Omg. Seriously? 😮

Lol should be more specific that you live in china if you need to use vpn to watch this. Everywhere else in asia don’t need vpn to watch this ( except North Korea)

@@hp4415 Can people in North Korea even access the internet. Do they even know what the internet is?

@@DavidHaydenFreeThinker who knows, never been there. Maybe higher up people in the government get internet?

pretty sure you need a vpn to access yt in china.

🧢🤣🤣🤣

Same🤣🤣🤣

It's every ad, I swear.

I genuinely don't understand why anyone would use ad-supported YT. Just pay the ten bucks for premium. I've had it for like eight years now, and I actually forget that a lot of people still sit through ads. My time is worth way too much watch ads

Americans are so ignorant and easily propagandized. They actually believe this happens in China. The minimum wage in China is equivalent to $21 US. And there is 96% homeownership in China. Meanwhile, in the US we have both poverty wages and prison slave labor, that accounts as the 3rd largest “employed” group in the country.

For real. Proud of SNL for going there.

We gave that up a few years ago. Even the EU and UK now treat Taiwan as a sovereign country, which we would NEVER do before.

I mean snl is not watched in china so there's nothing to loose here 😂 what will china do?

Don’t worry about it. China knows we won’t stop buying.

@@billyeveryteen7328 What does that mean in practical terms? Good to see EU recalibrating their relationships with trade partners based on their partners relationships with other partners who make the EU nervous.

This is like every fast fashion Pinterest video. And the companies have crazy, nonsensical names like WearWePurple or ShoeDoesFlower or ExcellentsOceanNotebook.

Best prices!!

Basically every listing on Amazon these days...

They make clothes using machines not humans. SNL are so dumb 😂😂😂

not NO lead but Minimal Lead

I mean you say it like she-moo

Xi (China's Dictator) + Temu = Xiemu

Yes.

no shit sherlock

Yesss! I was waiting to see this comment popping up.

No evidence whatsoever. Just propaganda.

sure, the real issue is not CHINA. If you really think you want to care then stop wearing clothes...in general or look at the companies buying them.

@@christianlarson7259 I do look at labels & I have noticed that clothes, bedding from China often smells strongly of chlorine after I wash them. Boycottig is a non-violent way to say No!

@@christianlarson7259 that is such a ridiculous statement. You are basically saying that since all industry has its problems, it's okay for this industry to be the worst. The real issue is capitalism, but no one is capitalizing on American consumerism quite like China is. They are basically exploiting the entire human race all at once. Temu and Shein contribute more waste and pollution than any other fast fashion brands, they are clearly using forced labor and not really trying to hide it, and the Temu app does more datamining than any other app on the market place. Not to mention that the CCP is the primary stake holder in every Chinese company by default, meaning that the Chinese government owns every Chinese company. So, Temu is using slave labor to cut costs, those lower costs allow them to undermine an American law that says any shipment of goods from other countries has to be inspected by customs unless its under a certain amount. This lets them bypass all sorts of taxes and other import laws. Then the app (which is number 1 in the app store, or at least it was for a looong time) is literally spy ware. So, yeah, these brands are not the same as just buying clothing in general.

@@christianlarson7259 it's not as simple as saying don't buy anything made in China. Many luxury brands manufacture large volumes of their product in China. Some of the factories are incredibly high tech and put the slave labour and poor working standards that still very much exist in Italy, Romania, Turkey and Poland to shame. but you're right, if we don't spend, it doesn't sell, they stop making it but it applies to everything. The real question is why we fell so many new things all the time, decent fabrics will last a very long time. If you look after a jacket it should see 20-yrs or more. we don't need 10 of everything in every colour every month.

Really? Because you do know SheIn uses the same factories that most popular producers do? They just don't add a huge profit among of it. And that's literally the only difference. But I assume it's ok as long those are western companies that sale you t-shirt for 10000 times their production value

@@yoongistongue4163 girl i'm not reading all that

Except the title is fast fashion. It’s a terrible industry.

Now say why

So proud of crapping on Chinese Chinese product, but not American Chinese product amirite

China is not obliged to respect human rights...but still, I want cheap products, does not matter how

a lot of western luxury brand manufactural their product from China cheaply but still sell in a premium price , human right is the least concern for everyone unless with lucrative benefit (fame, donation...etc)

That wouldn't be in keeping with the joke. It would be something like: Voice: "We made this while respecting human rights." Model: "You saying that makes me think you weren't respecting human rights before!" Voice: "Don't worry about it."

