Twitter is divided by the words of Issa Rae — words, mind you, she wrote over three years ago!
The comedian is getting heat for a passage in her 2015 book, The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl, which encourages black women to shack up with Asian men because they’re more intellectual than black men.
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While some Twitter users were quick to point out how Issa’s jokes are racist, others argued that the entire publication was clearly satirical — and even if it wasn’t, there’s nothing wrong with Issa stating her preference for Asian dudes!
Who do U side with? See what Issa is getting heat for — and the responses — (below):
What stands out to me is (1) how much more straight forward Issa Rae can be about Asian women (saying they are “ditching” Asian men for white) than Asian women themselves, and (2) how there is a similar, unspoken diss of black men here as less intellectual than Asian men. pic.twitter.com/9MBSGw9mhg
— Five Alive (@Mont_Jiang) April 29, 2018
Also… Implicitly intellectually downgrading Filipinos.
— mr chedda (@mrchedda) April 30, 2018
An influential black woman (Issa rae) is telling black women to procreate with Asian men because they will intellectually suit black women in her book…. Christ what have we done as black men to be shitted on like this?
— DreTookHer🇬🇾 (@RealBeardedDre) April 29, 2018
Issa: Black women need to link up with Asian men.
a Filipino man: I—
Issa: pic.twitter.com/smYueyCy2u
— fadumo (@faaaaadumo) April 30, 2018
The Twitics were strong, but the Insecure creator’s fans were stronger.
Defenders came in droves to school Issa’s critics, noting that she is far from the first comedian to make humorous observations about race:
On Issa Rae.
Because context matters. And because I read her book. And because I taught her book.
The first pic is the intro to the book, which I’ll come back to. 2-4 are the whole section that’s been shared. pic.twitter.com/jffPNI5L1W
— Fierce & Feminine (@DrRondreaMathis) April 30, 2018
Issa Rae is a comedian. She’s not a sociologist, anthropologist, or public intellectual. Her book isn’t hard science. It’s humorous observations about growing up Non-American Black with a weird name.
— Fierce & Feminine (@DrRondreaMathis) April 30, 2018
People are really complaining about about Issa Rae’s book that she wrote years ago 🤦🏾‍♀️. Never mind the fact that she was being scarcastic or that she has been in a long-term relationship with a black man. This is the age where you have to be offended by something.
— Jessica Pearson (@PurpleRaeen) April 30, 2018
While you all are trying to put #IssaRae on front street for liking Asian men…
THIS IS THE CLOWN YOU REALLY NEED TO BOYCOTT BUT MOST OF YOU HAVE IGNORED THIS. pic.twitter.com/CVxFMZ0OGD
— 𝓢𝓾𝓰𝓪𝓻𝓑𝓮𝓪𝓽𝓼 (@SugarBeats) April 30, 2018
Did any of y’all actually read #issaRae ‘s book or the entire chapter? It’s satire! Y’all fake social justice ppl getting worked up w/o reading the whole damn book. If you read it & maintained this opinion- OK. If not you’re ignorant & promoting lazy argumentation.
— Henny & Sprite (@AfrikaKnowes) April 30, 2018
If black men aint cancelling #KanyeWest then Im sho in the hell not cancelling #IssaRae.
— King B (@_FattyBratty) April 30, 2018
Y’all really that mad at #issarae when black men staying dating white woman. I’m not canceling you Issa. Do you boo boo do you!!!!
— Elijah James (@_ElijahJames_) April 30, 2018
BLACK MEN ARE SO MAD AT ISSA RAE, IM SCREAMING! We’ve had to watch black men slander black women while praising white/latina/asian/purple/orange women, and y’all mad issa rae said for us to date someone who might actually APPRECIATE us. we givin y’all the exact same energy boo. pic.twitter.com/JR81bkPgL3
— zo (@zobambara) April 30, 2018
Issa Rae is not cancelled I will be tuning in to #insecure season 3 with my Asian intellectual bf y’all can stay mad pic.twitter.com/TSsDtorCUk
— Deb (@DeborahMed1) April 30, 2018
[Image via Regina Wagner/Future Image/WENN.]
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