David Cross is still trying to explain his racist comments to Charlyne Yi
Earlier this week, we talked about David Cross and how much I dislike him. That wasn’t the point of the story, but God, it’s good to finally have a solid reason for why I never gave a crap about him. Actress and comedienne Charlyne Yi took to Twitter this week to share her story of how David Cross was a giant racist douchebag to her when they were first introduced. She said that he made fun of her clothes (because she was poor), and then literally made a “joke” about how she didn’t speak English, and the words “ching chong” were involved. Yi said this happened ten years ago, and people figured out that it happened when she was dating Michael Cera, and Cera must have introduced them.
Cross’s first statements, in reaction to Yi’s story, were not good. He blamed her for misremembering the incident, he didn’t offer a real apology (“I’m truly sorry if I hurt her”) and claimed that it would be “out of character” for him to say such a thing. First, I don’t believe it would be out of character. Secondly, he was calling her a liar in a roundabout way. Anyway, long story short, David Cross offered another explanation on Twitter:
— )))David Cross((( (@davidcrosss) October 18, 2017
— )))David Cross((( (@davidcrosss) October 18, 2017
Ah, yes, the old “I was in character, that’s why I was a racist a–hole” defense. I’ve met many people who lived their lives Method-acting as racist a–holes, I guess. But you know what’s driving me crazy? David Cross’s defense is that Yi and Michael Cera (presumably) never said anything about it. Like, Cross thinks that’s a good defense, that you can get away with saying racist sh-t and if your victim doesn’t call you out on it, it’s not your fault, man. Anyway, this whole second statement from Cross is utter garbage.
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