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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37G0D6s0J8s …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37G0D6s0J8s "I love it, I love cultures. You can't hate me, you need me. I'm black, I make shit cool. And we need white people because you make shit safe. And we all need Asian people because they make shit affordable." -Michael Che (3:23)
Michael Che (4) 
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He started doing stand-up in 2009, and in 2013 got cast on SNL and is now a co-writer for the show. (4)
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He was born in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York City, New York in 1983 (4)
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The joke talks about how "Asians make things cheap" which can be taken in a very negative context because of the history surrounding racism towards Asian-Americans
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According to The Undefeated, Asian-Americans experience the highest percentage of workplace discrimination. A study showed that Asian-Americans are seen as better suited for lower level positions. (1)
This view makes people believe that Asian-Americans are okay with the pay that they get, it gives the belief that they will work for less than what they are worth.
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This joke is, in my opinion, not funny. It takes the ideas about Asian-Americans being cheap labor and creates a joke based off of it. The joke is saying that Asians will work for very little so that we can have the things we want for cheaper.
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- Mellor, David, Gai Bynon, Jerome Maller, Felicity Cleary, Alex Hamilton, and Lara Watson. “The Perception of Racism in Ambiguous Scenarios.” Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies 27, no. 3 (January 2001): 473–88. https://doi.org/10.1080/136918301200266185.