Garfunkel and Oates read poems by Ashanti

[Redneckdipman]

Oates u look like the girl from scrubs but I think ur really hot

[ILikeLlamaPie]

@Redneckdipman she is..

[Junior13274]

That small chick is so weird looking

[mshallfl]

I think Ms. E. Roosevelt explained it best, "Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people"

[Chiplyful]

@mshallfl Ashanti? Is that you?

[Tinksfaith]

Amazing randomness to find such a book that is a constant joke

[RivasSarah123]

Who else is really tempted to try and fit in the phrase "love make" into a conversation?

[UkeliDokeli]

It's friday and we're in the car! ;) partying partying yeah! :P ashanti was way ahead of her time!

[DarkRubberDucky]

I think they are making fun of the poetry, not the people that wrote them. Just that the poetry is kinda off.

[jadiva83]

WOW...WONDER HOW THEY FEEL ABOUT BLACK PEOPLE...THEY ARE REALLY LAUGHING AT HER POEMS...STILL HAVENT HEARD ANYTHING TO LMAO TO....#GROWUP....MAYBE TRY READING #COLORPURPLE U MIGHT GET A KICK OUTTA THAT TOO.....#LAMES

[danielhayes5446]

@jadiva83 Seriously? They aren't making fun of her because she's black, but because she's pompous and so delusional that she thinks anyone would actually want to read her book of poetry. Guess ya didn't make it to the part where they are reading a poem by Susan Summers. "It's not racist because white people like chicken too"

[lqdblckdrkvpr]

ashanti! the voice of a generation!

[mariec530]

Yay! Every time I'm feeling depressed about how much MY writing sucks, I can just watch this, and get back to work.

[CrayonEater]

Anybody else hear the robot laugh?

[1davidofharlem]

I dig their point, but think that it's way overstated. At this point, if you're not aware that airhead celebs get offered marketing-gimmick book deals, you haven't been paying attention.

...and if you haven't noticed how dinghy college-age girls are in this country, you've been missing 'Girls Gone Wild'. I'd advise all White dudes who will be proposing to that ASU educated little broad soon, to invest in that DVD collection. BACKGROUND CHECK!

[Kelpdragon]

I don't understand whats so funny. Her poetry is actually pretty good, at least compared to other american poets. It is certainly better than anything Robert Frost wrote.

[lessergnome]

@Kelpdragon I know that this is an old comment, but I just have to say, you are verifiable wrong.

[TheGuerrillaPoet]

@Kelpdragon What kind of drugs are you smoking? I just hope that you are being sarcastic.

[questionlessanswer]

I love how dead pan this is delivered

[peterkikic]

wow i dont even listen to ashanti or really know who she is but that was just a tool move i think I understand the opposing view point of a lot of there songs now

[belladharma]

@peterkikic -- So reading the exact words that Ashanti published herself is a tool move?

[kcdl]

Wow, Ashanti could give William McGonagle a run for his money.

[Hyake]

this video is a killer... yeah loving it lol

[bobbysoxer123]

watch me walk through the sparkler

[citizenanna]

Brainy and cute. I love Garfunkel and Oates!

[dragonettirockstop]

What book is this? I really want to pick up the book for proof. I don't believe this XD

[crazyirishdan]

I'm impressed. I got bumped over to 'Sex With Ducks' from one of those 'ducks rape other ducks a whole lot' threads somewhere, and I wondered if it was a fluke - but you girls are really good, really funny, great delivery, smart, the whole nine. "Kanye or Hitler" was funny as hell, too!

I like how Ashanti's retarded fans are pissed off because their manufactured idol writes bad poetry and then presents it to the world as if to say, 'yes, you need to read this greatness!' instead of burning it.

[PrincezzShani101]

wow jokes on yall hoes ashanti still the baddest bitch an yall two and yall viewers aint worth shit and she got way more fans than all yall clit riding followers shit remember that hoes sit down come to lex ky watch yall ass get stomped joke on that and swallow rollerover and die ignorant ass motherfuckers

[peteM112]

@PrincezzShani101 bahahahahahahah thats funny .... wow .... read this again ..... its an awesome comment

[archer1949]

@PrincezzShani101 Um.....what?

Are you attempting some stream of conscious free verse in some rustic dialect?

[atimnie]

@PrincezzShani101 Punctuation. Use it. Ignorant ass motherfucker.

[AdamBomb669]

@PrincezzShani101 You live in fucking redneckville and act like a fake ass gangster? Why? you are not cool and never will be. You are as gangster as a rubber ducky.

[001hamish]

@PrincezzShani101 supyallbitchnwritnbadassnyallk­nowinlovinyallyallassstompinas­smofayall!!

So you have a computer but no grasp of the English language........Y'alls momma mus be proud!

