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[Jeff Spicoli]

Firsterst first world problem.

 

[CGNoire]

No. It's not a racist song.

This is a racist song.

Dat Bobby Lee and Santino clip.

 

[nkarafo]

Stop giving attention to these people. Don't even answer when someone asks/says such dumb things. Don't even look at them or react to them in any way. Completely ignore their existence. All they seek is attention.

 

[Darkmakaimura]

I think I'm turning Japanese, I really think so.

 

[protonion]

I'm not American, so I have no first hand experience of this woke lunacy- just what I see online here and there.

However I think we are way past the point we should consider this funny/cringe or something to wave off. Such people should be confronted.

 

[GymWolf]

This sound almost as made up as shinoby shitting on his 4 years old racist son on reeee.

Too bad they are probably both true stories...

 

[bitbydeath]

 

[Alx]

My Asian cousins love that song, you can be sure it will play at least once in any family party .

 

[jufonuk]

Signs im getting older. I worry the younger generation are gonna implode should they watch Mel brooks films or the airplane movies or films of those ilk. Hell even ace Ventura

 

[Trilobit]

This girl was from Cork in Ireland. The house party was in Dublin, but her Cork accent was so thick you knew exactly where she was from when she spoke.

Y'all crazy on your little islands too!

 

[EviLore]

Signs im getting older. I worry the younger generation are gonna implode should they watch Mel brooks films or the airplane movies.

I saw a Norm clip come up on social media and checked the comments. All the zoomers decried that it wasn’t funny, who was this problematic guy, it’s offensive, etc.

Then I see what passes for comedy to zoomers…

 

[nush]

Of course it’s racist, it’s championing the blaxploitation genre of cinema in the 70s. /s

 

[Outlier]

I don't care. The song is fun and energetic. That's all I need from it. People should lighten up, when the opportunity rises.

 

[NeoIkaruGAF]

All parties need people like your friend James, OP. Excellent way of weeding out the weirdos that don’t self-signal themselves through hair color. I’ll have to assume the girl in question didn’t get her hair dyed (yet).

This is unironically a great thing. Imagine downing a few drinks and waking up in bed with said girl the next morning.

 

[jufonuk]

I saw a Norm clip come up on social media and checked the comments. All the zoomers decried that it wasn’t funny, who was this problematic guy, it’s offensive, etc.

Then I see what passes for comedy to zoomers…

So glad I had bill hicks, have bill Bailey and bill burr plus other acts to make you think and question. George Carlin/Ricky Gervais anyone ?

 

[INC]

 

[RJMacready73]

A young girl, who I think was in her mid-twenties, came up to us and told us to turn off that racist song and that the song was just white people using cultural appropriation to make money from Asian culture.

That would've been my wife's response

 

[Drew1440]

I hope you turned up the music louder.

 

[winjer]

That is peak narcissism, to get offended on behalf of some other group of people.
It's the "holier than thou" for a new generation.

 

[T-0800]

I saw a Norm clip come up on social media and checked the comments. All the zoomers decried that it wasn’t funny, who was this problematic guy, it’s offensive, etc.

Then I see what passes for comedy to zoomers…

I clicked on that. Go ban yourself.

 

[LegendOfKage]

I saw a Norm clip come up on social media and checked the comments. All the zoomers decried that it wasn’t funny, who was this problematic guy, it’s offensive, etc.

Then I see what passes for comedy to zoomers…

What clip was it, if you don't mind me asking? And this interview is crazy, if you never heard it. Norm screwing with the hosts of a morning radio program, and fighting racism as only Norm could.

 

[John Bilbo]

A young girl, who I think was in her mid-twenties, came up to us and told us to turn off that racist song and that the song was just white people using cultural appropriation to make money from Asian culture. Before we had time to explain that Carl Douglas was a black UK singer and the song came out in 1973 at the height of Bruce Lee's fame, she turned around, gave us the finger, called us racists and walked away.

Discuss.

Actually OP she just did the dance move invented about ten years ago called the sarkeesian.

 

[mcjmetroid]

What clip was it, if you don't mind me asking? And this interview is crazy, if you never heard it. Norm screwing with the hosts of a morning radio program, and fighting racism as only Norm could.