Like it doesn’t happen with luxury brands, this is hypocrite, slave labor and exploitation happens everywhere, you basically can’t buy anything that is free from that, chocolate clothes etc, we are fine with that as long it’s not in America, we outsource our slave labor in the end would be bad to have Americans working for cents, we just have to learn how to live with this messed up gilt

@@wesleyferreira5645 The people complaining about forced and child labor in other countries aren't the people who just want to buy stuff for cheap; it's the people who didn't want to see even more jobs offshored out of the country. If everyone was playing by the same rules, most of those jobs wouldn't be offshored. What if the reason we need cheap stuff is because there isn't enough work for everyone to afford it?

Oh that was jack Gyllenhaal? I just looked it up - he’s 43! He looks way younger

​@@TheRafark43 IS young! My husband and his brothers are 47-50 years old, and they don't look older than this actor. 40s are the new 30s!

@@user-wv5vc6yq7o Completely!

Isn’t all religion wrong? Just human fairy tales.

Retirement going well I see

*semi-retirement

aragusea, double thumbs up!

Wait, what..... is he retired?

Or the shores of Ghana.

@@ronswansonsdog2833 I hadn't heard the same about Ghana, but I can believe it

While I don't know about Temu, there are Chinese clothes sellers on Amazon that will basically say "keep it" if you return an item, because the clothes aren't worth the price of return shipping. I've also had them try and negotiate a partial refund instead of a full refund when they do this. Which is understandable, they don't want the item back, but they did invest a dollar or two in making the clothes.

@@gus.smedstad I bought a battery powered fan from a Chinese vender on Amazon once, and it crapped out after a week. I think it was only like $20 or something. Instead of replacing it, the vender offered me $3 to get it repaired. 😅😅😅😅.

@@robertlloyd122 Watch the Documentary "Brandy Hellville & the Cult of Fast Fashion" it goes into a lot more detail about fast fashion waste being dumped in Ghana as well as just how horrible fast fashion is.

That was my stance, and today I weakened and downloaded the app. So glad I watched this first before opening it. Uninstalling and sticking with my initial reaction to their predatory ads.

@@kareninalabama whyyyyyyyy, you don't need anything from them! the shipping distance along for that one thing you want? utterly ridiculous. stay strong. you don't need it.

wish more people had your values and independence!

I have no interest in buying anything from Temu or Shein, Nope!

It gets to your house in 10 days or less ​@@porgeous88

Or one of those haunted mirrors that shows someone or something what they really look like. Or is SNL not at that point yet?

the vast majority of criticism was leveled at china not america. try paying attention next time

So pay no attention to the people consuming the product of slave labor? Maybe you reveal what you willfully ignore.

@@ironkraken7157 Err, the ad literally blamed Americans for buying crap from Shein and Temu despite knowing the shady practices of these Chinese companies!

​@@olorin4317 The share of imports from China to the EU has made China the EU's largest external import partner. 20% of all EU imports were from China compared to 16.5% of all US imports were from China. Value of imports from China to Canada have doubled since 2013 and are now $65billion. You completely ignoring all other countries in your comment demonstrates your bias you willfully ignore and unspoken absurdities. Well done.

This is like the film "Zone Of Interest" but in 2024 and instead of that physical wall, it's VPN.

Whats funny is how many people don’t realize this applies to any company that makes its clothes countries like china and Taiwan

@@TheMMAKasual The U.S also uses prison labor as slave labor but it's easier to criticize foreign rivals

@JeanPaulBeaubier I’m well aware of the U.S.’s historic and modern uses of slavery. This conversation was more so suited towards clothing distribution but if you wanna talk about how the U.S. incarceration rate for black males is nearly 4 times any other race and how they force them to still pick cotton cool

@@JeanPaulBeaubier and it's actually true for the US, very much unlike China

lol they wish

Like dollar tree

Most clothes sold in China are like that so you are probably not wrong.

🤣

it's not like american companies pay us enough to afford clothes made in america

Exactly, american brands do exactly the same on Bangladesh and LATAM...so hypocrites

OMG what did it say?

