Let me explain. As you can probably guess from the title, the sketch largely poked fun at political figures, inserting them into the White Lotus universe. Most significantly, the wealthy Ratliff family (played on the show by Jason Isaacs, Parker Posey, and co), were recast as President Donald Trump and his family, in a riff on the current tariff situation.

But SNL kept Wood’s character, Chelsea, in the mix, with Sarah Sherman donning a set of prosthetic teeth for the role. While the jokes performed by the rest of the cast were political, hers were focused on her physical appearance. The lowest blow? When Sherman-as-Chelsea asked: “Fluoride, what’s that?”—a gag presumably designed to imply that not only does Chelsea have poor oral hygiene, but she’s stupid, too. It taps into old stereotypes that suggest un-straightened teeth denote a person who is dim or slovenly.

Putting to one side for a moment the fact that gags about Brits having rubbish teeth are lazy and overdone (Austin Powers called, it wants its jokes back), the whole segment felt like an unnecessary attack on a woman who has spoken openly about being bullied because of her teeth when she was younger.

Wood herself, posting on her Instagram Stories, said she found the sketch “mean and unfunny,” adding that while she is happy to be the butt of the joke, this one could and should have been “cleverer, more nuanced, less cheap.” “The rest of the skit was punching up, and I/Chelsea was the only one punched down on,” she continued. Sharing responses from her followers—some of whom had told her she inspired them not to change their own teeth—Wood later revealed she’d recieved an apology from the show. She concluded by quoting someone else who said: “It was a sharp and funny skit until it suddenly took a screeching turn into 1970s misogyny.” Amen.

Really, it’s kind of wild that having real teeth—with a gap or otherwise—has been made into such a big deal. And it says a lot about where we’re at with regards to Hollywood beauty standards, if “not having veneers” is essentially tantamount to bad oral hygiene. What next? Is not having botox the same as not cleaning your face? And, like Wood herself says, if you’re going to take a swipe, at least make it smart and funny. Wood is rare in that she doesn’t conform to the fillers-and-veneers combo that society demands of women in the public eye, only to deride them for it in the same breath. Good for her. Maybe the rest of us could shut our mouths for a bit?