contender for snl) I think their performance was solid and they did their thing. The people on twitter can bitch all they want, but in the end St. Vincent got up and rocked it on national television, so suck it trebek!
I think it speaks volumes about Andrew Garfield that he plays Spider-man and then turns around and does this music video, props to his versatility as an actor.
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