While Chappell Roan has been very severe about her pleas to followers to respect her private house, Saturday Night Live discovered a solution to make mild of the state of affairs on this weekend’s season 50 premiere by likening the red-hot pop star to Moo Deng, the 2-month-old pygmy hippo dwelling at a zoo in Thailand.

On Saturday night time’s Weekend Update, Bowen Yang portrayed the viral hippo, who confided in Colin Jost about how laborious it was to have the world’s consideration on her and have zoogoers throwing bananas and shellfish at her.

“The response has been overwhelming, but it has come to the point that I have to set some boundaries,” Yang stated, going on to paraphrase Roan’s phrases. “Reminder: Women owe you nothing. When I’m in my enclosure, tripping over stuff, biting my trainer’s knee, I am at work. That is the project. Do not yell my name or expect a photo just because I’m your parasocial bestie or because you appreciate my talent.”

In August, the “Good Luck, Babe!” singer made headlines for talking out in opposition to poisonous fan conduct, detailing experiences with stalking and crossed boundaries that she’s confronted over the previous few months. “I’ve been in too many nonconsensual physical and social interactions and I just need to lay it out and remind you, women don’t owe you sh–,” she wrote on the time in an Instagram put up. “I chose this career path because because I love music and art and honoring my inner child, I do not accept harassment of any kind because I chose this path, nor do I deserve it.”

Yang as Moo Deng went on to joke: “Before me, the only hippos in media were either Hungry, Hungry or Jada Pinkett in Madagascar. But now, I’m your favorite hippo’s favorite hippo.”

When Jost steered that Yang’s Moo Deng sounded rather a lot like Chappell Roan, the Weekend Update host requested if she even knew who Roan was. “I’m 10 weeks old, Colin. Of course I know Chappell Roan,” Yang stated. “And by the way, leave her alone! Let her take as much time as she needs for her mental health.”

On Friday, Roan dropped out of her scheduled performances on the All Things Go pageant in each New York and Maryland, writing in a message on her Instagram Story, “I apologize to people who have been waiting to see me in NYC & DC this weekend at All Things Go, but I am unable to perform. Things have gotten overwhelming over the past few weeks and I am really feeling it. I feel pressures to prioritize a lot of things right now and I need a few days to prioritize my health. I want to be present when I perform and give the best shows possible.”

On SNL, Moo Deng additionally mirrored Roan’s feedback about why she wouldn’t endorse a presidential candidate. “I know I’m only 10 weeks old, but this is very important to me so please listen: I will not be making an endorsement in this year’s election.” Roan just lately stated she wouldn’t be endorsing anybody within the U.S. presidential election, however then later clarified that she could be voting for Kamala Harris after fan backlash.

The Weekend Update phase wasn’t Yang’s solely reference to Roan in Saturday’s episode: In a sketch later within the night time, Yang referred to the traditional present I Love Lucy as a “femininomenon,” borrowing the title of a Chappell Roan music.

Watch Yang as Moo Deng beneath: