Hasan Minhaj to Asian-Americans: We Have To Be the Ones To Pull the Cop Off George Floyd’s Neck

This photo has haunted ░░░░░░░░ this past week And ░░░░░░░░ horrific as it is ░░░░░░░░ is all too familiar ░░░░░░░░ black person dying at ░░░░░░░░ hands of the police ░░░░░░░░ I can t breathe ░░░░░░░░ this time we cannot ░░░░░░░░ silent Especially the Asian ░░░░░░░░ Because the murder of ░░░░░░░░ Floyd was so heinous ░░░░░░░░ these people are speaking ░░░░░░░░ This man who put ░░░░░░░░ knee on the neck ░░░░░░░░ George Floyd does not ░░░░░░░░ to be free in ░░░░░░░░ country What happened to ░░░░░░░░ Floyd sickened me And ░░░░░░░░ m not the only ░░░░░░░░ who feels this way ░░░░░░░░ is fucking incredible It ░░░░░░░░ took Logan Paul seeing ░░░░░░░░ dead bodies on camera ░░░░░░░░ reflect on his privilege ░░░░░░░░ it or not This ░░░░░░░░ progress But Logan if ░░░░░░░░ re gonna talk seriously ░░░░░░░░ racial injustice Fucking move ░░░░░░░░ He s like We ░░░░░░░░ to bully the politicians ░░░░░░░░ have to prosecute these ░░░░░░░░ we gotta catch em ░░░░░░░░ Dude we re having ░░░░░░░░ serious discussion and you ░░░░░░░░ fucking tchotchkes on the ░░░░░░░░ Get the Beanie Babies ░░░░░░░░ here Logan Protests have ░░░░░░░░ across the country It ░░░░░░░░ a mass mobilization unlike ░░░░░░░░ I have ever seen ░░░░░░░░ And a lot of ░░░░░░░░ have done nothing but ░░░░░░░░ a heartbreaking situation Worse ░░░░░░░░ ve seen the videos ░░░░░░░░ Twitter showing cops punching ░░░░░░░░ arresting people for no ░░░░░░░░ tear gassing bystanders and ░░░░░░░░ this bullshit opened the ░░░░░░░░ to bizarre shit Fucking ░░░░░░░░ showed up Property was ░░░░░░░░ And white teenage angst ░░░░░░░░ an all time high ░░░░░░░░ the first time ever ░░░░░░░░ teens have gotten what ░░░░░░░░ have always wanted purpose ░░░░░░░░ and Cody are going ░░░░░░░░ on Mad Max cosplay ░░░░░░░░ are fucking karate kicking ░░░░░░░░ cars like their parents ░░░░░░░░ got divorced And the ░░░░░░░░ is the conversation has ░░░░░░░░ turned from police brutality ░░░░░░░░ this The rape of ░░░░░░░░ is happening and it ░░░░░░░░ happening right before our ░░░░░░░░ and it has nothing ░░░░░░░░ do with the death ░░░░░░░░ that poor man These ░░░░░░░░ acts of violence are ░░░░░░░░ of a coordinated effort ░░░░░░░░ eventually overthrow the United ░░░░░░░░ government The worst people ░░░░░░░░ our society have taken ░░░░░░░░ I couldn t agree ░░░░░░░░ Tucker The worst people ░░░░░░░░ society have taken control ░░░░░░░░ has broken out all ░░░░░░░░ the country It has ░░░░░░░░ so bad even my ░░░░░░░░ is speaking out But ░░░░░░░░ s be real it ░░░░░░░░ probably because it affects ░░░░░░░░ bottom line Abdul Saleh ░░░░░░░░ never seen anything like ░░░░░░░░ in his 20 years ░░░░░░░░ business Stuff that wasn ░░░░░░░░ theirs that looters stole ░░░░░░░░ Saturday evening What hurts ░░░░░░░░ the most is he ░░░░░░░░ many of the looters ░░░░░░░░ I got no problem ░░░░░░░░ nobody That s awful ░░░░░░░░ come on 25 bucks ░░░░░░░░ J s That Jumpman ░░░░░░░░ got a gut like ░░░░░░░░ Jong UN So who ░░░░░░░░ looting who Saleh Clearly ░░░░░░░░ are a lot of ░░░░░░░░ who own small businesses ░░░░░░░░ are feeling the pain ░░░░░░░░ are they doing this ░░░░░░░░ pagalpan kya hai What ░░░░░░░░ this solve And I ░░░░░░░░ that frustration Especially when ░░░░░░░░ think about the countries ░░░░░░░░ we come from India ░░░░░░░░ Bangladesh Sri Lanka Egypt ░░░░░░░░ Palestine Iraq Iran Syria ░░░░░░░░ Cambodia China Japan Laos ░░░░░░░░ Philippines Depending on when ░░░░░░░░ immigrated I know this ░░░░░░░░ came to this country ░░░░░░░░ order and stability We ░░░░░░░░ t want it to ░░░░░░░░ as fucked up as ░░░░░░░░ home That s why ░░░░░░░░ re all in our ░░░░░░░░ rooms and we re ░░░░░░░░ Ye pagalpan kya hai ░░░░░░░░ log kya karre hain ░░░░░░░░ can t they just ░░░░░░░░ the laws But imagine ░░░░░░░░ you lived in a ░░░░░░░░ Where the color of ░░░░░░░░ skin got you killed ░░░░░░░░ driving jogging sleeping yelling ░░░░░░░░ babysitting sitting in a ░░░░░░░░ selling CDs selling cigarettes ░░░░░░░░ the door walking at ░░░░░░░░ wearing a hoodie at ░░░░░░░░ holding a toy gun ░░░░░░░░ on the ground being ░░░░░░░░ being in a dark ░░░░░░░░ holding a cell phone ░░░░░░░░ a broken taillight exercising ░░░░░░░░ having a bottle of ░░░░░░░░ shopping at Walmart holding ░░░░░░░░ BB gun at Walmart ░░░░░░░░ a phone in your ░░░░░░░░ backyard eating ice cream ░░░░░░░░ your own house and ░░░░░░░░ you would say That ░░░░░░░░ a lawless country Who ░░░░░░░░ fuck is running the ░░░░░░░░ Al Shabab By the ░░░░░░░░ hands down funniest sounding ░░░░░░░░ organization Sounds like you ░░░░░░░░ about to order falafel ░░░░░░░░ carry AK s in ░░░░░░░░ back of a Toyota ░░░░░░░░ hold on why are ░░░░░░░░ shocked that people are ░░░░░░░░ for revolutionary change Dude ░░░░░░░░ support revolutions overseas The ░░░░░░░░ Hong Kong Arab Spring ░░░░░░░░ CAA NRC protests Tiananmen ░░░░░░░░ fucking throwing stones at ░░░░░░░░ that is our shit ░░░░░░░░ we can t empathize ░░░░░░░░ the protestors We can ░░░░░░░░ seem to fathom the ░░░░░░░░ knee of oppression that ░░░░░░░░ in Gaza could be ░░░░░░░░ same knee of oppression ░░░░░░░░ killed George Floyd Look ░░░░░░░░ can t speak to ░░░░░░░░ it s like to ░░░░░░░░ black but I know ░░░░░░░░ we talk about black ░░░░░░░░ And it is fucked ░░░░░░░░ because it is a ░░░░░░░░ of America Asians we ░░░░░░░░ seeing black excellence Barack ░░░░░░░░ Jay Beyonc Give me ░░░░░░░░ Travis Scott 4 s ░░░░░░░░ spent the last 5 ░░░░░░░░ praying at the altar ░░░░░░░░ Michael Jordan How could ░░░░░░░░ be afraid We love ░░░░░░░░ America Yeah on screen ░░░░░░░░ our living rooms But ░░░░░░░░ a black man walks ░░░░░░░░ your living room or ░░░░░░░░ to date God forbid ░░░░░░░░ your daughter You d ░░░░░░░░ the cops Dude do ░░░░░░░░ know what we call ░░░░░░░░ people We call them ░░░░░░░░ it means black not ░░░░░░░░ a good way If ░░░░░░░░ in your family is ░░░░░░░░ skinned we clown them ░░░░░░░░ call them Kallu Look ░░░░░░░░ kallu Our Bollywood stars ░░░░░░░░ skin whitening commercials so ░░░░░░░░ don t look black ░░░░░░░░ you Britain It is ░░░░░░░░ to be black in ░░░░░░░░ culture even though we ░░░░░░░░ wish we were black ░░░░░░░░ don t think that ░░░░░░░░ how we view black ░░░░░░░░ 20 of Muslims in ░░░░░░░░ are black We don ░░░░░░░░ even like praying at ░░░░░░░░ same mosques If they ░░░░░░░░ up at the masjid ░░░░░░░░ re like Yo is ░░░░░░░░ here That is the ░░░░░░░░ hypocrisy we love seeing ░░░░░░░░ high a black person ░░░░░░░░ ascend in America but ░░░░░░░░ have done nothing to ░░░░░░░░ the floor That is ░░░░░░░░ these protests are about ░░░░░░░░ the worst part is ░░░░░░░░ re in this country ░░░░░░░░ of protest because of ░░░░░░░░ civil rights movement The ░░░░░░░░ reason so many of ░░░░░░░░ are here is because ░░░░░░░░ That law rode the ░░░░░░░░ of the Civil Rights ░░░░░░░░ of 64 Think of ░░░░░░░░ chess moves Martin gets ░░░░░░░░ B Johnson to sign ░░░░░░░░ sheet of paper and ░░░░░░░░ do we know MLK ░░░░░░░░ d us on that ░░░░░░░░ of progress Because of ░░░░░░░░ one signature Ammi and ░░░░░░░░ were able to move ░░░░░░░░ Edison Fremont Plano Naperville ░░░░░░░░ Marietta Dearborn Twin Cities ░░░░░░░░ Sugarland Long Beach Dallas ░░░░░░░░ Cupertino Ya know the ░░░░░░░░ that make us All ░░░░░░░░ that you could eat ░░░░░░░░ bundu khan instead of ░░░░░░░░ in Karachi But hey ░░░░░░░░ s not our fight ░░░░░░░░ This is a black ░░░░░░░░ issue America s story ░░░░░░░░ t start when we ░░░░░░░░ here When you became ░░░░░░░░ American citizen you don ░░░░░░░░ just get to own ░░░░░░░░ country s excellence You ░░░░░░░░ to own its failures ░░░░░░░░ is the deal That ░░░░░░░░ why I can t ░░░░░░░░ this photo out of ░░░░░░░░ head Because it s ░░░░░░░░ wrong Zoom out Who ░░░░░░░░ in this photo The ░░░░░░░░ who is blocking people ░░░░░░░░ he s Hmong American ░░░░░░░░ s my age He ░░░░░░░░ 34 The guy who ░░░░░░░░ the store did you ░░░░░░░░ this He s Arab ░░░░░░░░ His clerk called the ░░░░░░░░ on Floyd That is ░░░░░░░░ A black man was ░░░░░░░░ in cold blood and ░░░░░░░░ were on the fucking ░░░░░░░░ watching I m not ░░░░░░░░ we were the ones ░░░░░░░░ killed George Floyd But ░░░░░░░░ have to be the ░░░░░░░░ who pull that cop ░░░░░░░░ his neck We think ░░░░░░░░ re not a part ░░░░░░░░ the story But we ░░░░░░░░ at the scene of ░░░░░░░░ crime That s why ░░░░░░░░ full picture matters This ░░░░░░░░ t happen in a ░░░░░░░░ It happens in a ░░░░░░░░ Fine Hasan what do ░░░░░░░░ want us to do ░░░░░░░░ do you want us ░░░░░░░░ support black America I ░░░░░░░░ the little black Instagram ░░░░░░░░ I had a tough ░░░░░░░░ with my family Fuck ░░░░░░░░ This fake woke shit ░░░░░░░░ do on IG dies ░░░░░░░░ a week We can ░░░░░░░░ just knock out racism ░░░░░░░░ have to help win ░░░░░░░░ thing on the cards ░░░░░░░░ have to donate our ░░░░░░░░ and time to black ░░░░░░░░ To all the doctors ░░░░░░░░ free healthcare to protesters ░░░░░░░░ people help black businesses ░░░░░░░░ online You work in ░░░░░░░░ Set up a router ░░░░░░░░ passed the bar Good ░░░░░░░░ and Abbu are proud ░░░░░░░░ pro Bono for protesters ░░░░░░░░ doesn t need any ░░░░░░░░ billables Everything helps Be ░░░░░░░░ Rahul He let protesters ░░░░░░░░ from police in his ░░░░░░░░ You don t even ░░░░░░░░ a degree to do ░░░░░░░░ You just need a ░░░░░░░░ Because we have gotta ░░░░░░░░ our civics law school ░░░░░░░░ shit on right now ░░░░░░░░ things legislating and voting ░░░░░░░░ changes history and it ░░░░░░░░ These are a few ░░░░░░░░ we all gotta get ░░░░░░░░ And this applies to ░░░░░░░░ Number one It protects ░░░░░░░░ from lawsuits and holds ░░░░░░░░ to a different set ░░░░░░░░ standards than the rest ░░░░░░░░ us There s a ░░░░░░░░ in Congress right now ░░░░░░░░ sure it gets traction ░░░░░░░░ your member of Congress ░░░░░░░░ the landline If you ░░░░░░░░ make bots for a ░░░░░░░░ drop make bots that ░░░░░░░░ call your member of ░░░░░░░░ Next We saw this ░░░░░░░░ months ago doctors are ░░░░░░░░ in garbage bags but ░░░░░░░░ our cops are LARPing ░░░░░░░░ Master Chief in Halo ░░░░░░░░ Three this is very ░░░░░░░░ vote out corrupt local ░░░░░░░░ Because this buddy buddy ░░░░░░░░ between prosecutors DAs and ░░░░░░░░ cops is the reason ░░░░░░░░ police officers never serve ░░░░░░░░ You have to Google ░░░░░░░░ the election is vote ░░░░░░░░ and get new officials ░░░░░░░░ the system That s ░░░░░░░░ all of us Number ░░░░░░░░ this isn t for ░░░░░░░░ This is for Keith ░░░░░░░░ Keith I know you ░░░░░░░░ watching You are the ░░░░░░░░ general in Minnesota and ░░░░░░░░ have this case now ░░░░░░░░ on man how many ░░░░░░░░ fundraisers have you and ░░░░░░░░ gone to where we ░░░░░░░░ for the community We ░░░░░░░░ make Dua We cannot ░░░░░░░░ make Dua You need ░░░░░░░░ charge and prosecute all ░░░░░░░░ officers as hard as ░░░░░░░░ possibly can They have ░░░░░░░░ to go to prison ░░░░░░░░ can t let this ░░░░░░░░ slip away Millions of ░░░░░░░░ around the world have ░░░░░░░░ to the street to ░░░░░░░░ us this moment Set ░░░░░░░░ precedent So the next ░░░░░░░░ a cop has his ░░░░░░░░ on a black man ░░░░░░░░ neck he will see ░░░░░░░░ for what it is ░░░░░░░░