Asher Roth and the Racial Crossroads

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A commentary that was supposed to be about Asher Roth but turned into an extended tangent about race in America.

I had a million other things I wanted to say so I'll try and follow up soon, cuz even though I know the Asher story is old I think the underlying issues run deep.

I recorded conversations with Dan Charnas and Amanda Diva that were a big part of my thought process for this one but couldn't work them into this vid.. will definitely get some of that footage up later.

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[killerBOOTS26]

We watched this in my Communication Studies class. It was awesome.

[yourengland]

man, there's so much stupid crap out there that when you actually hear common sense like this, it's honestly staggering.

[weepulization]

@spanku24me no dumbass you dont get a break, especially when you have money! live with it!

[spanku24me]

go daamn! if you are a litle tipsy you maybe tweet something that you dont really mean, fucking give me a breaaK!!!

[pong224]

I thought Asher Roth was black lol

[AimeeViolette]

@chsn09 ha the white liberal's talking points. good one.

[kgsunshine]

@CCKsoldier Im not being sarcastic, but I have to ask. Do you equate 'wetback' with 'nigger' or nappyheaded hoes? It is the systemic & historical hate that is deeply ingrained into ppl's minds & hearts that make these comments hurtful. Perhaps you dont care about ppl's feelings, but as an artist in a black genre, he definitely should. I can guarantee that you have never experience anything close to the level of racism that ppl of African descent do.

[CCKsoldier]

Racism is still around, but if nobody is getting killed over it can we all agree to not get so butt hurt over a fucking joke?

I'm hispanic but I don't get angry over every wetback joke. Your feelings aren't important to anyone but you.

[srednivashtar]

"...Vice-magazine-y kinda people." Ill for president.

[MaryKnowltonArt]

This is the point that bugs me-most people are probably upset that he called them "nappy headed" and not "hoes". The calling women "hoes" part is equally offensive.

[Cloud9ine617]

He drops some Serious Knowledge

[immortaltgl]

@lastwhiteman25 if you are tired of living around "non white" go off yourself.

the "non white" people in this world are the reason you are alive. no offense to whites, but whites are nowhere near as resilient as "non white" in all facets of life.

"non whites" are the very people needed for everyone's survival and are the ones who will survive past everything. its how we are built. also whites come from non whites. look up migration and natural selection