Michael Che Stunned by Cultural Appropriation Accusations Over His SNL Sketch
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Kate McKinnon, Mikey Day, Heidi Gardner, Ego Nwodim, Bowen Yang and host Elon Musk have angered many after they used slang terms from African American Vernacular English (AAVE) in the skit Gen Z Hospital written by Che. May 11, 2021
Michael Che has addressed backlash over his latest
Saturday Night Live sketch. After Gen Z Hospital skit written by him was accused of cultural appropriation, the stand-up comedian admitted that he was stunned by the accusations. I ve been reading about how my gen z sketch was misappropriating AAVE, and I was stunned, cause what the f k is AAVE ? I had to look it up, the 37-year-old wrote on Instagram on Monday, May 10. 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.