Funniest 'weekend update' bit in years sparks outrage

[manifold]

Check it out for yourself and see if you find it funny, offensive or both.

Leslie Jones SNL 'weekend update' bit

And not surprisingly, there's been an ass load of outrage as a result.

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Please discuss

 

[wavingrl]

A topic for discussion on CNN last night. 'Stereotypes' and I don't know what else.

I saw the clip--wasn't great--was not offensive.

'Some' will always be upset---I acknowledge that.

 

[Katzndogz]

She made a good point. If it had not been for selective breeding in those slave days, we might not have the NFL and NBA that we have today.

 

[Snouter]

SNL is consistently not funny per usual. The fugly black woman was somewhat entertaining however in the "being 30 and older and pretty fugly, can't get laid" genre of humor.

 

[blastoff]

1 to 10, I give it a 4.

 

[manifold]

I laughed my ass off when I watched it.

But then again I don't harbor the guilty conscience of a racist.

 

[J.E.D]

It was pretty funny. I liked the part about choosing her if you're about to get beat down by Crips members.

 

[RoshawnMarkwees]

What would the outrage be over? Where I live that is a day in the life of a middle class, suburban, neosegregationist black.
Her slave bit would make her a slave one-percenter.

 

[wavingrl]

Allegedly there was outrage that SNL--after criticism for not having AA women--didn't showcase the talent properly.

The things that are now so important --don't seem that important to me.

In its heyday--SNL was regarded as entertainment, at least by those I knew. No more no less.

Belushi---what could be said about his skits---funny or not funny and the consensus was usually funny. fwiw.

 

[Gracie]

I thought it funny as hell!

 

[wavingrl]

I thought it funny as hell!

I thought it was timely. Didn't think that much about it. Donald Sterling and his mindless girlfriend---barely newsworthy--but that was the hot topic last week.

 

[AvgGuyIA]

she made a good point. If it had not been for selective breeding in those slave days, we might not have the nfl and nba that we have today.

lol

 

[DigitalDrifter]

"Edgy humor", is how I would describe it.

20 years ago my mouth may have dropped open, today I wouldn't bat an eye.

 

[dilloduck]

I wish they would bring back Gumby.

 

[DigitalDrifter]

I wish they would bring back Gumby.

I'm Gumby damnit !

 

[westwall]

It was cute but had nowhere near the impact that this did.....

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuEBBwJdjhQ]Word Association - Saturday Night Live - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Gracie]

it was cute but had nowhere near the impact that this did.....

word association - saturday night live - youtube

lol!!

 

[DigitalDrifter]

It was cute but had nowhere near the impact that this did.....

Word Association - Saturday Night Live - YouTube

Lol ! When this thread came up, that was the skit that first entered my mind !

 

[blackhawk]

Somewhat funny as far as offensive goes have seen and heard a lot worse.

 

[Zander]

I thought it was hilarious!!

Can a bitch get a beef bowl?!!!!