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‘SNL’ Casts Comedian Who Used Racist Anti-Chinese Slurs Alongside Bowen Yang

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On Thursday, the internet rejoiced with news that “Saturday Night Live” was adding three additional cast members, most notably Bowen Yang, the first fully East Asian American cast member.

Yang became the fourth cast member of Asian descent following Rob Schneider, Fred Armisen, and Nasim Pedrad (who hails from Iran which is considered Western Asia).

The sketch comedy show also announced the addition of comedians Chloe Fineman and Shane Gillis. However, it didn’t take long before footage from a 2018 podcast of Gillis surfaced where he can be heard using racial slurs against Chinese people as well as mimicking a “Chinese” accent.

Seth Simons@sasimons

today SNL announced the hiring of its first cast member of East Asian descent, and also this guy4,6855:14 PM - Sep 12, 2019Twitter Ads info and privacy2,005 people are talking about this

In two resurfaced videos from a segment titled “Ka-Pow” posted on September 26, 2018, Gillis and his co-host, Matt McCusker, use racist language in a critique of Chinatown and Chinese restaurants.

“Damn, Chinatown’s f*cking nuts. It’s crazy. It is full f*cking China, dude. It’s f*cking Chi-nee down there,” Gillis said.

“I wonder how that started. They just built one f*cked up looking building and people were like ‘All right. No one said anything,’” McCusker remarked.

“‘Let the f*cking Ch*nks live there,'” Gillis quipped.

Seth Simons@sasimons · 4hReplying to @sasimons

(to clarify I mean the YouTube page; you can still find audio files here http://mattandshanessecret.libsyn.com/  )Matt and Shane's Secret PodcastChronicle the rise of two great comics, Matt McCusker and Shane Gillis, and be swept away as they embark on their journey toward their utter domination of the comedy world.mattandshanessecret.libsyn.com

Seth Simons@sasimons

this, again, is from September 20185095:40 PM - Sep 12, 2019Twitter Ads info and privacy163 people are talking about this

The segment was featured on the YouTube channel called “Matt and Shane’s Secret Podcast” and posted on Twitter by freelance writer Seth Simons. The original YouTube video was deleted after clips began to spread online.

Gillis also spoke on how “an Asian trying to learn English” bothers him, with both hosts seemingly satisfied with the racist nature of their exchange:

Gillis: “It’s funny too because that’s more annoying than any other minority playing music at a restaurant out on their phone. An Asian trying to learn English bothers me more than someone listening to like Lil Uzi Vert while I’m trying to eat f*cking dinner.”

McCusker: “That’s hilarious.”

Gillis: “Yeah, nice racism.”

McCusker: “That’s good racism.”

Gillis: “I love to [incoherent] f*cking racist.”

In another part of the video, Gillis can be heard mimicking a “Chinese” accent to portray his “difficulty” conversing with a waitress at a Chinese restaurant.

Gillis: “Yeah even with the f*cking sh*t. I was pointing. I was like ‘That sauce. That.’

‘She’s like, ‘Yes.’

‘I’m like, ‘Yeah, that one.’

‘She’s like, ‘YeahMedium or ah spicy.’

‘I’m like, ‘Medium.’

‘She’s like, ‘Spicy.’

‘No, medium.’‘

No medium. Spicy.’”

Gillis can also be heard throughout the video mocking the very word “Chinese” by referring to the ethnicity and people as “Chi-nee.”See also

June 4, 2019

Racist Smoothie Chain Employees Fired After Calling Customers ‘Jackie Chan,’ ‘Ni**er’

It did not take long for Twitter to chime in:

Jeff Yang@originalspin

Yeah if you want to know what being a person of color is like, it’s literally that for every Bowen Yang-shaped step you take forward, you also take one racist-ass Shane Gillis-shaped step back https://twitter.com/sasimons/status/1172257211697025025 … Seth Simons@sasimonstoday SNL announced the hiring of its first cast member of East Asian descent, and also this guy4577:26 PM - Sep 12, 2019 · Los Angeles, CATwitter Ads info and privacy130 people are talking about this

Lewis Tan@TheLewisTan

Just wanna say this, as much as racism makes me angry and won’t be tolerated, it comes from ignorance and insecurity. You can not carry that energy into your life or work. It is a poison. Have a blessed day, give a stranger of a diff race a compliment today. Spread love.3598:54 PM - Sep 12, 2019Twitter Ads info and privacy111 people are talking about this

Lewis Tan@TheLewisTan

Expose racism. We ain’t gunna take this shit anymore, you will think about it if ever run into me. @nbcsnl https://twitter.com/sasimons/status/1172257211697025025  …Seth Simons✔@sasimonstoday SNL announced the hiring of its first cast member of East Asian descent, and also this guy5576:56 PM - Sep 12, 2019Twitter Ads info and privacy223 people are talking about this

 
Posted : 13/09/2019 8:02 am