[thecos1337]

@PrincezzShani101 clit riding followers? @_@

[Makingnewnamesisdumb]

@PrincezzShani101 Is that an Ashanti poem, too?

[chsgrlrox]

Why are they laughing? It's annoying as hell?

[deretla]

So I just discovered these 2 this morning and every video ive watched has had me rolling keep up the good work

[clint10923]

theyre so cute how natural they are up there

[overthemoo]

Fancy shmancy poets!

[1nationalist]

micucci's so cute!!

[Dtthelegend]

Riki is hot.

[fearaffect]

I 2nd that

[ViewtifulM]

I didn't think poetry this bad existed, but there it is!

[flatliner1984]

OMFG was Ashanti serious about her poetry. lol that is so terrible.

why does society praise idiots???

[oiioxxxoiio]

lmao!!

[PolarePer]

oh sheat *blushing*

[OldZLand]

"Watch me walk through the sparkler." I love these girls! "I know, it's all metaphorical!"

[OldZLand]

"That's where my heart was when I wrote this!"

[archer1949]

"Fancy Schmancy poets" Dear God.....

Love the Donne reference.

The word that strikes me listening to this is "Bilious".

[G58]

Someone should send Ashanti a link to this!

What a difference an education makes :D

Just discovered you two mad kids. Now my life is complete... again!

[PortionsForFoxes0]

the best poem "In relationships you have to love yourself first or else your misery is going to bring misery to the other person". phew, i almost choked xD

[rockel1986]

Holy shiznizzle. Thank god for this.

[riggawaggel]

sweet sweet irony

[spazemunky]

funny.

[Cainula]

Kate is heartbreakingly cute when she is trying to think of a story to tell.

[flipflopbootybop]

Dude thats not nice; Ashanti is technically retarded.

[2WickedDudes]

um and u rn't? ... Knew not new.

[welcome2walmart]

...knew*

[tompettygoddess]

I love Kate's big eyes!

[PvtGermanWagz]

Wow, they really destroyed Ashanti. Hahaha. That's some of the worst shit i've ever heard. Stick to music Ashanti......

[Twotontongue]

@PvtGermanWagz Or better yet, quit music too!

[Koozo77]

The short dark haired chica was on Scrubs wasnt she, as Ted's girlfriend i believe. Anyways, just ran acrosss this tonight, loved it!

[cyfp]

im kinda in love with them

[cdphatty]

id love to read an ashanti commentary on a blake or donne poem now

[danbobski]

i am in love...too good.

[KissHolic]

These Girls are Brilliant!!!!!!

[sushinutnc]

How Riki is not constantly employed is beyond me. She needs a steady comedy. When I first saw her in Million Dollar Baby, I thought, "hmmm... who's that??" Saw her on Big Bang Theory, and she was very funny. No way you could pay me to see Last House on the Left though. She needs to be in a steady comedy. Awesome talent.

[McKay1]

The Last House on the Left remake was a pile of crap, BUT she was excellent in it. I actually didn't recognize her - I spent most of the movie thinking that I KNEW the crazy girl from somewhere - didn't click until the credits. It's worth seeing for a fan, but it really isn't that good as a movie. Though I always thought the original was overrated anyway...

[RdHdLvr09]

Very entertaining ladies!! Keep it up, whens the next vid coming out???

[skangky026]

LMAO.. is this for real??

[Barnmol]

Brilliant.

[PoetryRocksAlot]

is this for real?

[vlassakj]

no ;)

[Mezeex]

psst they're not straight dumbfag

[NickNapalm]

I think we can all learn something from this brilliant and thoughtful critique by some bitch named ass-Morgan.

[win70supershadow]

it sounds like she was channeling yoda when she wrote some of these poems.

[0001kd]

This is a brilliant act! Bravo.

[swingnit]

Please continue making fun of pop culture! It deserves to be exposed! :D

[phishfry44]

That blonde chick is so hot

[george4868]

thier funny! but can someone tell me is this from California?

[eddusfledermaus]

I love that the audience actually groan at some of those titles.

[jadedrakerider]

Ashanti is so subtle.

[weezerwhaler]

lol isn't she dead

[benrweston]

neg

[DavidtheDuke]

haha apparently might as well be

[FatElvis007]

No, Aaliyah (sp?) is dead.

[corporalbeats]

Why are you picking on Ashanti? Did she do something to provoke you, or are you just jealous of her beauty and success? Please let me know, as I'm fascinated to discover what would motivate you to indulge in what some may perceive to be a rather cheap form of humor. I'd love to be proven wrong, but it just seems like straight up hating to me. It's a real shame, because I was just beginning to like you guys.

