Who’s stolen from whose culture more? Asian or Black

Added: 2026-05-25

[00:00:00]Asians go first. Mr. Rae Lao, give it up for Rae Lao, everybody.

[00:00:03]>> Thank you, everybody.

[00:00:03]>> Andrew.

[00:00:04]Thank you.

[00:00:05]Uh ladies and gentlemen of the court, thank you so much. Your honor. So, first off, I want to open up by saying I love black culture.

[00:00:13]>> [laughter] >> Okay?

[00:00:19]I love it because it's pretty much our culture.

[00:00:23]>> [laughter] >> He tricked us. He tricked us.

[00:00:27]We're here to argue today that that they've been stealing our culture. Now, there is a well-known stereotype that black people love to steal.

[00:00:36]Let me be clear. This is not true.

[00:00:39]However, this is not true physically.

[00:00:43]>> [laughter] >> They do steal ideas sometimes. I'll call a witness to the stand, Garrick.

[00:00:48]Comedians sometimes need to go on podcasts. Is that correct?

[00:00:51]>> That is correct.

[00:00:53]Is it or is it not true that in the last week you were in a podcast episode that was titled Black People Love Anime?

[00:01:02]>> [laughter] >> Yep. That That is true. Yes, it is. Yes, it is.

[00:01:06]I'd like to play a clip. Please play the first clip. Podcast. Like his name is like over like Yeah, I'm I'm your father. I'm I'm >> I'm not I'm not going to mispronounce it live on here.

[00:01:19]>> Yeah, you're right. You're right.

[00:01:21]The name they were trying to pronounce, Goku.

[00:01:23]>> [laughter] [laughter] >> I rest my case.

[00:01:32]>> [applause] >> Now, yes, we do like anime.

[00:01:37]We both like sports.

[00:01:39]Only one of us plays them.

[00:01:42]>> [laughter] >> Today, we're here to answer the question, who has taken more from whose culture? All right. Now, obviously, we know the [ __ ] we borrowed from each other. Like you said, we like anime.

[00:01:50]He's on a podcast talking about anime.

[00:01:51]Yeah, because we have good taste.

[00:01:54]That's why you all dress like us. That's why you all try to make music like us.

[00:01:58]That's why y'all try to look black like us cuz we have good taste. We appreciate good things. We like your culture.

[00:02:04]But y'all are trying to be us. Exhibit A.

[00:02:10]>> [laughter] >> Treating me like a black man, so today I'm going to be a black man. And you might say, "Oh, this is just one dude.

[00:02:17]This is just one crazy guy. We're not all like that." All right. Well, then why was there an entire movement the Asian women look like this?

[00:02:25]>> [laughter] >> There's a thing called Ganguro. It was an entire movement of Asian women trying to look like Snooki, and Snooki was trying to look like Lil' Kim, and so that's why she looks so [ __ ] up. She's like two cultures removed.

[00:02:40]She's playing telephone with her face.

[00:02:44]I challenge you to find one black man an Asian face.

[00:02:48]We don't do that [ __ ] >> [laughter] >> I mean, literally the judge.

[00:02:53]OH, [ __ ] >> COME ON.

[00:02:55]>> [laughter] >> COME ON, MAN.

[00:02:57]Come on.

[00:02:58]>> years of their lives trying to replicate black hair texture.

[00:03:03]Look at this guy. His hair looks blacker than mine. Look at this [ __ ] Looks good. Y'all are trying to be us in every single lane. Just be yourself, man.

[00:03:12]I rest my case.

[00:03:15]Give it up for Benny Am Izzuna.

[00:03:17]He said there's no black person to ever do yellowface. No, but when you dress like a white boy Tell me who this is.

[00:03:30]Wait, who is that? That is Eddie Murphy in Norbit.

[00:03:33]>> Murphy. God damn Eddie Murphy. I'm not upset that he did it, okay?

[00:03:40]>> he plays Jews. He's not trying to I I I I I Eddie Murphy is an I am upset that he won an Oscar for the makeup.

[00:03:47]>> [laughter] >> And then you'll speak on hair a lot.

[00:03:51]He'll spoke on hair. Uh we have three.

[00:03:54]Uh can we show these? Yes.

[00:03:56]>> What do they all three have in common?

[00:03:59]Wigs. They have wigs. Where did that hair come from?

[00:04:05]90% of the fake hair in the United States is outsourced to China, Indonesia, the Philippines, and India.

[00:04:13]I'mma say that's Indian hair, and y'all are not Indian. Wait, wait. Indians aren't Asian? Nah.

[00:04:22]>> [laughter] >> Hey.

[00:04:26]Hey, that's facts [laughter] though.

[00:04:27]That's facts. They're not They're not Asian, dog. I I'll stand on that. I'll stand on that.

[00:04:33]>> [laughter] >> On top of the wigs, shoes are also a big part of your culture. I got one question here for you.

[00:04:41]Who makes the shoes?

[00:04:43]>> [laughter] >> Can you please read the tag? Made in China. Mhm.

[00:04:48]Made in China. Look, I I think you should be proud of that. I think you should be I feel good every time I buy a pair of Jordans because I'm supporting a child in need. All right.

[00:04:58]It's like Toms.

[00:04:59]>> Yeah, it's like Toms for Asia. I got one question for you, Garrett. Yeah.

[00:05:04]Which of these three words are your favorite?

[00:05:07]>> [laughter] >> Let me know if you need to me to read one of >> No, no, I got it.

