Bill Burr has severely divided viewers with his 'Saturday Night Live' monologue

Bill Burr has divided television viewers with his Saturday Night Live monologue, in which he discussed Covid-19, cancel culture, and more.

In a blistering stand-up set, the outspoken comedian took to the stage on the latest episode of the weekly NBC sketch comedy show, and delivered a tirade on a number of inflammatory subjects.

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Burr opened his set by thanking his audience for following social distancing rules and for wearing masks but then said that he couldn't care less if they didn't, as it would decrease the planet's population and remove so-called "idiots" from the gene pool.

Burr stated:

"Take out your grandparents. Take out your weak cousin with the asthma, I don't care. It's your decision. If you're that dumb and you want to kill your own family members, by all means: do it."

Take a look at Burr's set in the video below, and decide for yourself whether it's offensive:

Burr also railed against what he perceived as white women co-opting the social justice movements of people of color, even going so far as to accuse them of complicity.

Burr stated:

"Somehow, white women swung their Gucci booted feet over the fence of oppression and stuck themselves at the front of the line. I don't know how they did it. I've never heard so much complaining in my life from white women."

Suffice it to say, when the episode aired over the weekend, it divided opinion among viewers:

Some social media users found Burr's routine tasteless and tone-deaf. For example, one Twitter user wrote:

"Bill Burr’s monologue segment re: [white women] wasn’t anything to be celebrated and I’m again disappointed at Black folks aligning with gendered insults just to take digs at white women. That whole segment was misogynistic trash just like the 'Karen' nonsense."

However, others seemed to agree with the comedian's comments and applauded the monologue:

For example, another Twitter user stated in his defence:

"Bill Burr saying white women need to sit down next to white men and take a talking to isn't sexist, and it's not him excusing himself from that group [sic]."