https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-30/youtube-refuses-to-remove-anti-asian-song-drawing-staff-ire
Yes, it's about Meet The Flockers by YG.
!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kC6J_EQ9BhUI'm Asian... not Asian American but I lived in the US for 4 years for college. The song doesn't offend me and it isn't really anti-Asian. Its true what he said that many Asians don't trust the banks and end up hoarding their cash under the mattress or whatever. He's speakin some facts and it's art. Now does his content in the track encourage robbers to target Asian households, maybe. but thats a whole different thing. But damn just heard this song again for the first time in years, s*** is super hard & this album was YG's artistic peak (& commercial peak).
Lastly, this song came out in 2014. He might not think this way anymore. Isn't YG's daughter half Asian??
man who the f*** is even listening to this song like that in 2021
taking this off streaming isn’t gonna do s*** so unnecessary
Calling an insignificant song by a mediocre artist "history" is embarrassing
History is full of embarassing moments, that's how we learn from it
what about this one?
!https://youtu.be/6yMjTmUg53MI was tryna remember what this song was called
Let’s appreciate this classic album instead
man who the f*** is even listening to this song like that in 2021
taking this off streaming isn’t gonna do s*** so unnecessary
Nobody's listening to it, we just gotta rotate the satellites and find something from years back to patronize
this song is not the reason why ppl are attacking asian grandparents
non of them are even getting robbed they’re just getting punched in the face
“Hang around a lot of gang bangin' ass niggas
Crip, Blood, blue or red, what you bang, nigga?
You might got a pistol but this stick is way bigger
I call it KKK 'cause my choppa hate niggas
Hang around a lot of gang bangin' ass niggas
Crip, Blood, blue or red, what you bang, nigga?
You might got a pistol but this stick is way bigger
I call it KKK 'cause my choppa hate niggas”
Yo I hope you guys aren’t that desensitized to anti black lyrics that bars like this are sub-consciously glossed over.
As a black man, I can’t listen to that song because of the hook lol. It’s the text book definition of anti-black.
I can understand how middle America would keep nodding their heads to it but nah lol
I hope you're trolling.
And even if you are it's not funny.
You need to learn what a simile is lmao.
Which is why nobody (except you) would listen to these lyrics and think they were anti black.
If you a black man, and this is anti black to you then Idk how you make it through listening to all this street rap where they talk about killing niggas, robbing niggas, f***ing other niggas b****es ,etc
not saying they should remove the song I’m just saying It’s disrespectful to say “asians are doing the most to be oppressed”
i don't agree with that at all
Thread made me run through My Krazy Life again thanks op
Silver lining to this stupid news story
But by your argument this song doesn't break TOS since they make an exception for videos that are artistic, which this song falls under.
Yeah, that's why there's not a simple solution but hopefully the youtube team reviews it and releases a statement. If it stays we can just not support it, if it goes there's other places like Spotify for people who like to listen. It's up to the platform, no one is obligated to host someone's art they don't support
Asians are doing the most to seem opposed, there’s a million songs about robbing niggas and Hispanic plugs
yeah, Asians are tripping. income, education, life expectancy they are s***ting on white people and now Asians wanna act oppressed ahaha
History is full of embarassing moments, that's how we learn from it
And this is not one of them
What's next, deleting posts is erasing history? Foh
Is it wrong to say we should see music how we see movies?
Like we can watch a great movie that has racism in it, but we know the director is just telling a story
Reminds me of back when some people were blaming irl violence on Tarantino cos of his movies
But i also acknowledge that music is a lot more personal and accessible than movies so idk
Thread made me run through My Krazy Life again thanks op
what about this one?
!https://youtu.be/6yMjTmUg53Mthis is even more offensive because of the performative aspect
patti smith was very happy to cruise by looking at destroyed neighbours because the graffiti was cool or something made a statement
And this is not one of them
What's next, deleting posts is erasing history? Foh
Explain how censoring this song on Youtube/Spotify will stop anti asian hate. Or do anything at all other than set an authoritarian standard for creatives