Racist encounter inspires punk performance from @lapubliclibrary

Name: Racist encounter inspires punk performance from @lapubliclibrary
Uploaded: 2026-05-20T20:00:56.000Z
Duration: 125 s
Channel: lapubliclibrary
Description: The video begins with the band's drummer recounting a personal experience with racism at school. The bassist then dedicates their upcoming song to the boy involved and all other 'racist, sexist boys,' before the band, The Linda Lindas, launches into an energetic punk rock performance of their song 'Racist, Sexist Boy' inside a public library.

The video begins with the band's drummer recounting a personal experience with racism at school. The bassist then dedicates their upcoming song to the boy involved and all other 'racist, sexist boys,' before the band, The Linda Lindas, launches into an energetic punk rock performance of their song 'Racist, Sexist Boy' inside a public library.

Creator: @lapubliclibrary on Instagram

Transcript

A little while before we went into lockdown, a boy in my class came up to me and said that his dad told him to stay away from Chinese people. After I told him that I was Chinese, he backed away from me. Eloise and I wrote this song based on that experience. So So this is about him and all the other racist, sexist boys in this world. One, two, three, four.

Topics: Music, Social Activism

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