'SNL' sketch blasted for racist use of 'African American Vernacular English.' The black writer of the sketch is stunned.



A sketch on "Saturday Night Live" was accused of offensive cultural appropriation in their use of "African American Vernacular English," and the writer of the scene admitted he'd never heard of the term.

SNL was already facing criticism over their decision to ask Tesla CEO Elon Musk to host their show, but they received even more ire over their "Gen Z Hospital" sketch.

The sketch used many of the slang terms and phrases that Gen Z is known for, but some of those are also identified as included in African American Vernacular English, or AAVE.

"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*** 'Gen Z language'," said one user on Twitter.

"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!" tweeted another offended viewer.

"The primarily white writers of SNL don't even know that Gen Z/Tik-Tok language is hugely composed of appropriated & badly-used AAVE. Their target was specifically the non-Black people badly using AAVE," said another.

Others, even more confusingly, said the sketch did not use AAVE, but was still racist:

ok say it with me, this time with feeling:aave is not reducible to slang. that snl skit was boring and terrible a… https://t.co/gXDmAyF4W3
— #PettyPendergrass (@ashoncrawley) 1620584746.0

"That snl skit was boring and terrible and certainly racist. but it was not aave," said another user.

Sketch writer responds

The criticism appeared to be a surprise to the writer of the sketch, comedian Michael Che, who is a black man.

"I've been reading about how my 'gen z' sketch was misappropriating AAVE," he said in a post on Instagram.

"And I was stunned because what the f–k is 'AAVE'? I had to look it up," he continued. "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..."

He went on to admit the sketch bombed, and added, "I meant no offense to the 'AAVE' community. I love AAVE. AAVE to the moon."

SNL is hardly the first victim of the woke mob for using AAVE while trying to mock Gen Z. YouTube star and comedian Colleen Ballinger apologized profusely in April after using the same slang in a tweet that she later deleted.

"I feel so stupid. I was trying to sound like an awkward mom who uses gen z slang," responded Ballinger. "I am so sorry."

Here's the forbidden SNL AAVE sketch:

Gen Z Hospital - SNLwww.youtube.com

YouTube star accused of mocking 'African American Vernacular English' in tweet aimed at TikTok moms



A popular comedian who got her start on YouTube apologized after being accused of mocking "African American Vernacular English" in a tweet intended to poke fun at TikTok moms.

Colleen Ballinger produces comedic videos under the persona "Miranda Sings," but she was forced to sing an apologetic tune after trying to make an innocuous joke.

"Yo BRUH tiktok so lit no cap i'm gonna yeet over there so fast low key. if i don't get on fyp i'll be big mad and big yikes like that's high key not straight fire and so sus. bet. but low key fr tiktok is so lit and GOAT," she tweeted from her Miranda Sings account.

What might read as a bizarre string of nonsensical words and phrases to many was excoriated on social media as racially insensitive.

"I know you thought you were just mocking tiktok kids, but you're actually mocking AAVE. Please delete this," responded one offended critic.

Ballinger deleted the tweet and responded to the criticism.

"I feel so stupid. I was trying to sound like an awkward mom who uses gen z slang so I googled 'gen z slang' & used all the words that popped up," Ballinger tweeted to the critic.

I feel so stupid. I was trying to sound like an awkward mom who uses gen z slang so I googled “gen z slang" & used all the words that popped up. I should have done more research & realized that the words I used were actually AAVE. I deleted it & I am so sorry.
— Colleen Ballinger🎗 (@ColleenB123) April 14, 2021

"I should have done more research & realized that the words I used were actually AAVE. I deleted it & I am so sorry," she added.

Another critic offered a lengthy explanation of what AAVE is and why non-black people should not use it on social media or anywhere else.

"African American Vernacular English is a linguistic code, an important aspect of Black culture, and a way of speaking that has its own grammatical structure, rules, and words. When non-Black people use AAVE, it is (more than often) invasive, disrespectful, inappropriate, and uncomfortable," the lengthy polemic read in part.

"Ultimately, the way Black people speak is not a punchline. It is not a meme. It is not a way to appear cooler. It is not a way to be more aggressive. African American Vernacular English has cultural significance to the Black community, and it should be respected," the post continued. "Until the system that exploits Black culture is dismantled, Black people reserve every right to be upset about the blatant disrespect, misuse, and abuse of AAVE."

Ballinger responded, "thank you for this."

This is not the first time Ballinger apologized to critics who called her racially insensitive. In a previous incident she apologized for a video that made fun of Hispanics by employing racial stereotypes.

Here's more about her previous politically incorrect scrapes:

YouTuber Colleen Ballinger Apologizes for Racist Remarks | E! Newswww.youtube.com

YouTube star accused of mocking 'African American Vernacular English' in tweet aimed at TikTok moms



A popular comedian who got her start on YouTube apologized after being accused of mocking "African American Vernacular English" in a tweet intended to poke fun at TikTok moms.

Colleen Ballinger produces comedic videos under the persona "Miranda Sings," but she was forced to sing an apologetic tune after trying to make an innocuous joke.

"Yo BRUH tiktok so lit no cap i'm gonna yeet over there so fast low key. if i don't get on fyp i'll be big mad and big yikes like that's high key not straight fire and so sus. bet. but low key fr tiktok is so lit and GOAT," she tweeted from her Miranda Sings account.

What might read as a bizarre string of nonsensical words and phrases to many was excoriated on social media as racially insensitive.

"I know you thought you were just mocking tiktok kids, but you're actually mocking AAVE. Please delete this," responded one offended critic.

Ballinger deleted the tweet and responded to the criticism.

"I feel so stupid. I was trying to sound like an awkward mom who uses gen z slang so I googled 'gen z slang' & used all the words that popped up," Ballinger tweeted to the critic.

I feel so stupid. I was trying to sound like an awkward mom who uses gen z slang so I googled “gen z slang" & used all the words that popped up. I should have done more research & realized that the words I used were actually AAVE. I deleted it & I am so sorry.
— Colleen Ballinger🎗 (@ColleenB123) April 14, 2021

"I should have done more research & realized that the words I used were actually AAVE. I deleted it & I am so sorry," she added.

Another critic offered a lengthy explanation of what AAVE is and why non-black people should not use it on social media or anywhere else.

"African American Vernacular English is a linguistic code, an important aspect of Black culture, and a way of speaking that has its own grammatical structure, rules, and words. When non-Black people use AAVE, it is (more than often) invasive, disrespectful, inappropriate, and uncomfortable," the lengthy polemic read in part.

"Ultimately, the way Black people speak is not a punchline. It is not a meme. It is not a way to appear cooler. It is not a way to be more aggressive. African American Vernacular English has cultural significance to the Black community, and it should be respected," the post continued. "Until the system that exploits Black culture is dismantled, Black people reserve every right to be upset about the blatant disrespect, misuse, and abuse of AAVE."

Ballinger responded, "thank you for this."

This is not the first time Ballinger apologized to critics who called her racially insensitive. In a previous incident she apologized for a video that made fun of Hispanics by employing racial stereotypes.

Here's more about her previous politically incorrect scrapes:

YouTuber Colleen Ballinger Apologizes for Racist Remarks | E! Newswww.youtube.com