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Michigan Just Gave Us the Cringiest Eminem Parody of the Year For…School Bus Safety?

A city in the Detroit suburbs has used a parody of Eminem’s “The Real Slim Shady” to advocate for more attentive driving around school buses.

By Stephen Andrew Galiher

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A Michigan city just outside Detroit has given us the cringiest Eminem parody of the year. But it’s for a worthy cause: school bus safety.

The tune is titled “The Real Miss Daisy”, and it’s a parody of Eminem’s “The Real Slim Shady”. The project was a collaborative effort between the Sterling Heights Police Department and Sterling Heights Television (SHTV), along with Henry Ford II High School Theater and Advanced Studio Film students.

Essentially, it is exactly how it’s described. It’s a parody of Em’s hit track, but re-angled as an encouragement for drivers to drive cautiously around school buses. It also borrows its title from the iconic film Driving Miss Daisy, urging drivers to........

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