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'Let Kids Drink.' SNL's parenting solution for COVID-19 is a hilarious new anthem for families
05.11.20
via Saturday Night Live
Anyone whose been parenting throughout the COVID-19 epidemic has probably come close to losing their sanity over the last few weeks. No school. No daycare. No extra-curricular activities. So the cast of "Saturday Night" has a novel approach to the situation, let kids have a drink (or two "if they've been good.")
Let Kids Drink - SNLwww.youtube.com
The images of toddlers taking down martinis was a bit much for some people.
Imagine SNL doing a skit on... Let kids smoke Let kids shoot guns Let kids watch rated R movies Let kids cur… https://t.co/Qhf2P3fFf4— Malachi (@Malachi) 1589120012.0
Rude SNL opens with a self produced "Let Kids Drink" music video, glamorizing young children drinking with their 'p… https://t.co/ADj5BtD516— IBMrJeff (@IBMrJeff) 1589084756.0
@Bill_ArnoldMKE Seriously?? Let Kids Drink 👎🏻. Wrong Message for Kids— Kenny (@Kenny) 1589082775.0
I'm all for pushing the comedic envelope but I think tonight's skit on SNL "Let Kids Drink" is a little uncalled fo… https://t.co/r2iDQNx3WZ— Bethanne Brown (@Bethanne Brown) 1589082814.0
But for 99% of everyone else who understands there's a difference between a joke about the stresses of parenting during a pandemic and advocating for juvenile alcoholism, it was funny.
SNL has been offending people for 45 years. It's literally their job. If you're offended by the Let Kids Drink skit you're officially old.— Doug Arrowsmith (@Doug Arrowsmith) 1589088669.0
SNL has been offending people for 45 years. It's literally their job. If you're offended by the Let Kids Drink skit you're officially old.— Doug Arrowsmith (@Doug Arrowsmith) 1589088669.0
I don't know who wrote #LetKidsDrink for #SNLAtHome but my 11 year-old wants to buy you a round. https://t.co/p0ehWRr4cq— Susie Stayin’ Inside 😷🇺🇸🗽 (@Susie Stayin’ Inside 😷🇺🇸🗽) 1589096347.0