Yup. And I avoid every single one! :) I don't buy Made in China (or other nearby SEA countries with CCP factories)

Americans are so ignorant and easily propagandized. They actually believe this happens in China. The minimum wage in China is equivalent to $21 US. And there is 96% homeownership in China. Meanwhile, in the US we have both poverty wages and prison slave labor, that accounts as the 3rd largest “employed” group in the country.

Americans are so ignorant and easily propagandized. They actually believe this happens in China. The minimum wage in China is equivalent to $21 US. And there is 96% homeownership in China. Meanwhile, in the US we have both poverty wages and prison slave labor, that accounts as the 3rd largest “employed” group in the country.

Repeated that part like 6 times 😂

@@yrindra Then I'm not alone!

He's confused but got the spirit

Don’t worry about it.

Don't worry about it! 😁

Its cheap n rip off like a dollar store

One of my favorite lines from an episode of Drunk History. Works well here, too!

Fuck you, don't tell me what to worry about!

Yeah just that would be great if you keep western companies accountable too. But just because you pay 40$ for a t-shirt doesn't mean it was made under a better conditions.

@@yoongistongue4163 h&m and zara

@@yoongistongue4163 exactly

@@yoongistongue4163 Sorry, wrong. Americans can openly protest. People don't get "disappeared" by the government in the US. Nice try tho. Have you lived in China? I have. You can sit down now.

I know right, I gotta get me some cheap drip from Xiemu

Is the note growing? 🤓

Thanks, unpaid closed captioning

Americans are so ignorant and easily propagandized. They actually believe this happens in China. The minimum wage in China is equivalent to $21 US. And there is 96% homeownership in China. Meanwhile, in the US we have both poverty wages and prison slave labor, that accounts as the 3rd largest “employed” group in the country.

​@@Revidescent84what's more annoying, quoting the video, a thing we all do when talking about a sketch to work folks and friends, the exact reason for a comment section on a video , ya know to talk about the video, or some mook commenting about someone quoting? To me it's always been the second one. Since like 03 or something when I first got on the Internet, there's been a you out there, annoying everyone. Congrats ig.

@@kamenanew9867And then there’s the You- the guy that has to white-knight the situation while inadvertently doin the same thing he claims he despises: giving an unwarranted and pretentious opinion. 👍

Because they're made out of gasoline!

@@PsychicOracle Petroleum by-products, not actual gasoline.

@@janetkriegl6720No lead!!!

I read that it’s the pesticides that are sprayed on them for the shipping trip. Don’t worry about it!

What fast fashion piece ever survived multiple washings? Wash ‘em once and they’re wrinkled beyond repair. Twice and they start to disintegrate.

We love to see it

They are doing what the business elite in USA tells them to do. China is wining in trade, so they are using old clichés of China in the 90's. What is next? Red Scare of the 50's?

She looks amazing pretty much anytime...the only time it's "m'eh" for me, is when they have her in granny costume

She Kel wife on good burger 2

She’s so beautiful!!!

Insanely hot. She and Heidi are running quite the competition

Great waffles

Ego looks good in everything.

Why? Would you stop buying?

@@susivarga7303 stop? lol, I never started! Those prices are absurdly low! Anything priced that low has to be a ripoff or bait.😂

@@susivarga7303 No....

Whats ridiculous is American companies buying that same item with another logo on it and you buying it for 300% more

@@markwred er hmmm! Pardon yourself, mark. You know nothing about what I purchase, soooo. Yeah, I’m an older consumer; so I’m informed and immensely conscious of the power of my purse strings.

Yea, same cheap clohtes, same cheap labor with a "legit" brand. Pay extra to avoid feeling guilty scheme

Agreed.

Well, after 40 years of this, even the thrifts are filled with this stuff. But at least it is one step removed the kleptocratic theocracy of China.

about 30 years ago I became aware of the forced labor of super cheap goods. I vowed to stop buying from China. That lasted maybe a month, but just couldn't bring myself to pay made in USA prices for basic clothes, toiletries, etc, etc. My bad. I work at and do buy a lot of better quality stuff at thrift stores. Highly recommend that. It's more fun too.

@@sarahdee374 For the good of the planet we should all be thrift store shopping.

@@sarahdee374 There's 0 evidence of China using forced labour, you fell for fascist propaganda.

Me too!

That is funny.

don’t worry about it

Literally!!!

😂😂😂

I think the steady pace towards the socio-ecological dystopia helps...

