Beckstreet’s Beck (Alright!)

I mean come on — the chick has dreads. (Source: Creative Commons)

SPEC recently announced its fall speaker. To quote The Little Rascals, my reaction was a dispirited “Whoopi.”

I’m not in the camp that thinks Penn should only bring in political speakers, but as long as they pick an entertainer it should at least be someone relevant to the student body. Granted, Whoopi Goldberg has won an Oscar, a Daytime Emmy, a Grammy, and a Tony Award. But that was years ago. Her most successful movie role in this decade was a supporting part in Rat Race.

The only thing Goldberg has recently been in the news for is her horrendous commentary on Michael Vick on her very first day of The View . Did you know it’s not unusual for Southerners to wet a dog down before they electrocute it? Kids in the deep South just love sitting around eating blueberry pie, singing Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah while the girls crochet dog nooses, and the boys use their little tool kits to build puppy rape stands. I might attend just to see if she’ll give me any more cultural lessons on the Chinese.

The ticket lottery for the Goldberg speech ends on Sept. 28, but don’t get your hopes up. The Daily Pennsylvanian shows just how palpable the buzz surrounding Goldberg’s appearance is.

College junior Liz Wayne told the DP she wants to hear Goldberg talk about “her career…as a pretty good actress.” When you have to use ellipses and the best quote you can get is ‘eh, she’s a pretty good actress’ you know you have a winner.

Beckstreet’s Beck (Alright!) appears every Tuesday and Thursday.

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