In case you missed it a few weeks ago:
67 year old white dude (Beard Man) insults a younger black man (Corn Rows) by asking him how much he would charge to shine his shoes. Admittedly, that could be construed as a racist remark by anyone. Jesus might have tried to pimp slap the guy. After exchanging some words Beard Man moves away to the front of the bus. They continue to insult each other. Corn Rows follows Beard Man to the front presumably to “put my foot up your ass”. At about 1:40 into the video he takes a swing at Beard Man. Using a clean, straight left and right hook combination that would be at home in a UFC fight Beard Man administers a beat down. After some “ground and pound” the fight is over Corn Rows says what sounds like “Bring an amber lamps” (ambulance?) presumably because he’s bleeding profusely through the nose.
The internet responds magnificently with a mash-up. I caught this on Tosh.0 the other night:
Remember boys and girls, you should never, ever try to put your foot up the ass of a much bigger, somewhat disturbed, racist Vietnam veteran on an BART bus wearing an “I AM A MOTHER FUCKER” tee shirt. You might get your ass kicked and need an “amber lamps”. Then you might get creatively mocked on the internet to the tune of catchy southern rock version of an old Lead Belly song. Here’s your 15 minutes of fame dude, enjoy. You’ve earned it!
PS. I don’t condone the inherent racism displayed by Beard Man. But Corn Rows did swing first, probably thinking he could beat up an old man. Also, I don’t think the origins of the Song Black Betty are racist. It seems that Black Betty was either slag for a liquor bottle or a flint lock musket.
