Actress and comedian Rachel Sennott recently made an appearance on Subway Takes with Kareem Rahma, and her hot take has angered quite a few people online. What did she say?
In the duration of the video, Kareem Rahma asks her about her hot take, as he does with all of his guests, and she replies with, “Everyone needs to get addicted to one thing at least once in their life to prove to themselves that they can break an addiction.“
Without missing a beat, the host wholeheartedly disagreed with her. As he said, “You don’t want to play with the fire.” However, Sennott is all about playing with fire.
She spoke about her own addiction to nicotine, stating,
I’m half Irish. My entire life, my dad was like, ‘watch out, addiction will get you’, and I was like, ‘No, it won’t’. And then it did a little. And then I fought the demons.
Sennott admitted that she “dabbled in nicotine” for about a year and is currently “pulling away.” Check out the entire video below:
Everyone should get addicted to something at least once to prove to themselves that they can break an addiction!! Ft. Rachel Sennott pic.twitter.com/WB0YyX4jeR
It sure was a hot take from Sennott because the Internet was seething. Let’s take a look at how netizens reacted to the actress’s statement and how she defended herself.
The Internet Comes After Rachel Sennott for Her Hot Take
Kareem Rahma pushed back on Rachel Sennott’s statement, bringing up the dangers of addiction and how sometimes, they can just start with, “I’ll just try these opioids…” Like Rahma, many others also oppose Sennott in her views, especially those who have struggled with addiction in the past.
A user wrote, “As someone who has had to pull themselves out of the depths of addiction and wouldn’t wish that upon anyone, this is the most loser take I’ve ever seen in my life.“
Check out what others have said:
As someone who deals with the tides of addiction within my own family, my mother passed away due to her addiction, that’s the most entitled thing I’ve ever heard in my life
such a dumbass take. imagine thinking you need to get hooked on something for character development
This is one of the most dangerous takes ive heard and I hate it. Makes my skin crawl. Thank you for saying something and I'm so glad he pushed her on it
I have seen what does to people. It’s a real life horror. Don’t wish this on anyone.
Homegirl, America has an opioid epidemic. People are dying on the streets because they got addicted to something at least once.
On the other hand, Sennott later backpedaled on her statement, toning it down to say that people should get addicted to things like a “weird workout routine“, before adding, “I was addicted to laxatives for one year.”
She also admitted that her take could be dangerous: “My take is ultimately wrong, and dangerous, and bad. You said opioids, and I went, ‘F*ck’, I didn’t mean it like that.”
Who Is Rachel Sennott? The Viral Video You May Remember Her From
Rachel Sennott is currently starring in the Hollywood satire I Love LA, a comedy TV series revolving around a group of friends who reunite only to learn how their lives have changed during the time apart. The series premiered on November 02, 2025, and has already been renewed for a second season. It’s also created and written by Sennott.
Sennott has been in plenty of movies and TV shows over the years, including Teenage Euthanasia, The Idol, Call Your Mother, Holland, and more. However, she also gained popularity for a viral video you may have forgotten.
In a video posted a few years ago, Sennott posted a video of herself as a “valley girl”, captioning the post, “The trailer for any movie set in LA”. She chirps in the clip, “It’s LA! I’m addicted to drugs. We all are. If you don’t have an eating disorder, get one b*tch!”
A post shared by Rachel Anne Sennott (@treaclychild)
Apart from this, she gained attention for her breakout role in Shiva Baby (2020), where she played the role of a directionless, young, Jewish woman, Danielle. Her work in Bodies Bodies Bodies and I Used to Be Funny was also praised.
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