J. Smooth Schools Asher Roth on Race and Gender Politics
http://www.feministing.com/archives/015798.html (http://www.feministing.com/archives/015798.html)
6/2/09
Asher Roth, the latest white wonderkind in the rap world, dealt with some controversy a month ago that we neglected to comment on. In short, he tweeted that he was hanging with some "nappy headed hoes" while at one of his college shows. He supposedly thought people would know he was referencing and making fun of the Imus debacle. A lot of people weren't so convinced and called him out. He publicly apologized, saying, in part, "The twitter situation was an immature attempt to poke fun at an infamously moronic joke. In doing so, I unconsciously stooped to the level of its originator, making it just as bad, if not worse. Pathetic. Lesson learned."
Who went off on him? People who are too young to know who Imus is? Ridiculous.