The Atlantic Reports SJW Students Triggered by Steve Martin's 1978 'King Tut' Song

Newsbusters ^ | November 19, 2017 | P.J. Gladnick

[PJ-Comix]

There are some situations in the news just begging to be mocked. One such example was the report that snowflake social justice warrior students at Reed College in Oregon objected to one of my favorite Saturday Night Live skits ever performed: Steve Martin singing "King Tut" in 1978. The song even became a hit single that sold a million copies and hit the Top 40 on the radio.

Four decades ago, Egypt sent its Treasures of Tutankhamun exhibit to America. The traveling exhibit was so wildly popular with the public that it was inevitable there would be some commercialization in the form of King Tut T-shirts and other items. 

As a result, comedian Steve Martin appeared on SNL to claim that he thought it was a "national disgrace the way we have commercialized it with trinkets and toys, T-shirts and posters. And about three months ago I was up in the woods and I wrote a song. I tried to use the ancient modalities and melodies and I would like to do it for you right now. Maybe we can all learn something from this." Martin then went into one of the most hilarious skits of all times using "ancient modalities and melodies" that sounded suspiciously like jazzy rock music:

[FreedomPoster]

Or the Rolling Stones’ Brown Sugar.

[dfwgator]

ZZ Top’s “Mexican Blackbird”

[dfwgator]

I loved them the first time I heard “Goin’ Down to Liverpool.”

[Impala64ssa]

LOL!

[Army Air Corps]

The song AND the video would definitely trigger the SJW snowflakes.

[Hugin]

White lefties are constantly offended by “racism” on behalf people who aren’t offended by the supposed bigotry.

[CJ Wolf]

King tut..

wait till they see the jerk or blazing saddles.

[Impala64ssa]

Speaking of Egypt, this big hit from 1974, Midnight at the Oasis another example of shameless appropriation.

[exit82]

“Let’s slip off to a sand dune...real soon.... and kick up a little dust.”

Thanks for the memories— from 1973.

Maria is 74 now.

[Mr. Mojo]

Western leftists are more easily triggered than even their Moslem bedfellows.

[Army Air Corps]

Aaah, memories.

[Do_Tar]

King Tut was a SLAVE OWNER!!!

[MarkL]

Oh, Susanna Hoffs triggers me, alright.

Same here, but it's another "Hoffs," (not her mother,) that REALLY triggers the "snowflakes."

Mark

[Jan_Sobieski]

I bet the SJWs don’t have a problem with this one... (Kill the White People).

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5zON0o_d51E

[FreedomPoster]

Let’s drive that old Chrysler to Mexico boy . . .

[dfwgator]

“Her mother was Mezcan and her daddy was the Ace of Spades.”

[Big Red Badger]

Mexican Radio...Wall of Voodoo

“Eating Barbequed Iguana”

A PETA trigger? You Bet!

[Secret Agent Man]

This is just a plot by Steve Martin to sell more of his comedy albums.

/sarc

[Impala64ssa]

Hey, Bugs Bunny is an equal opportunity smartass. :)

[Impala64ssa]

Imagine the snowflakes losing their collective sh!t if they saw this the Little Rascals episode where they get the measles. Buckwheat has white dots on his face while the other kids had black.