Well excuuuuuseeee meeeeeee

[The Big Ragu]

This is one of the best laughs I have had in a while. ...

Students triggered by Steve Martin's 'King Tut'

Comedian Steve Martin’s rendition of “King Tut” is triggering social justice warriors at Reed College because they see it as a form of cultural appropriation.

The song, originally performed on "Saturday Night Live," actually criticizes the commercialization and trivialization of Egyptian history and presents a caricature of the Treasures of Tutankhamun traveling exhibit that toured seven United States cities from 1976 to 1979.

However, the context to the SNL skit eludes students who are upset. They are now calling the song a form of “blackface.”

The video and song was brought to students’ attention when it was played in a humanities class at Reed to spur discussion. Students became so worked up over the video, however, that they have demanded the course be made optional until alternative coursework can be created.

It gets even less sublime after that. ... But I just wanted an excuse to post this:

 

[cyclingwriter2]

I got in trouble in the sixth grade for singing that song. That was 1989.

 

[RickStain]

JFC, is that what you people had to look to for humor growing up? No wonder you are the way you are.

 

[Dick Whitman]

I got in trouble in the sixth grade for singing that song. That was 1989.

Ha! Really? It was in our school pageant!

I didn't go to what you would call a "politically correct" school system.

 

[DanOregon]

You can take my sarcasm and movie references when you pry them from my cold dead fingers.

 

[The Big Ragu]

BTW, that is Paul Schaffer on keyboards and various musicians who few us would know without the Blues Brothers.

 

[User 11148]

They ought to be punched ...

 

[poindexter]

JFC, is that what you people had to look to for humor growing up? No wonder you are the way you are.

Sit on it, Potsie!

 

[poindexter]

I got in trouble in the sixth grade for singing that song. That was 1989.

Probably the 'got a condom made of stone-a' line.

 

[YankeeFan]

I thought this thread was going to be something else.

 

[cyclingwriter2]

I thought this thread was going to be something else.

Was it Steve Martin hit with sex allegations? Because that is what I expected

 

[Vombatus]

I thought Ragu was going to apologize for the lengths of his posts and gold.

 

[Stoney]

I'm so sick of these spoiled brat millenial college twits searching out new nonsense at which to direct their whiny outraged and offended act.

A 40 year old SNL skit? Good God.

 

[RickStain]

I'm so sick of these spoiled brat millenial college twits searching out new nonsense at which to direct their whiny outraged and offended act.

A 40 year old SNL skit? Good God.

They didn’t search it out

 

[CD Boogie]

Never understood people’s enjoyment of Steve Martin’s humor. Just really dumb to me, and I basically grew up with him

 

[swingline]

Buried in his jammies ...

 

[HC]

Probably the 'got a condom made of stone-a' line.

Condo. :cool:

 

[Stoney]

Never understood people’s enjoyment of Steve Martin’s humor. Just really dumb to me, and I basically grew up with him

Did you like The Jerk?

 

[CD Boogie]

Did you like The Jerk?

It was okay. Like the three amigos was ok. Some people loved that ****, but it wasn’t altogether my speed.

EDIT: I also think his premature gray hair influenced my attitude towards him. Like, he felt like an old guy to me even when he wasn’t, and that kind of clouded my opinion. I mean, that’s how my pre-teen mind worked. My dad loved him though, and I was basically watching SNL from its start, though I was a toddler when he was a recurring figure.

 

[Stoney]

Wrong answer.