#HMBlog: Pete Davidson scolds University of Central Florida students over their filming during his show.
Screenshot from YouTube user Jade Campbell
Pete Davidson has had a tough go the past few years. He was suicidal over his break up with Ariana Grande, felt the fallout from a joke about Congressman Dan Crenshaw and his war injury and most recently he scolded some UCF kids this past weekend over filming on their phones when there was a strict no-cellphone rule.
“That’s what’s fucked up. You were the one filming. That’s right, we’re embarrassing. That’s why the world is going to end in 25 years because you’re all fucking retarded. I meant it that way, idiots. You should fucking grow up. It says no phones. … You’re just supposed to just like behave. I have to have my boy patrol you guys like you’re 5 years old? That’s fucking embarrassing.
You should grow up. Where’s the next generation? … Don’t you want your parents to be proud of you? … Now we’ll continue.”
Ironically, some student got the scolding on video and uploaded it to YouTube:
Many comedians have decided not to perform for college students anymore. Jerry Seinfeld has advised fellow funny-people to avoid campuses altogether. Aside from some hurt feelings from the kids who took to Twitter the real problem emerged, Pete used the “R WORD” which has become a big time no-no. Tom Segura faced severe backlash for using the word during his last special “Disgraceful” (which was fantastic & if you’re a comedy fan you should check it out).
The University of Central Florida put out a statement in they found the event “disappointing”:
“Mr. Davidson’s abusive language, particularly his use of a derogatory slur, is contrary to the University of Central Florida’s values of inclusion and respect for all. It’s disappointing that his rant spoiled an event that was meant to welcome students back for the fall semester.”
So, I think you can expect some heat to head Pete’s way over a word with a dictionary entry that actually means something & not so much for him calling a bunch of brats “brats”. We live in a retar…stupid time.