Now, the question is…bad taste or just good comedy? I saw this clip and, personally, can see if from both ends. As a cultural theorist, I deal with the good the bad and the ugly of pop culture and American societal trends. I can see both arguments and see where both sides are coming from. From the argument that it is bad taste, we see SNL attempting to make fun of someone who is disabled, in this case a man who is blind. We also can see SNL poking fun at Patterson’s past drug problems and obvious issues with New Jersey. From this point of view, there are certain cultural taboos and this is one of them. SNL should have left this alone and gone for something a bit more tasteful.
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