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SNL skit deeply offensive to the black community
jecornel
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Elon did a skit as a doctor with the other actors portraying Millenials. The Millenials used terms such as "bestie" "bro," "bruh," "no cap," "stan," "go off, king," "sis," and "cuh".
These terms are part of the AAVE vernacular. (It's actually a symbol for a crypto coin)
AAVE — a vernacular rooted in African and Caribbean Creole English dialects — was created in Black communities that were enslaved generations ago as a means to communicate with one another. Some words, like "lit," "bae," and "slay," have managed to enter the mainstream, often because they are popularized by Black musicians. And while appropriation of these terms has become so widespread, it's entirely different when a for-profit platform that reaches millions of people across generations uses an entire language for comedy.
This has created a firestorm of controversy with the fact SNL highlighted a vaccine conspiracy theorist Elon Musk.
read: https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2021/05/10465889/snl-gen-z-elon-musk-aave-controversy
These terms are part of the AAVE vernacular. (It's actually a symbol for a crypto coin)
AAVE — a vernacular rooted in African and Caribbean Creole English dialects — was created in Black communities that were enslaved generations ago as a means to communicate with one another. Some words, like "lit," "bae," and "slay," have managed to enter the mainstream, often because they are popularized by Black musicians. And while appropriation of these terms has become so widespread, it's entirely different when a for-profit platform that reaches millions of people across generations uses an entire language for comedy.
This has created a firestorm of controversy with the fact SNL highlighted a vaccine conspiracy theorist Elon Musk.
read: https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2021/05/10465889/snl-gen-z-elon-musk-aave-controversy
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