He's 100% right here. It's amazing how everyone hears the same question and statement and people take it 100% different ways. It's almost like a case study.

On Kung Fu fighting. It's my understanding based on my experience living in China that generally Asian people don't give a shit and find it funny when people immitate their culture. They find it funny.

Anytime I see Asian appropriation comments, its by either white or Asian Americans who grew up in the USA. I think it's racist to assume people from these cultures should feel ashamed of themselves which is how I would take it if I was from these cultures and people stand up for me.

 

[mitch1971]

I'd of done a round house to her face.

 

[Eiknarf]

No. It's not a racist song.

This is a racist song.

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

 

[dave_d]

Guess I'll chime in, "Of course it's not racist, it's sung by a black guy and blacks can't be racist. It's impossible for them." (I wish I was making that one up but there's a certain social-political view that basically says only whites can be racist because it doesn't count unless you're in power.)

 

[lame gag1990]

It's a fun song that I assume was inspired by the rise of Asian Martial Arts movies in the west, particularly Bruce Lee. Next time, tell the miserable bitch to fuck off to the shop for tampons.

 

[MastAndo]

I suppose the term "Chinamen" qualifies as a slur/racism nowadays, but there's nothing worse than white folks getting offended on behalf of other groups. This whole racial supersensitivity/pearl clutching movement really is just propped up by certain people dictating what is offensive to groups they aren't even a part of. I don't know how so many people don't just see right through it.

 

[Braag]

Just ignore her and keep having fun?
There's no reason for you to feel bad if someone else gets upset over nothing.

 

[pachura]

In fact, it is a little bit frightening

 

[stuminus3]

Not as racist as Groundskeeper Willie, and you don’t see anyone cancelling The Simpsons!

 

[DeafTourette]

Yeah ... So racist! Even Chinese people play it at parties!

 

[StueyDuck]

I was at a house party last night, with about twenty or so people at it, ages ranging from early 40s to early 20s. My friend James was in charge of the music and decided to put on a playlist of "One Hit Wonders." So songs like What Is Love, Breakfast At Tiffany's, She Drives Me Crazy, Shut Up Your Face, Don't Worry, Be Happy etc. When this song came on:



A young girl, who I think was in her mid-twenties, came up to us and told us to turn off that racist song and that the song was just white people using cultural appropriation to make money from Asian culture. Before we had time to explain that Carl Douglas was a black UK singer and the song came out in 1973 at the height of Bruce Lee's fame, she turned around, gave us the finger, called us racists and walked away.

Discuss.

I hope you opened the door and kicked that dummy to the street, no one needs stupid in their house

 

[Mistake]

Not as racist as Groundskeeper Willie, and you don’t see anyone cancelling The Simpsons!

Give it time. They already cancelled Apu (or maybe he has a new voice actor, I dunno)

 

[SF Kosmo]

I wouldn't say it's racist but I also don't think it's something you would get away with today. The term "Chinamen" is kind of a no-go, and the "oriental riff" has a negative connotation.

"Cultural appropriation" is a pretty problematic concept that is never held to any kind of standard with consistency. Most people who use it don't even really know.what it means. Which is clearly the case in your example.

I do think there are circumstances where people have used their whiteness to profit off of art created by minorities in ways that those artists couldn't themselves. But I don't see how one could possibly make that argument about Kung Fu Fighting, which is is just a novelty song about genre movies. No more approptoation than Blue Oyster Cult's Go Go Godzilla.

 

[FunkMiller]

I wouldn't say it's racist but I also don't think it's something you would get away with today. The term "Chinamen" is kind of a no-go, and the "oriental riff" has a negative connotation.

"Cultural appropriation" is a pretty problematic concept that is never held to any kind of standard with consistency. Most people who use it don't even really know.what it means. Which is clearly the case in your example.

I do think there are circumstances where people have used their whiteness to profit off of art created by minorities in ways that those artists couldn't themselves. But I don't see how one could possibly make that argument about Kung Fu Fighting, which is is just a novelty song about genre movies. No more approptoation than Blue Oyster Cult's Go Go Godzilla.

There's far too much nuance in this post. Please don't do it again.