​@@thetasworld, right? The dark and sinister tone of the sketch just mirrors our world.

Best prices, minimal lead 😂

Triple meanings: SHEIN, Temu and Xi Jinping

And Wish

And the consumers. Because they won't stop buying these products.

Remember, you get what you pay for. Don't be surprised when it breaks after 1 use

Avoid it. It's gross & it's garbage

True. It is just that Walmart and others charge more so they can funnel more money to their CEO and board of directors. And mostly so they can funnel more money to 4 of the wealthiest 10 people in America. The Walmart family of heirs.

Idk about Walmart and Target but I am so disillusioned now seeing that once popular mall and dept. store brands like Forever 21, Kohls, etc plus prestige fast fashion brands like Anthropologie and Zara are now making clothes that are the exact same quality. Amazon sells literally the same stuff as these sites with a 2-5x markup too. It’s wild. Like seriously, there’s no way for people living under the poverty threshold in the West to win. Buying secondhand helps, but a lot of apps are flooded with stuff from these brands Chinese e-commerce sites or the overpriced brands selling the same quality if you want something stylish. Frankly, they’re selling the same stuff that’s sold on TaoBao (Chinese e-commerce site for Chinese people equivalent of Amazon) for equivalent prices. Not even dupes, literally the same items. If I have to spend three or four times as much to get a significant improvement in quality, and I cannot afford that, then I’ll pick the lesser of two evils while ensuring I can still pay my bills and take care of my mental health. The best thing to do is not fall into overconsumption, don’t purchase things that are clearly handmade, and buy sustainably and ethically where you can.

I only feel morally superior if I'm being overcharged.

Pieper: “man seems to mistrust everything that is effortless”

But are you going to stop?

Minimal lead.

No it wasn't beavis & butthead was

@@donnellcoleman7784 I second that. I wouldn’t put this in the top 20. There’s a MAURY parody with Marcelo, Mikey Day, Sarah Sherman, Andrew Dismukes and Dakota Johnson *that blows this one away.* Even the SCOOBY DOO sketch was funnier. Plus the George Washington with Nate Bargatze… *So many were better in my opinion.*

​@@iamskippythis one is kinda saying something tho? Like daily show humor..

@@iamskippy probably because you are heavy consumer of cheap crap from China

Westerners don't really care about the "labor rights" of companies like Temu or Shein as much as they're trying to virtue signal. China is just the current convenient geopolitical enemy #1 to distract their domestic population.

Thank you for your honesty & sharing your story. You are right & it is a shame that they treat people this way. We have to call them out for it

Like...none. There's no youtube in China..Are you expecting an official statement from the government or something?

None. And you just watched a sketch about something well known for years. That was their point. Did/will you stop buying? No.

Don’t worry about it.

This will definitely get KZfaq banned in China. Oh wait, it’s already been banned…

🤣🤣🤣@@peadar-o

She Kel wife on good burger 2

@@donnellcoleman7784 Oh word!! I have yet to check it out, now I gotta see it

Can you just not?

@@ChartreuseDan Aw your just miserable for no damn reason. Get a life, or Go to Hell the choice is yours

@@donnellcoleman7784don’t be scared to use verbs and possessives, playa

I haven't bought Made in China since March 2020. No intention of starting now.

I will. I’ll take more money over liberal feelings lmao

soooooo liberal to give a shit about other people right

@@ovrcst1508 I was thinking more about moral masturbation - Nike, Adidas, H&M all source from sweat shops but charge way more money for their brand name. Temu just cuts out the middleman/price gouger

you're not missing out. their stuff is cheaper than garbage, it's like a scam.

@@angelalu5260 thx. That's why I've stayed away from it

Me, too!

Yeah, I was like the tank should rip off too. Lol.

💯! I was worried when Kate McKinnon and Cecily Strong left, but Ego's got this all by herself. ❤

leave us a" thank you" note here...

Don’t worry about it.

@@johnreddyzhang 😂

Fun fact; China has less cameras per capita than the US.

@@kristoffer3000 Fun fact: 9 out of 10 of the most surveilled cities on the world are in China.

And Shein and all the rest. Crap quality and killing the planet.

And Shein

And the people who actually support these companies by buying from them? Not that it's fully avoidable anyway. All the smartphones everyone loves, guess where they're made and in what conditions?