SNL's 'Heroin AM' skit prompts backlash

[mvcg66b3r]

A sketch aired on the latest installment of “Saturday Night Live” has sparked a torrent of outrage. The satirical sketch, “Heroin AM,” presents itself as a commercial for a form of heroin mixed with caffeine and cocaine.

The sketch features “SNL” cast members along with guest host Julia Louis-Dreyfus.

The Washington Post notes that the sketch comes as the country faces a disturbing increase in heroin use. The story reports that social media responded to the bit with a flood of angry comments, such as these tweets:

“#SNL Heroin/AM “commercial” NOT FUNNY! Too many people are dying FOR REAL.”

“You probably laughed at the Heroin AM sketch on #SNL, but I’ll bet no one in Northern Kentucky did.”

http://www.tvweek.com/tvbizwire/2016/04/snl-skit-prompts-backlash-see-what-the-uproar-is-about/

Video: https://youtu.be/W-ZdQ0z5cLM

 

[vchimpanzee]

I thought it was funny but I get why people would be upset. It kind of bothered me too.

 

[ShawnHill1]

As a point of disclosure, I've had family members who dealt with substance abuse and it's horrible (among other feelings) for those involved, but with all said...I just wish people wouldn't be so quick to get pissy about every little thing. And since a lot of people on social media are pretty much the "monkey do, monkey see" people, not much of a shock at all that people get upset about this SNL skit.

Hell, they've had far-more "offensive" skits on SNL over the last 41 years...this particular one, IMO, was just funny in a "few chuckles" sort of way.

 

[installLSC]

We need to realize that a flood of comments on twitter is not a "backlash" but more "really bored people needing something to do". Unless sponsors raise a fuss this is much ado about nothing.

 

[Will_H_69_9]

it's not the first SNL sketch to offend/make people mad and it won't be the last. i think it was last year where SNL had a sketch that spoofed the Toyota commercial where the dad takes his daughter to the airport to help he deploy to either boot camp or the front lines in which the parody version had the daughter join the Islamic terror group ISIS (which also poke fun at ISIS recruiting females to join them). it outaged some people.

i'm sure there's gonna be another sketch that will tick people all, cause them to complain on the internet/social media in faux outrage then they will move on and nobody speaks of it again until the cycle repeats itself.

 

[brian4]

it's not the first SNL sketch to offend/make people mad and it won't be the last. i think it was last year where SNL had a sketch that spoofed the Toyota commercial where the dad takes his daughter to the airport to help he deploy to either boot camp or the front lines in which the parody version had the daughter join the Islamic terror group ISIS (which also poke fun at ISIS recruiting females to join them). it outaged some people.

When I saw this threat I also thought about the dad/daughter/ISIS commercial