Aer Lingus sounds a lot like a certain sex act.
This was the initial premise of a sketch on Saturday Night Live that closed out a November 2017 episode hosted by actress Saoirse Ronan.
It featured the young star as a flight attendant named Colleen, wearing a green uniform, rocking a bouffant bob hairstyle… and making jokes about Irish stereotypes such as potatoes and dogs.
Watch the sketch below and then check out the strong reaction on Twitter…
The Sketch: Click PLAY on the video above to get an understanding of what the fuss is about. (And also to see lots of really cute dogs!)
Aer Lingus Responds! Was the airline trying to sound like Donald Trump? Why would it do that?!? How weird and random.
Major Disappointment The harshest critiques were saved for Ronan, and came from other Irish citizens or Irish-Americans who were upset she openly embraced such silly generalizations about the country.
The Accents ARE Funny You have to admit that, right? But perhaps not enough to base an entire sketch around.
Let’s Be Honest… … the cunnilingus part wasn’t very funny, either. It isn’t exactly original.
Come On, SNL We expect more from you! (Although some folks who haven’t been a fan since the Bill Murray days might not.)
Let’s Just Move On, Shall We? Must we relitigate such a disaster?!?
Was It Supposed to Be Unfunny?!? Like, it was so bad and so trite that SNL was poking fun at people who think this sort of humor works? No? That wasn’t what happened? Okay then.
You Ask for Too Much, Viewers This was the last sketch of the night. Who even watches SNL for that long these days?!?
It’s Out! The race card, that is. It’s been played!
It Wasn’t Totally Racist Just slightly racist. But it was still racist!
Oh Yeah, America?!? Perhaps the United States should not go after Ireland. It’s hardto argue with this person’s harsh logic.
This is Quite the Detailed Critique Would have been easier to just say it was racist, probably.