[Thin182]

Seriously? You really think they're picking on Ashanti? No. They're reading out her poetry, and people are laughing at it because it's pompous and weakly written. "I understood all the fancy-shmansy poets and was able to explain to the teacher, and the class." That's what she says about herself which is quite arrogant and dismissive of the literary qualities of Shakespeare, Donne, or Yeats which are always being written about. No-one fully understands them. And she adds explanations to her own

[Thin182]

shallow poetry. There are no other layers to her work read out here, and yet she thinks that she ought to explain them. It's presumptuous and pretty smug to assume that your work is too complex for people to figure out on their own. All Ashanti really does is tell a very simple anecdote, which rhymes, and that's it. It's not poetry that was published on its own merit, but just because it was associated with the Ashanti name. It's a cash in, but Ashanti thinks it's being made 'cause she's good.

[Thin182]

It's not just that she's bad; it's that pomposity and arrogance regarding both master wordsmiths that she studied in English class, and the intelligence of her audience. Besides, the only joke made about Ashanti is when Riki says "it's all metaphoric... it's like a John Donne poem." That's the only joke they make. The rest is just the poetry as it's written, read aloud. And they're not publicly humiliating her 'cause she made the poetry public. It's not her secret teen diary that they read!

[ghostwhiskey]

@Thin182 yup

[servaltime]

@Thin182 Fortunately, it was at the library and not checked out.

[GraysonSuorez]

@Thin182 So true--Her pomposity is reprehendous.

[Makingnewnamesisdumb]

@Thin182 They definitely mock her more than that... They make fun of the names of the poems, the way she writes, and make remarks like when she was talking about taking it out of the library, "LUCKILY it wasn't checked out...."

[Makingnewnamesisdumb]

@Makingnewnamesisdumb I'd also like to add that I don't care if they are making fun, because I'm laughing at it, too.

[benjpac]

I'm laughing at this... "While public humiliation is in itself not the worst thing in the world." The fact that Ashanti would publish this thinking people wouldn't make fun of it is the most hilarious part imo.

[tylerissexybeast]

I absolutely love how sarcastic Riki is.

[hreminiomanuel]

really cute and funny

[Teknique74]

WTF is the Joke? This Book is really good. I love this book I wanna know what is so funny ? Dumb Bitches.

[Sarothi]

yep, Tales of 13 Year Old Mall Troll is quality stuff

[Simurgh]

The joke is that the book is not really good. It's a joke that it was published. The only reason it was made is because it was guaranteed at least some money to due Ashanti's pre-existing celebrity status.

[Sarothi]

The joke is that the book is not really good. It's a joke that it was published. The only reason it was made is because it was guaranteed at least some money to due Ashanti's pre-existing celebrity status.

-quoted for accuracy

[TechTalkGuy]

Somehow, that makes sense [exclamation point] !

[bixbyforever]

i really enjoy the poetry of jewel kilcher, myself. you might know her as jewel. here's a sample:

LAS VEGAS

Women who suck

their cigarettes

as though they were

giving their

hatred head

[illustratorlaura]

hehe thank you

[crispynotfried]

i can rhyme party with bacardi...wheres my record deal

oh i also can rhyme ladies with mercedes

wheres my shackles? i mean gold chains?

sorry you are coool

[kristyKHAOS]

wow. just wow.

BAHAHAHAHAHHAA

[westwingfan82]

sparkler.... sprinkler....

[kittenstomper]

...and they actually were published... there's hope for me!

[live2tivo]

Oh my God. This is better than Celebrity Autobiography. Fantastic.

[supercommie]

Damn, this is like Vogon poetry. =P Although I liked the last one. Kinda has a cool abrupt ending, was a hell of a lot more eloquent than Ashanti's stuff too.

[kikyo4815]

I love you guys!!!! "If you're unhappy, it's gonna make the whole relationship unhappy"

XD

[purplemuskrat]

I love the Donne reference she snuck in there!

[missmossxx]

This video made me smile :)

And I like Kate's top.

[frappochinooXD]

you're my idols xD

[zombiesmasher]

I rolled on the floor and did the laughy thing. Great Stuff!

You guys are the Smothers Brothers of your generation!!!!

[heliopolis07]

oh snap xD

[BNMadman]

Man, you guys are kinda cruel.

In a totally awesome way.

[ukuleletim]

Ok. I'm an official groupie.

[wushUdoin]

hahahah "this poem is ironically titled 'No Words' ..."

fantastic.

[blevs32]

haha kate is sooooo cute at 3:11 :) ~

[Smacky42]

i'll walk through your sparkler... bow chika bow wow...

[mofrakker]

That was beautifull! Can't wait for the transcriptions of K-fed

[Nerdalways]

That was so freaking funny!!!!!

[toohoo12]

grocery list ftw

[magicdust1]

you guys are aweeesome!! :P

[westwingfan82]

......sprinkler.

[bonbon56]

=]

thanks guys

[theabadabam]

I now feel complete... Ashanti is truly the voice of our generation.

You two are not only beautiful, but awesome.

First viewing... woot!

[lukesamhong]

this is hilarious!