So. After Teh Internetz decided to "ironically" launch a grassroots campaign to champion the idea of recent Superbowl commercial sensation Betty White hosting SNL, seemingly ignorant of her legendary history as a hilarious lady that renders White's hosting less "ironic" than "way more sensible than the parade of talentless jackholes who usually host," the Golden Girl hosted this weekend alongside a bevy of other returning funny ladies, turning SNL into, for one glistening moment, a show in which women were centerpieces instead of stupid fucking props.
***Trigger Warning: Which still didn't preclude the inclusion of one of the WORST recurring sketches ever on SNL—which is really saying something—the Scared Straight sketch, which is just a series of horrible rape jokes. And it was included even though Debbie Downer, Bronx Beat, and Joyologist sketches hit the cutting room floor, so to speak—only viewable because rehearsal was taped; they didn't air.***
And, although Betty White was great, and the episode was funnier than usual, and even though I know that bawdy humor has always been a part of White's shtick (it's one of the reasons I love her!), I was disappointed at how many of the sketches ultimately came down to laughing at the ABSURD IDEA that an older woman could still be sexual. Which, ya know, isn't actually an absurd idea at all.
Discuss.
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