Meet Esther Ku, the Asian Sarah Silverman

If you are not in the black community and you find yourself trying to ask the question “Would they do this to black people?” the answer is probably yes. You just aren’t privy to it! It’s not your community! Turn on Comicview. Watch Mike Epps’ most recent comedy special. There are way too many people who think that being funny means rolling through a laundry list of racial differences. “Black people do THIS! White people do THAT! My baby momma is trifiling!” Boring, boring, boring. But even some of my favorite comedians do this same playing on stereotypes for laughs. The only difference is that they are actually funny. (To me, anyway.) So while I may watch them, I’m not going to pretend that Katt Williams’ “Never in the history of Niggadom” bits are not problematic – they just aren’t his whole appeal. The same thing with Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle and Wanda Sykes. But for every one mega star comedian playing with the boundaries, there are thousands of hacks trying to push black stereotypes for fun and profit.

*To understand the “save the kittens” reference, go back to that thread and search for the term “kittens.”

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