Saturday Night Live: Dan Crenshaw responds to Pete Davidson comments

On Saturday night, Pete Davidson drew headlines on Saturday Night Live for a number of different things. On one side of that was his relationship/recent breakup from Ariana Grande. Meanwhile, on the other it was some of his roast-like comments about a number of political figures.

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Were many of Pete’s comments meant as jokes? Certainly, but that doesn’t stop them from towing or walking past the line. Take, for example, the comments he made about war veteran and House nominee Dan Crenshaw. Crenshaw lost his eye while in active duty and that became a subject of Davidson’s joke, which led to shocked reactions from the audience. There’s also another debate between what was more offensive in the eyes of many who objected to the joke: The comment itself (which compared Crenshaw to a “hitman” in an adult movie) or the way in which he blew off his service after the fact.

Well, Crenshaw has already responded to the diss, commenting on Twitter that “vets don’t deserve to see their wounds used as punchlines for bad jokes.” This commentary by Davidson is being used by many in the midst of a midterm race as a mobilization tactic. Yet, there’s also a good chance that it will be forgotten about tomorrow in the midst of a crazy, active news cycle.

Do we think that Pete will apologize? Probably not, given that this is the sort of comedian he is — he often goes for shock value. This is the same guy who previously wished for Staten Island to spontaneously fall into the sea and has had no problem joking about September 11 (where is father died). Laughter is a form of therapy for him, but there’s also a difference between mocking himself and then also others who didn’t asked for it.

In the end, it’s hard to legislate what comedians should and should not say for the sake of their audience — and we also feel like many are going to have their minds made up regardless of what we say.

What do you think about Crenshaw’s response, and Pete’s original comments? Be sure to share below. (Photo: NBC.)

 

Good rule in life: I try hard not to offend; I try harder not to be offended. That being said, I hope @nbcsnl recognizes that vets don’t deserve to see their wounds used as punchlines for bad jokes.

— Dan Crenshaw (@DanCrenshawTX) November 4, 2018