In the premiere of its 47th season, Saturday Night Live delivered a sharp satire on the bizarre antics witnessed during school board meetings over the past year. As parents grappled with school COVID safety policies, the meetings transformed into a platform for misinformation, and SNL brilliantly captured this frenzy.
The sketch opens with a character declaring, “I am concerned, and I am also crazy,” as she shares a wild conspiracy about the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Ironically, this character appears to be the most rational of the speakers. The sketch covers a range of outlandish claims, including one parent questioning whether schools are using “a hormone given to elephants in captivity to boost sperm production,” a nod to the dangerous ivermectin conspiracy. “It cured my COVID in basically half a day,” insists a father who hardly embodies the picture of health. “It’s very safe; my son took it and had no adverse effects,” he adds, just as the camera reveals his bearded child.
As the sketch progresses, the speakers grow increasingly erratic, veering into topics like critical race theory, rants about former President Obama, and bizarre complaints about teenagers. Bowen Yang shines in the sketch as a quintessential conspiracy theorist, expressing outrage over critical race theory while admitting, “I have no idea what it is, but I’m furious!”
Despite its comedic tone, the sketch reflects a troubling reality. Some school board meetings have become so chaotic that the National School Boards Association reached out to the federal government for help, citing threats against officials that they likened to domestic terrorism. With escalating tensions, let’s hope these meetings can return to a safer environment for those dedicated to educating our children.
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In summary, SNL’s sketch humorously shines a light on the chaos of COVID-era school board meetings, where misinformation and conspiracy theories have run rampant, reflecting a broader societal issue.
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