I also remember when SNL was funny. I loved Gilda Radner when she would say, “Never mind And it’s always something.” The news skit was spot on and good for a laugh. Thanks, Dino, for reminding me about the Land Shark.

People used to laugh at themselves. You were considered a poor sport when you didn’t. I do miss the days before PC.

Today's news about the UNC giving tenure to the 'black' woman who had never taught any classes anywhere (and is the lying moron who created the fraud of the 1619 rubbish) made me think of the episode when Garrett Morris was interviewing the politician Julian Bond on "Black Perspective" in 1977.

Garrett Morris: [ interrupting ] But the fact is that people have been saying that white people are smarter than black for hundreds of years. We’ve only had I.Q. tests for 20 or 30 years. How did the idea of white intellectual superiority originate?

Julian Bond: That’s an interesting point. My theory is that it’s based on the fact that light-skinned blacks are smarter than dark-skinned blacks.

Garrett Morris: [ not sure he heard that right ] Say what?

Julian Bond: I said I think it might have grown out of the observation that light-skinned blacks are smarter than dark-skinned blacks.

Garrett Morris: I don’t get it.

Julian Bond: It’s got nothing to do with having white blood. It’s just that descendants of the lighter-skinned African tribes are more intelligent than the descendants of the darker-skinned tribes. Everybody knows that.

Garrett Morris: This is the first time I’ve heard of it.

Julian Bond: Seriously? It was proven a long time ago.

Garrett Morris: Well, I still don’t quite understand. We’re out of time right now, but perhaps you could come back on the show again and explain it further.

Julian Bond: There’s very little to explain – it’s just like I told you.

See the photos on this page. Garrett is on the left; Julian on the right.
https://snltranscripts.jt.org/76/76rb...

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