[00:05:13]>> [laughter] >> I don't want you getting in trouble, okay? I'm okay.

[00:05:17]>> I got you. Oh, he >> [laughter] >> Which of these three words are your favorite? Yeah. Wu, Tang, and Clan.

[00:05:24]>> [laughter] >> Clan.

[00:05:28]Hey.

[00:05:29]Wu, I guess.

[00:05:34]>> [laughter] >> And there it is, folks.

[00:05:37]It's right out there for all of us to see. Final question.

[00:05:41]>> [laughter] >> Garrett. Yeah. Remember, you are on oath. Yeah. That's slang for under oath.

[00:05:47]We it. Yeah. Cuz we is standing on business, we stand on oath. [laughter] >> On oath.

[00:05:52]Do you know what hentai is? Sure.

[00:05:56]>> [laughter] >> I rest my case.

[00:05:59]>> [applause] >> We appreciate it. We appreciate it.

[00:06:03]We're not trying to be y'all, okay? Like look, even the even the Jabbawockeez, bro, like they were like, "Yo, people are only going to like us doing this black [ __ ] if we have masks on." I want to I want to bring you to stand, Andrew. I want to ask you something. Have you ever done a black hairstyle before? Yes, I have.

[00:06:24]And uh what was that hairstyle that you did? I had dreads. Did you look good in them?

[00:06:30]No, probably not.

[00:06:32]Probably not.

[00:06:32]>> I'mma let I'mma let the audience decide for us.

[00:06:35]>> [cheering] >> Oh [ __ ] Oh [ __ ] >> [laughter] >> I do it your way, Anna.

[00:06:45]>> [laughter] >> I look like orange chicken is the new black. Dog, what's funny is me and you have the same high school picture.

[00:06:51]>> [laughter] >> I just want to say >> [applause] >> I just want to say >> [laughter] >> Yeah Yeah, that was my bad.

[00:07:05]Hey E- E- In the Bay Area, E-40 told me to do it, so I did it.

[00:07:09]>> [laughter] >> You got to listen to E-40.

[00:07:12]You got to listen to E-40. Um I got to be honest, I didn't see that photo till just now.

[00:07:17]>> [laughter] >> Yeah.

[00:07:22]You guys You guys can have it, honestly.

[00:07:24]That was That was a lot. That was a lot.

[00:07:28]>> [laughter] >> Wow. Listen, there's a lot of good things about both of our cultures.

[00:07:33]What Okay.

[00:07:34]Wait wait wait hold hold on HOLD ON WAIT. WOAH. WOAH.

[00:07:39]Oh [ __ ] >> Yeah. No. no. did that. That is Biniam Bezuneh dressed as an Asian man. But listen, listen.

[00:07:48]>> anime. He got the sword and all. But listen, I did that I did that on Halloween. That's the day you're supposed to do that.

[00:07:54]This dude did this on a Tuesday, all right? This is just A REGULAR TUESDAY.

[00:08:00]>> [laughter] >> THIS IS APPRECIATION. This is appropriation.

[00:08:05]I just want to point out that Biniam literally said their culture is his costume. I just want to say that real quick.

[00:08:09]>> [laughter] >> Write that down on the record. Okay. Uh man, all right, man. You I thought it was going to go to you and then it just >> [laughter] >> Listen.

[00:08:18]Let's all get along.

[00:08:20]Hey. All right.

[00:08:21]>> Yeah, man.

[00:08:22]Two of my heroes.

[00:08:23]>> That's my dad shaking Dennis Rodman's hand.

[00:08:26]>> [laughter] >> You know, that that I can that I can agree with. Shake your hands. Wow, look at this.

[00:08:32]Wow. Nobody bowed?

[00:08:36]>> [laughter] >> That's all three bowed.

[00:08:41]Look at this. I united us.

[00:08:44]>> [applause] >> Should we vote on who we like more, black people or Asian people? [laughter] All right, jury. It looks like it's it's it's evenly matched. If you like black people I was going to go to Andrew's black ass.

[00:08:56]>> [laughter] >> That's how natural it was. If you want Asian people to win this, make some noise for Asian people. If you believe that they've stolen less culture. Oh, wait. Wait. Can we do one last thing?

[00:09:08]>> Yeah. Uh Biniam?

[00:09:09]You have an assistant?

[00:09:12]Caroline, can you come to the stage real quick?

[00:09:15]>> [laughter] >> Oh, [ __ ] >> [cheering] [laughter] >> Yo. Listen. Hey, tall assistant. Listen.

[00:09:27]Holy [ __ ] This Let me let me defend myself.

[00:09:30]>> Biniam got A SWEAT SHOP.

[00:09:31]>> [laughter] >> LISTEN.

[00:09:37]I DIDN'T STEAL HER. I PAY her good money to do good work. All right? I'm appreciating of her work. Appreciating, not appropriating.

[00:09:45]>> I'm throwing this case out. YOU LOST.

[00:09:47]>> [laughter] >> YOU HAD IT, BRO. ASIANS WIN, BRO. Asians win.

[00:09:50]>> Asians win. Give it up for Asian people defeating the blacks.

[00:09:55]>> [applause] >> Folks, uh Ray Lau, Andrew >> Benny Bazuna, Garrick Bernard, everybody, give it up for this case.

[00:10:01]This is amazing. Hell yeah.

[00:10:03]>> [cheering] [applause] >> Thank you. Thank you. Wow, I thought you had it, bro. I I was I was about to give it to y'all.