Bowen Yang called out Karla Sofia Gascon after she came under fire for resurfaced racists posts, calling it a ‘shame’ if the scandal disrupted Zoe Saldana’s chances for an Oscar. 

Yang, 34, and cohost Matt Rogers, 34, discussed the scandal on the latest episode of their podcast, Las Culturistas, where Rodgers said the controversy proved ‘anyone can be a troll and everyone should be off the computer.’

Karla, 52, has been embroiled in controversy since tweets she posted several years ago that criticize Islam, the Oscars, and George Floyd came to light. She – along with her film Emilia Perez and co-star Zoe Saldana – are all up for Oscars. 

Bowen admitted it would be ‘a shame’ if the cloud Karla’s scandal has cast on the film stops Zoe from winning an Oscar.

‘It would be a shame,’ Bowen said. ‘It’s just a shame if one person can really f**k up a whole movie’s campaign.’ 

Matt blasted the tweets ‘mean’, ‘lazy’, and ‘run of the mill racist.’ 

Bowen Yang called out Karla Sofia Gascon for the possible damage her racists posts have inflicted on her Oscar-nominated film Emilia Perez

Karla, 52, has been embroiled in controversy since racist tweets she posted several years ago came to light. She – along with her film Emilia Perez and co-star Zoe Saldana – are all up for Oscars

‘It’s just mean,’ Matt said, with his co-host agreeing. ‘It’s not like someone being like “Let me use my voice in this chaotic way that’s also going to make people think.” It’s just kind of lazy, mean, run of the mill racist stuff, and doesn’t feel good.’

Earlier, during the podcast’s I Don’t Think So Honey segment, Matt slammed of the actress: ‘But Karla Sofia, I think what we could learn from this… We can’t all be trolls. I think if this all proves anything it’s that anyone can be a troll and everyone should be off the computer. I don’t think so honey, Emilia Perez, this is the weirdest moment of culture ever.’ 

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‘Karla Sofia Gascon, why did you… no one on the movie or Netflix told her to do this interview,’ Bowen said, seemingly referencing her CNN interview she did after the controversy erupted. 

Bowen brought up the ‘troll’ criticism later, suggesting a pill that would disable someone from tweeting something ‘insane’ be invented.  

‘But what you’re saying, and your I don’t think so honey is interesting, it’s like anyone can be a troll and any troll can be an Oscar nominee it seems,’ he said. ‘If there’s a pill that can turn off that part of your brain, that thing that makes you want to tweet something insane, let’s invent it.’

It comes shortly after offensive posts Gascon previously posted resurfaced online, plunging her into controversy.  

Gascón, who is currently nominated for Best Actress at the Academy Awards for her starring role in the musical Emilia Pérez, has been slammed over the ‘hurtful’ posts, which criticize Islam, the Oscars, and George Floyd.

The posts, which were dug up by Muslim writer Sarah Hagi and translated into English by Variety, have since been deleted from Gascón’s X account (formerly known as Twitter).

The controversy was a H๏τ topic on the latest episode of Yang and Matt Roger’s podcast, Las Culturistas; pictured 2022

Bowen and Rogers contemplated what damage the controversy would have on Zoe Saldana’s chances for an Oscar 

One post, from November 2020, read: ‘I’m sorry. Is it just my impression or is there more muslims in Spain? Every time I go to pick up my daughter from school there are more women with their hair covered and their skirts down to their heels. Next year instead of English we’ll have to teach Arabic.’

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Another post from September 2020 featured a pH๏τo of a Muslim family dining in a restaurant in traditional Islamic attire, which included the wife covered from head-to-toe in a black burqa.

‘Islam is marvelous, without any machismo. Women are respected, and when they are so respected they are left with a little squared hole on their faces for their eyes to be visible and their mouths, but only if she behaves. Although they dress this way for their own enjoyment. How DEEPLY DISGUSTING OF HUMANITY,’ Gascón wrote.

In 2021 Gascón wrote that ‘Islam fails to comply with international rights’, and ‘I am so sick of so much of this s**t, of islam, of christianity, of catholicism and of all the ҒUCҜing beliefs of morons that violate human rights’.

She also posted about George Floyd, whose murder by Minneapolis police, as he protested ‘I can’t breathe’, sparked the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020.

Gascón is up against Cynthia Erivo (Wicked), Mikey Madison (Anora), Demi Moore (The Substance) and Fernanda Torres (I’m Still Here) for Best Actress at the upcoming Oscars

Gascón wrote: ‘I really think that very few people ever cared about George Floyd, a drug addict swindler, but his death has served to once again demonstrate that there are people who still consider black people to be monkeys without rights and consider policemen to be ᴀssᴀssins. They are both wrong.’

The actress added: ‘Too many things to reflect on regarding the behavior of our species every time an event occurs. Perhaps it is no longer a question of racism, but of social classes that feel threatened by each other. Maybe that’s the only real difference.’

Gascón, who is the first transgender actress to be nominated for an Oscar, also slammed the Hollywood ceremony in a scathing post from 2021.

‘More and more the #Oscars are looking like a ceremony for independent and protest films, I didn’t know if I was watching an Afro-Korean festival, a Black Lives Matter demonstration or the 8M. Apart from that, an ugly, ugly gala,’ she posted.

She also criticized China during the Covid pandemic, writing: ‘The Chinese vaccine, apart from the mandatory chip, comes with two spring rolls, a cat that moves its hand, 2 plastic flowers, a pop-up lantern, 3 telephone lines and one euro for your first controlled purchase.’

Responding to the controversy in a statement to DailyMail.com, Gascón said, ‘I want to acknowledge the conversation around my past social media posts that have caused hurt.’

In the film, Karla portrays тιтular character Emilia Perez, who is a cartel leader who enlists the help of unappreciated lawyer Rita Mora Castro (played by Zoe Saldana) to help fake her death so that she can finally live authentically as her true self

She continued, ‘As someone in a marginalized community, I know this suffering all too well and I am deeply sorry to those I have caused pain. All my life I have fought for a better world. I believe light will always triumph over darkness.’

Gascón’s posts have already been criticized by The Muslim Public Affairs Council, who issued a statement to The Wrap on Thursday.

‘Deleted or not, these tweets are hurtful, offensive, and shocking, most especially coming from someone who is a member of another vulnerable community,’ they said.

‘Muslims are part of every community, including the transgender community.’

Gascón is up against Cynthia Erivo (Wicked), Mikey Madison (Anora), Demi Moore (The Substance) and Fernanda Torres (I’m Still Here) for Best Actress at the upcoming Oscars.

Her film Emilia Pérez was also recognized in several categories including top honor Best Picture, Best Director for Jacques Audiard, Best Supporting Actress for Zoe Saldana, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best International Feature.

In the film, Karla portrays тιтular character Emilia Perez, who is a cartel leader who enlists the help of unappreciated lawyer Rita Mora Castro (played by Zoe Saldana) to help fake her death so that she can finally live authentically as her true self.

The star completed most of her gender transition in 2018 and announced her new idenтιтy after acting in Mexican telenovelas for years.