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SNL- "Cultural Appropriation"
Posted on 5/11/21 at 8:32 am
Posted on 5/11/21 at 8:32 am
my God
SNL's Michael Che Responds After Show Is Accused of Cultural Appropriation: 'The Sketch Bombed'
Saturday Night Live received backlash from a skit on the May 8 episode that many felt was cultural appropriation.
Michael Che wearing a suit and tie: Trae Patton/NBCU Michael Che© Provided by People Trae Patton/NBCU Michael Che
The skit, written by Michael Che, titled "Gen Z Hospital" featured Kate McKinnon, Mikey Day, Heidi Gardner, Ego Nwodim, Bowen Yang, and host Elon Musk using slang terms like "bestie," "no cap," "go off, king," "sis," "gang gang," and "it's the.... for me."
Many of those phrases are used in African American Vernacular English (AAVE), so some viewers responded to the skit on social media saying it was cultural appropriation or improperly labeled as the language as having only to do with Gen Z teenagers.
"This Gen Z hospital skit on SNL is so stupid. I'm so tired of nonblack people throwing random AAVE terms in their sentences and calling that horse s–t 'Gen Z language,'" one person tweeted.
Another person wrote, "the appropriation of AAVE by white people is gross, the mislabeling of AAVE as a 'Gen Z phenomenon' is also gross, but on top of that, the SNL skit reads like they just pulled a list of terms from UrbanDictionary and sprinkled them in, not caring that AAVE has a defined grammar!"
"Gen z hospital on snl was half aave.... inch resting," a viewer said.
Che, 37, later identified himself as the writer of the controversial skit and released a statement Monday in response to the backlash.
"I've been reading about how my 'gen z' sketch was misappropriating AAVE," he began. " And I was stunned because what the f–k is 'AAVE'? I had to look it up. Turns out it's an acronym for 'African American Vernacular English.' You know, AAVE! That ol' saying that actual Black people use in conversation all the time..."
Che added, "Look the sketch bombed. I'm used to that."
"I meant no offense to the 'AAVE' community. I love AAVE. AAVE to the moon," the comedian ended the statement.
Che captioned the post, "if i could stop one person from calling everybody bro and bestie, im happy with that."
One Instagram user commented, "Che did you write it while drunk" and the Weekend Update co-host jokingly responded, "as opposed to....?"
"It made me stop saying bestie so I appreciated it," another commenter said.
Che replied, "It worked!!"
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SNL's Michael Che Responds After Show Is Accused of Cultural Appropriation: 'The Sketch Bombed'
Saturday Night Live received backlash from a skit on the May 8 episode that many felt was cultural appropriation.
Michael Che wearing a suit and tie: Trae Patton/NBCU Michael Che© Provided by People Trae Patton/NBCU Michael Che
The skit, written by Michael Che, titled "Gen Z Hospital" featured Kate McKinnon, Mikey Day, Heidi Gardner, Ego Nwodim, Bowen Yang, and host Elon Musk using slang terms like "bestie," "no cap," "go off, king," "sis," "gang gang," and "it's the.... for me."
Many of those phrases are used in African American Vernacular English (AAVE), so some viewers responded to the skit on social media saying it was cultural appropriation or improperly labeled as the language as having only to do with Gen Z teenagers.
"This Gen Z hospital skit on SNL is so stupid. I'm so tired of nonblack people throwing random AAVE terms in their sentences and calling that horse s–t 'Gen Z language,'" one person tweeted.
Another person wrote, "the appropriation of AAVE by white people is gross, the mislabeling of AAVE as a 'Gen Z phenomenon' is also gross, but on top of that, the SNL skit reads like they just pulled a list of terms from UrbanDictionary and sprinkled them in, not caring that AAVE has a defined grammar!"
"Gen z hospital on snl was half aave.... inch resting," a viewer said.
Che, 37, later identified himself as the writer of the controversial skit and released a statement Monday in response to the backlash.
"I've been reading about how my 'gen z' sketch was misappropriating AAVE," he began. " And I was stunned because what the f–k is 'AAVE'? I had to look it up. Turns out it's an acronym for 'African American Vernacular English.' You know, AAVE! That ol' saying that actual Black people use in conversation all the time..."
Che added, "Look the sketch bombed. I'm used to that."
"I meant no offense to the 'AAVE' community. I love AAVE. AAVE to the moon," the comedian ended the statement.
Che captioned the post, "if i could stop one person from calling everybody bro and bestie, im happy with that."
One Instagram user commented, "Che did you write it while drunk" and the Weekend Update co-host jokingly responded, "as opposed to....?"
"It made me stop saying bestie so I appreciated it," another commenter said.
