Ruth Bader Ginsburggot her very own rap onSaturday Night Live.
As the 85-year-old Supreme Court justicerecoversfromfracturing three ribs,Pete DavidsonandChris Redd— along withKate McKinnonback again as Ginsburg — paid tribute to her.
“This country, man?” Davidson said in a shadowy courtroom. “It’s crazy. You know there’s only one lady holding the whole damn thing together, right?”
“You think some broken ribs are going to keep her down?” Redd replied. “Hell no, and hell no.”
“This is for you, RBG,” Davidson continued, before the chorus — “Live Ginsburg, and I ride for Ginsburg” — began playing over black-and-white footage of the nine justices posing in Washington, D.C.
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“Her name? RBG. And she born in BK,” the first verse started. “Running the Supreme Court. Killing it since ’33. She went to law school. She was first in her class. If she ever wants to date, I please the court on that a–.”
Meanwhile, McKinnon, in Ginsburg’s austere robes and signature glasses, boxed with a slab of meat, did some breakdancing and flashed some ink on her abs.
The rappers reviewed her judicial background — including her history of supporting women’s rights and equal rights. “She’s experienced as f—. She should be president,” they declared.
“The court is the stage. Write dissents that throw shade,” the song added. “TellTrumpstay out her way. Don’t f— with myRoe v. Wade. Supreme Court’s a boys’ club. She holds it down, no cares given. Who else gotsix movies about herand still living?”
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“Now you know we love RBG,” Redd concluded after showing off a tattoo of Ginsburglifting weightson his stomach. “Tell him your favorite RBG decision.”
“I don’t know,” Davidson admitted.
In January, Ginsburg gave McKinnon high praise forplaying her as a sassy magistrateinSNLsketches.
“I like the actress who portrayed me,” Ginsburg said, according toThe Hill. “And I would like to say ‘Gins-burn’ sometimes to my colleagues.”
source: people.com
