Asian Girlz
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Overview
"Asian Girlz" is a 2013 alternative rock song by Los Angeles-based band Day Above Ground. Upon its release in July 2013, both the song and its music video became widely criticized for promoting racial stereotypes and objectification of Asian women.
Background
On July 29th, 2013, Day Above Ground[3] uploaded the official music video for the song "Asian Girlz" to YouTube, which featured model Levy Tran parading in front of the band members serenading her inside a small bird cage (shown below). In the first 48 hours, the video gained over 235,000 views, 16,900 down votes and 6,300 comments.
Asian girl, She's my Asian girl
You're my Asian girl, You're my Asian girl
You're my Asian girl, She's my Asian girl
Yes, my Asian girl, You're my Asian girl
I love your sticky rice
Butt fucking all night
Korean barbecue
Bitch I love you
I love your creamy yellow thighs
Ooh you're slanted eyes
It's the Year of the Dragon
Ninja pussy I'm stabbin'
Asian girl, You're's my Asian girl
You're my Asian girl, She's my Asian girl
You're my Asian girl, She's my Asian girl
Yes, my Asian girl, You're my Asian girl
Superstitious feng shui shit (what)
Now lay your hair by the toilet
I've got your green tea boba
So put your head on my shoulder
Your momma's so pretty
Best nails in the city
Pushing your daddy's Mercedes
Asian girl, She's my Asian girl
You're my Asian girl, You're my Asian girl
You're my Asian girl, She's my Asian girl
Yes, my Asian girl, You're my asian girl
New Year's in February (February?)
That's fine with me (I guess)
Yeah, shark soup (What? Fuck it, we'll eat it)
Oh, tradition, tradition, tradition, yeah yeah
Baby, you're my Asian girl
You're legally (best kind)
So baby marry me
Come on sit on my lap (right here baby)
Or we'll send you back
And you age so well
I can barely tell
17 or 23?
Baby doesn't matter to me
Asian girl, She's my Asian girl
You're my Asian girl, You're my Asian girl
You're my Asian girl, She's my Asian girl
Yes, my Asian girl, You're my asian girl
Arcadia
J-Town
Alhambra
K-Town
Temple City
Don't forget Chinatown
Get down
Happy endings all over
Bruce Lee
Toyota
Spicy tuny
Sashimi
Tasty Garden
Fried Lice
Sailor Moon
Wonton soup
Spring roll
Tibet
Foot rub rub a down down down
Fa ra ra ra ra ra ra ra ra ra ra
Tofu
All over you all over me
Notable Developments
Online Reaction
On the following day, the blog Angry Asian Man[1] posted a critique of the music video, denouncing the song's lyrics for being racist and calling the production "pretty much the worst thing ever made." Immediately after, Redditor Consciouswrdsbt submitted a link to the blog post on the /r/asianamerican[2] subreddit, where it received more than 70 up votes and 80 comments in the next 48 hours. On the following day, YouTuber DavidSoComedy uploaded a video criticizing the song's racist lyrics (shown below), which garnered upwards of 120,000 views and 2,100 comments in the next 24 hours.
Day Above Ground's Response
On July 31st, 2013, Tran posted several tweets apologizing for offending those who found the video racist.
I sincerely apologize to all who feels that I set Asian women back 50 yrs. I know I lost respect from a lot of ppl. It wasn't my intention
— Levy Tran (@MissLevy) July 31, 2013
It was meant to be light hearted and fun. Satirical. They are sweet boys and not at all racist. That is all I will say. I'm sorry once again
— Levy Tran (@MissLevy) July 31, 2013
Shortly after, the YouTube description for the video was modified with an apology from the band claiming that the song and video were not meant to be racist.
This is Day Above Ground reposting this video with a new description as a response to all the comments we received on this video. We appreciate all the criticism and support. Our song "Asian Girlz" was not written with any malicious, hateful, or hurtful intent. We know it is racy and does push the boundaries further than other songs out there. Understand that we do not promote or support racism or violence. We love everyone no matter what race, religion, or sexual orientation. Please respect our decision to delete any violent, insensitive, or hurtful comment and also one that supports racism. We hope that we can continue with our lives with much love and peace.
News Media Coverage
In the coming days, several news sites published articles about the controversial video, including Complex,[5] Jezebel,[6] Gawker,[7] Thought Catalog,[8] UpRoxx,[9] The Daily Beast,[11] Fox News,[12] The Huffington Post,[13] Shangaiist,[14] Mediaite[10] and BuzzFeed.[4]
Search Interest
External References
[1] Angry Asian Man – Okay So This is Pretty Much the Worst Thing Ever Made
[2] Reddit – Okay so this is pretty much the worst thing ever made
[3] Day Above Ground – Day Above Ground
[4] BuzzFeed – This Is The Most Racist Music Video You Will See Today
[5] Complex – Day Above Ground Asian Girlz
[6] Jezebel – Watch This Super Cool Music Video About How Dudes Love Asian Girls
[7] Gawker – Most Racist Song Ever Isnt Racist Says the Racist Band that Wrote it
[8] Thought Catalog – White Guys Really Like Asian Girls
[9] UpRoxx – he New Hit Song Asian Girlz is even more racist than it sounds
[10] Mediaite – Asian Girlz Video So Racist You Almost Didnt Notice the Misogyny
[11] The Daily Beast – Is Asian Girlz This Summers Most Offensive Song
[12] Fox News – Band Ripped For Song Video titled Asian Girlz
[13] The Huffington Post – Well Here's Asian Girlz The Most Racist Song In Recent Memory
[14] Shanghaiist – Asian Girlz Song Hits Critical Mass of Stereotypes
Top Comments
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Aug 02, 2013 at 03:52AM EDT
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Aug 01, 2013 at 10:38PM EDT