'SNL' star Michael Che responds to cultural appropriation backlash over recent sketch

"SNL" star Michael Che responded after a sketch he wrote during Elon Musk’s May 8 episode was accused of cultural appropriation. 

The gimmick of the sketch was that each person spoke almost entirely in slang phrases like "bestie," "Go off, king," "sis," "pressed," "bro," "cringe" and more. While the characters in the sketch were supposed to be synonymous with Gen Z culture, many were quick to note that most of the lines were phrases used in African American Vernacular English (AAVE). This prompted people to suggest that the sketch was appropriating Black culture with mostly White cast members.  Che responded to the backlash in a since-deleted Instagram post in which he copped to writing the segment and revealed he was new to the acronym AAVE.