Besides the Internet breaking last weekend when Beyoncé snatched all of our edges, it was clear that White people were perturbed. No actually, they were downright terrified of the unapologetic blackness Beyoncé displayed in her new video for the song “Formation” and her subsequent Super Bowl performance. Apparently, SNL caught the fuss and made a hilarious skit about it called “The Day Beyoncé Turned Black.”

Here are a couple of the best lines from the skit:

First the ominous narrator opens saying “For White people, it was just another great week. They never saw it coming. They had no warning. Then, the day before the Superbowl. It happened…” Then, they explain that Beyoncé’s blackness is shocking White people everywhere.

There’s an office scene where a White woman opens with, “Guys I don’t understand this new song.” Then, a White male says “Hot sauce in my bag swag? What does that even mean?” Another White male responds, “This is not for us!” Finally, the young woman exclaims, “But usually everything is!”

You have to watch the entire skit to understand the hilarity. But, its accuracy is scary.

 

 

 

(Photo: YouTube)

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  • Jenn M. Jackson was born and raised in East Oakland, California, a fact which motivates her writing and academic ambitions. She is a scholar, educator, and writer whose writing addresses Black Politics and civil and public life for young Black people with a focus on policing and surveillance. She is also the Editor-in-Chief of Water Cooler Convos, a culture platform for Black millennials. Her writing has been featured in Washington Post, BITCH Magazine, Marie Claire, EBONY, The Root, Daily Dot, The Independent, and many others. Jackson is a doctoral candidate at the University of Chicago studying American Politics with a focus on political participation and engagement, public opinion and social movements. For more about her, tweet her at @JennMJack or visit her website at jennmjackson.com.