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Aziz Ansari tackles Trump, Islamophobia and 'casual white supremacy' on SNL

There was no impersonation of Donald Trump by actor Alec Baldwin on Saturday Night Live this week but guest host Aziz Ansari gave his own two cents about the new president.

Comedian encourages new president to 'write a speech' denouncing racism rather than tweeting about the show

Aziz Ansari addressed U.S. President Donald Trump, racism and Islamophobia in his opening monologue on Saturday Night Live. (Molly Riley/AFP/Getty Images)

There was no impersonation of Donald Trump by actor Alec Baldwin on Saturday Night Live this week, but guest host Aziz Ansari gave his own two centsabout the new U.S. president.

The Master of None creator and startook the stage the same day asmassive women's marches across the country and around the world.

"Crazy couple of days, man," he said near the beginning of his monologue. "Yesterday, Trump was inaugurated. Today, an entire gender protested against him."

'Lower case KKK movement'

Ansari went on to joke about a "tiny slice of people"who are part of what hedubs the "new, lower case KKKmovement," a "kind of casual white supremacy" that has people thinking they don't have to hide their racism anymore.

"I'm talking about these people that are running around saying stuff like, 'Trump won! Go back to Africa!' 'Trump won! Go back to Mexico!'They see me: 'Trump won, go back to where you came from.' Yeah. They're not usually geography buffs."

Light tone, serious message

The 33-year-old American actor, whois of Indian heritage and whose family isMuslim, has been outspoken about racism and Islamophobia in the past. Ansari wrote an op-ed for the New York Times last year during the American election campaignand incorporated the subject matter in hisSNL monologue Saturday.

"People are scared. Why? Because any time they watch moviesand TV showsand a character is Arabic, or they're praying or something like that, that scary-ass music from Homelandis underneath it, it's terrifying!"

While Ansarikept his tone light for the most part, heurged Trump to denounce growingprejudice in a divided country: "Don't tweet about me being lame or the show. Write a speech a real speech."

Watch Ansari's full monologue below.