Is this the most racist song in recent memory?

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Your reaction to Above Ground's song "Asian Girlz?"

I am truly appalled	9%	[ 1 ]
I am absolutely outraged	9%	[ 1 ]
This is especially offensive to Asian chicks	0%	[ 0 ]
This is especially offensive to non-Asian chicks	9%	[ 1 ]
This is offensive to guys	0%	[ 0 ]
It was cute	0%	[ 0 ]
It was okay	0%	[ 0 ]
I have a crush on the lead singer	0%	[ 0 ]
Huh? I didn't notice any lyrics	18%	[ 2 ]
Now I can't get the tune out of my head	0%	[ 0 ]
This is the best song ever!	9%	[ 1 ]
Other (please elaborate)	45%	[ 5 ]

Total votes : 11

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03 Aug 2013, 7:01 pm

Some South Africans were offended by the "Kill the Boer" song

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fzRSE_p1Ys[/youtube]

I may be missing the context, or maybe the irony, but I suspect that I would have been rather uncomfortable in that particular place had I been present and understood what the lyrics were about.

At least the boys in the original music video above were simply expressing their appreciation of Asian Girlz, and not thinking about chasing them down with machine guns.

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03 Aug 2013, 7:45 pm

ArrantPariah wrote:

Definitely racist!

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03 Aug 2013, 9:04 pm

redriverronin wrote:

Hahaha that video was so bad it was funny ... Asian culture in general tends to not let things like this bother them one bit .

Yeah, most Asians that I know wouldn't be bothered. Most have a good sense of humour, and most Asian men like Asian chicks, too. :wink:

Compared to Johnny Rebel, Kill the Boers, probably even Short People, and especially crap like this:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e82VE8UtW8A[/youtube]

Asian Girlz was really quite mild.

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03 Aug 2013, 10:51 pm

Day Above Ground wrote:

This video is intended to be a satirical, provocative, absurd, & even silly work of art. The lyrics, story, and visuals are so completely over-the-top and ridiculous that we thought it’d be impossible to miss the point.

Yo Kraichgauer! Remember how in that other thread I was telling you how hipster racism is a high risk strategy? This is what happens when it goes awry.

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04 Aug 2013, 12:40 am

Dox47 wrote:

Day Above Ground wrote:

Yo Kraichgauer! Remember how in that other thread I was telling you how hipster racism is a high risk strategy? This is what happens when it goes awry.

Ah, okay. If that's the case, then my only defense for my credulity is that I am a naive Aspie. :oops:

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04 Aug 2013, 12:49 am

redriverronin wrote:

Hahaha that video was so bad it was funny some there are a few Asian people that will be offended by this and a few will even have it as a ring tone on there phone. Asian culture in general tends to not let things like this bother them one bit also I hate the young turks they have as many negative responses to what they say as positive hope they get canceled ASAP.

Thats because the Young Turks are overly politically correct at times.

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04 Aug 2013, 12:53 am

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCgx8zM3woQ[/youtube]

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04 Aug 2013, 12:54 am

If The Young Turks were appauled by the Asian girl song they would be more appauled by this song by bloodhound gang [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwNybYpI868[/youtube] Its a rare song they played it was removed from their album iirc.

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04 Aug 2013, 1:22 am

Kraichgauer wrote:

Ah, okay. If that's the case, then my only defense for my credulity is that I am a naive Aspie. :oops:

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Oh, I wasn't saying anything about you, I was just trying to get your attention, since we'd just spoken about this and then this perfect example popped up.

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04 Aug 2013, 1:26 am

Dox47 wrote:

Kraichgauer wrote:

Ah, okay. If that's the case, then my only defense for my credulity is that I am a naive Aspie. :oops:

-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer

Oh, I wasn't saying anything about you, I was just trying to get your attention, since we'd just spoken about this and then this perfect example popped up.

'S'alright!

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04 Aug 2013, 4:19 am

ArrantPariah wrote:

Randy Newman's first major hit

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NvgLkuEtkA[/youtube]

was similarly taken personally by a lot of altitudinally challenged folks. He had intended the song, not as a personal attack on short people, but as a satire on racist attitudes of the day. But, quite a lot of people didn't see it that way and were offended.

I love that song. Proof that good satire doesn't need a disclaimer, except for a short interlude in this case.

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04 Aug 2013, 8:23 am

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZU1iRKnTjw[/youtube]

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04 Aug 2013, 8:32 am

ArrantPariah wrote:

Very badass. I can see how the British soldiers felt when they went up against the Zulu.

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04 Aug 2013, 9:32 am

Here is the master of irony himself

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vb3IMTJjzfo[/youtube]

It is a wonder that Mr. Baron-Cohen never got lynched with some of the stunts that he pulled in the USA. But, in this scene, the crowd loves him enthusiastically.

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04 Aug 2013, 9:42 am

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVOY3SDb8SU[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnuDc6sFdqk[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9YYfEFTrgY[/youtube]

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04 Aug 2013, 9:50 am

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKnc3UBev6I[/youtube]

Last one, awesome music video. Some black dudes steal this kid's basketball and an army of Vietnamese people comes and machetes and machine guns them to death.

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