Che replied, "It worked!!"
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Posted on 5/11/21 at 8:34 am to djmed
Really hate to see SNL bend the knee to the woke and then proceed to be eaten by the woke. Who could’ve seen this coming?!
Comedy and leftism are like oil and water.
Comedy and leftism are like oil and water.
Posted on 5/11/21 at 8:36 am to djmed
quote:I can agree on this point. AAVE is not fricking english, and it's a rather despicable and lazy form of anti-syntax.
"the appropriation of AAVE by white people is gross
Posted on 5/11/21 at 8:37 am to RebelExpress38
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Really hate to see SNL bend the knee to the woke
Don't care! Expected
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then proceed to be eaten by the woke.
Don't care! Expected
quote:
Who could’ve seen this coming?!
Don't care! Expected
Posted on 5/11/21 at 8:39 am to djmed
Bestie has been around since before Gen Z was even out of pre k. I was hearing that in high school.
ETA: when I go home all the young kids talk like that and that area is as white as the driven snow.
ETA: when I go home all the young kids talk like that and that area is as white as the driven snow.
This post was edited on 5/11/21 at 8:42 am
Posted on 5/11/21 at 8:42 am to jlovel7
Have literally never heard one black use the term “bestie.”
Posted on 5/11/21 at 8:43 am to djmed
"We're going to celebrate Black culture and incorporate it into our entertainment products."
That's racist.
"Wait, it is? Well, then, we're going to exclude it then. Our apologies."
That's racist.
"Why?"
You can't exclude. That's white supremacy.
"Well, then, we'll just treat black folks just like we treat everybody else then."
That's racist.
That's racist.
"Wait, it is? Well, then, we're going to exclude it then. Our apologies."
That's racist.
"Why?"
You can't exclude. That's white supremacy.
"Well, then, we'll just treat black folks just like we treat everybody else then."
That's racist.
Posted on 5/11/21 at 8:44 am to djmed
quote:
Saturday Night Live received backlash from a skit on the May 8 episode that many felt was cultural appropriation.
Posted on 5/11/21 at 8:44 am to djmed
quote:
African American Vernacular English (AAVE)
Stupid Needy Liberals (SNL)
This post was edited on 5/11/21 at 8:45 am
Posted on 5/11/21 at 8:45 am to djmed
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African American Vernacular English (AAVE)
What the hell is this? And how did so many people get the talking point so fast? Is this the new woke/PC term for Ebonics? I've never once heard that term used before this post.
Posted on 5/11/21 at 8:48 am to djmed
quote:Yet another example of the one-way street of DemProgFilthShitLib hypocrisy in action.
"Cultural Appropriation"
Black with long straight hair for example is appropriating non-white hair styles. I've never seen a National Geographic type example of true black Africans with long flowing straight hair.
Same thing with those outrageously long painted fingernails. That's originally a Euro trash thing.
Most of the so-called "African-American" fashion/style stuff is culturally appropriated from other cultures. About the only thing that's not is some music and animal print clothing.
Posted on 5/11/21 at 8:55 am to Navtiger1
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African American Vernacular English (AAVE)
Same. Never heard of it. Che had never heard of it. Chances this term was coined by a white leftist at a small liberal arts college?
1000%
Posted on 5/11/21 at 9:01 am to djmed
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Che added, "Look the sketch bombed. I'm used to that."
I liked it.
It sounds to me more like a bunch of fake internet-star-wannabes getting pissy because SNL made fun of their genre.
Joke 'em if they can't take a frick.
Posted on 5/11/21 at 9:03 am to Bard
We live in the dumbest times known to man.
Posted on 5/11/21 at 9:04 am to djmed
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"Gen z hospital on snl was half aave.... inch resting," a viewer said.
Can someone explain inch resting?
Posted on 5/11/21 at 9:05 am to OysterPoBoy
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inch resting
"Interesting"
I think we once referred to this as ebonics...
This post was edited on 5/11/21 at 9:06 am
Posted on 5/11/21 at 9:11 am to djmed
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African American Vernacular English (AAVE),
Separate but equal language.
Posted on 5/11/21 at 9:13 am to djmed
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Many of those phrases are used in African American Vernacular English (AAVE)
imma frick yo bitch
where all the weed mayne
so basically it's just hood talk
Posted on 5/11/21 at 9:16 am to djmed
So, when the black folks on SNL don't use AAVE tribespeak, are they appropriating white culture?
Posted on 5/11/21 at 9:18 am to indianswim
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Separate but equal language.
Imagine being so proud of a language that was created because folks in your culcha were too damn stupid to speak English properly... THEN getting mad when other people use it in skits and jokes...
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