# So-and-so is the Kenny G of \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 3, 2013, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-and-so-is-the-kenny-g-of-_______/649222 "2013-02-03T16:02:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Lichtman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeff_lichtman/32/1531_2.png) [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2013, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-and-so-is-the-kenny-g-of-_______/649222/61 "2013-02-13T18:32:55Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > John Boehner is the Kenny G of Majority Leaders. Did you mean he’s the Kenny G of House Speakers? ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2014, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-and-so-is-the-kenny-g-of-_______/649222/62 "2014-10-23T18:19:08Z")
With Senor G in the news today, I thought this thread needed a bump. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2014, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-and-so-is-the-kenny-g-of-_______/649222/63 "2014-10-23T22:27:14Z")
Appropriate. Kenny G. is not just Kenny G., but now he’s also the Kenny G. of political activists…it’s like being Kenny G twice. ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2014, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-and-so-is-the-kenny-g-of-_______/649222/64 "2014-10-24T02:03:50Z")
Tim Cook is the Kenny G of Apple. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2014, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-and-so-is-the-kenny-g-of-_______/649222/65 "2014-10-24T05:40:03Z")
The Vice-President is the Kenny G. of any administration. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2014, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-and-so-is-the-kenny-g-of-_______/649222/66 "2014-10-24T11:24:12Z")
Curbside recycling is the Kenny G of Things that We Can Do for the Global Environment. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2014, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-and-so-is-the-kenny-g-of-_______/649222/67 "2014-10-24T12:39:48Z")
Also, **An Gadaí** and **Leaffan** : I’m sure that poster a year ago who dissed “Celtic music” wasn’t referring to real Irish folk music (Chieftains, etc.), but rather to the watered-down, New-Age-ified variety. For whatever reason, “Celtic music” has borne the brunt of Kenny G-ification more than most folk music genres. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2014, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-and-so-is-the-kenny-g-of-_______/649222/68 "2014-10-24T14:30:07Z")
Fred Travalena is the Kenny G of comedians. Jon Bon Jovi is the Kenny G of heavy metal. Alabama were the original Kenny Gs of country music (there are tons of them now!) Nicholas Sparks is the Kenny G of literature ---
**Author:** ![Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aji_de_gallina/32/260_2.png) [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2014, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-and-so-is-the-kenny-g-of-_______/649222/69 "2014-10-24T14:40:17Z")
Terry Brooks is the Kenny G of Tolkien copycats. ---
**Author:** ![AnthonyElite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b487fb/32.png) [@AnthonyElite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnthonyElite)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2014, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-and-so-is-the-kenny-g-of-_______/649222/70 "2014-10-24T15:05:19Z")
The Olive Garden is the Kenny G of Italian restaurants. Alabama is the Kenny G of the South East. Massachusetts in the Kenny G of New England ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2014, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-and-so-is-the-kenny-g-of-_______/649222/71 "2014-10-24T15:47:49Z")
I’d say Kenny G represents a yeomanlike competency at something that requires actual soul. “Frazz” is the Kenny G of comic strips. Dan Jurgens is the Kenny G of comic book writers. And artists. Rod McKuen is the Kenny G of poetry. NCIS Los Angeles is the Kenny G of cop shows. Donovan was the Kenny G of British Invasion. ---
**Author:** ![alted315](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/cc9497/32.png) [@alted315](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alted315)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2014, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-and-so-is-the-kenny-g-of-_______/649222/72 "2014-10-24T16:01:04Z")
HLN is the Kenny G. of cable news ---
**Author:** ![MOIDALIZE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2014, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-and-so-is-the-kenny-g-of-_______/649222/73 "2014-10-24T16:17:43Z")
The Rachel is the Kenny G of women’s hairstyles. RG3 is the Kenny G of inspirational professional sports personalities. The yorkie poo is the Kenny G of dog breeds. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2014, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-and-so-is-the-kenny-g-of-_______/649222/74 "2014-10-24T16:59:02Z")
Arial is the Kenny G of fonts. ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2014, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-and-so-is-the-kenny-g-of-_______/649222/75 "2014-10-24T17:13:31Z")
Remember guys, that being “The Kenny G” isn’t the same as “They Suck”. Yes Kenny G sucks, of course he does, but he sucks in a particular way. Middlebrow, technically passable, for people who claim to like X but don’t actually like X, totally unchallenging and unthreatening, always appropriate for the background but not the foreground, for when you want music playing but don’t want to listen to it, soulless, selling millions by being the scented candle background aroma of X. ---
**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2014, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-and-so-is-the-kenny-g-of-_______/649222/76 "2014-10-24T17:52:59Z")
> [@ministryman](#): > > Al Gore is the Kenny G of the Internet. Nah! Facebook is the Kenny G of the internet. ---
**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2014, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-and-so-is-the-kenny-g-of-_______/649222/77 "2014-10-24T17:58:55Z")
Mary Kay is the Kenny G of MLM cosmetic selling. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2014, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-and-so-is-the-kenny-g-of-_______/649222/78 "2014-10-24T18:31:35Z")
Unitarianism is the Kenny G of religions. The Smurfs are the Kenny G of cartoon series. The Queen of England is the Kenny G of queens. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2014, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-and-so-is-the-kenny-g-of-_______/649222/79 "2014-10-24T18:56:07Z")
> [@Lemur866](#): > > Remember guys, that being “The Kenny G” isn’t the same as “They Suck”. Yes Kenny G sucks, of course he does, but he sucks in a particular way. Middlebrow, technically passable, for people who claim to like X but don’t actually like X, totally unchallenging and unthreatening, always appropriate for the background but not the foreground, for when you want music playing but don’t want to listen to it, soulless, selling millions by being the scented candle background aroma of X. I agree- that’s why I think of Jon Bon Jovi as the Kenny G of heavy metal. He rocks JUST a little, enough to appeal to girls who don’t actually like heavy metal. The problem with his music isn’t that it’s terrible- SOME of it is okay. But it’s all CALCULATED. I think “The Kenny G” of any artistic genre has to be similarly calculating, and usually geared toward a not particularly cerebral female democgraphic. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2014, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-and-so-is-the-kenny-g-of-_______/649222/80 "2014-10-24T19:19:21Z")
_Platoon_ is the Kenny G of Vietnam War films starring some Sheen or other. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-and-so-is-the-kenny-g-of-_______/649222.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-and-so-is-the-kenny-g-of-_______/649222.md?page=5)