"Bless You" (cover of Cee-Lo's "F--k You") is the new "Christian Side-Hug"

"Bless You" (cover of Cee-Lo's "F--k You") is the new "Christian Side-Hug."



I should hate this. But I don't. For the most part, I believe the dude is just trying to be funny. And the video is not without its own brand of hilarity.

Witness:

• The bass player who never moves
• The awesome MC Hammer clip that plays when he substitutes the word "legit" for Cee-Lo's original scatological exclamation
• The American Jesus reference complete with flag banner background
• The way this reminds me of some off-base Christians who actually use "Bless You" in the same way that Cee-Lo uses "F--k You."
• "Oh look, he's a false teacher / just thought you should know preacher"

So go ahead and enjoy this in the good humor in which it was intended. (But please, please, don't confuse this with authentic faith-based hip hop.)

Dear Internets: Christian Side-Hug Rap is Satire!

Dear Internets,

I know you just discovered this "Gimme Dat Side Hug" silly rap yesterday and it's got you all a Twitter.

But please know two things:

1. This is not new.

Jon Acuff's funny Stuff Christians Like blog probably coined the phrase over a year ago and an instructional illustration for it will grace the cover of the book version.

2. This is satire.

Yes, we Christians can laugh at ourselves too.

If you're taking this seriously we either haven't done a good job of representing our King or you haven't been exposed to good/real hip hop made by believers (which obviously does not include this clip.) Probably a little bit of both.

Regardless, please enjoy this video in the fun, comedic spirit it was intended.

Many thanks,

Sketch the J