0:00 I have been waiting a long time to get some form of representative of um Tibetans in this room because there's something I need to ask. >> I cannot be the one. But keep going. >> You're the closest thing we're ever going to get. >> So, there was a moment in uh like a few years back where it felt like we had every Tibetan on earth just attacking us for something we had said. And I want to know if you think what we said was bad. >> Okay. Okay. Yeah. >> And the inbox was just full of tenins. And uh what happened is >> the same guy. >> What happened is that we covered this story about the Daly Lama and he was doing this thing at the time. I don't know if he's still about that life, but it was a thing where he had a line of kids waiting to meet him and then he had asked one of them to suck his tongue, which to us was very odd. And of course,
0:53 as uncultured as we are, we didn't understand the context behind it or whether there was one. We immediately proceeded to make fun of it and make jokes about it and it offended pretty much all of what's remained of Tibet and they came after us and we didn't apologize because we still thought what we did was uh I guess we weren't trying to insult the culture. We were just trying to point out how funny that looks to people completely outside of it. Do you think that that was a a bad move for us to make fun of that? >> Did you watch that video? I didn't watch the video, but I know exactly what to talk about. >> Go ahead. What up? >> I don't We don't have any room for tensions. >> It um I remember when that happened cuz it was like a big thing where he was like getting the kid to like >> was it suck my tongue? >> Sucking his tongue or he
1:44 >> suck my tongue and the K went and it was a big it was during a big time where like a lot of like uh >> oh sorry >> pedophiles and all that stuff was coming out. So it just seemed like, oh man, he's just part of like the this powerful group of people that can just get away with crazy ████ >> I think if you So he I guess he asks him right here, which I guess is supposed to be something else. It's not what we actually seen the footage until like just now. But >> that's not even the part cuz he actually sticks his tongue out. >> There's another part to this. But um but I think there's they have a couple different >> There it is. >> Yeah, the kid kind of does it back and
2:34 he's like I don't know. >> He goes, "This is my first time seeing is >> in Tibetan culture though. Have you seen it like like happen like >> No, I've haven't seen anyone do this. What are you talking about?" >> No, we were told that this is a Tibetan culture thing and it's it's common. It's like a playful thing for kids and it's not meant to be. >> And then they were I don't know like what I read was like it's kind of like how when Europeans kiss each other on the cheek, you know, and then whatever. >> Oh, >> so the culture is that kids like uh kiss adults tongues like that? >> Cuz why would you have to play a full thing that they do? That's why I mean cuz he's been in the Tibetan world and and all that. And I was like so because you've seen that I was wondering if you've seen that commonly. I've never seen that, but I remember when that like the thing came out because they were all
3:24 talking about it. >> And I think one of the things that I learned when it happened cuz like as a comedian, your first thing is like, "All right, clearly there's so much material here to joke about >> a grandpa asked him to get his tongue sucked." But they're all like I think the the thing reason why they get so offended is cuz like that's like their guy cuz they're they don't have a country. So like he's their like he not just their uh spiritual or like religious leader but he's also like >> the opposition to the uh like CCP basically like he's like a a government official >> basically fighting the the regime. So he they're like his guy. So they're going to defend the ████ out of him >> no matter what he does. >> No kind of like >> like Italians with the pope or the Catholics with the pope. So that that's why they push back so strongly against it and they're like, "Oh, blah blah blah
4:14 blah blah." Whatever they say, right? So I think that's that's why why you see like all of them instantly cuz that's their one guy. They have no they have no one. You know what I mean? That's their guy. I think like looking at that, it's like all right, that doesn't look normal from my perspective, right? But also looking at it, I can see how it's like I've never seen anyone do that as a cultural thing, but and it does still seem weird, but like it didn't seem like he was getting enjoyment out of it. Maybe like it it's possible to believe that it's a thing. I don't know. I still have never seen it done, but I understand why they like, you know, >> they they they what what the the response is, the push back. >> Yeah, I get that. But also like I talked to my girlfriend about this and she's like yeah like she's more like um open in the sense she's like just because you're an authority figure doesn't mean
5:05 you're like you're automatically a good person. You know what I mean? >> Mhm. >> Like just cuz you're the pope does not mean you're a good person. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. >> You're not absolved of like whatever the hell you're doing, >> right? >> Yeah. >> But I from a community stance I can it's like that's their guy. Do you know what I mean? >> Right. That's their duty to like that's the only guy that's really the only guy that's like fighting for their freedom, >> right? >> Not the same. >> Not just religiously, but like politically as well. >> I understand that. That actually makes sense. >> Not the same, but you know that super famous uh Filipina tattoo artist lady, super old grandma >> uh in some rural village in the Philippines and famous for it's tattoo village. Kids do tattoos old school way. >> Oh, she jacks you up. >> Yeah. But she like touches your balls or something like it's just >> she likes she touches everybody's dicks. >> Yeah. So, >> wasn't that a cultural Filipino joke thing? >> It happened to me all the time.
5:55 >> She like, >> "Yeah, your uncle flicks your dick." But >> so, so that's what I'm saying. Like outside the circle, I'm not trying to back up Dolly Lama. I'm just saying outside the circle, if you were to just see like a video, >> you know? Yeah. Of like just old grandma just like grabbing balls and stuff like that. And tattooing kids though, that's a difference right there. >> Yes. >> But I'm just saying like, you know, there there's a one culture might be like that's really weird. I'm not saying it's not. I'm not saying it's not. Filipinos do it cuz it's weird, though. [laughter] >> But, you know, to me, there's like a certain like there's a scale of actions that gets weirder and weirder. So, grandma grabbing balls to me that's so safe. [laughter] That to me, no. No. That to me is actually safer than Joe Biden sniffing kids heads. >> Oh, yeah.
6:45 >> To me, >> sniffing kids heads. >> Joe Biden is a man. >> Well, yes, I think it is that. I think it's a it's a predatorial feeling where a grandma can never really >> grandma's not going to do nothing to you. Yeah. >> It's she can take me. [laughter] >> The Dalai Lama is also in every Tibetan person's house. That's the other thing you got to keep in mind. >> Okay. So like the privilege of sucking his tongue is what you're saying. >> He's like close. He's not a god obviously, but he's like close to >> it's like Michael Jackson's alive today. No allegations. >> Yeah. It's like more if the pope was also the president of Italy, I guess. >> Wow. No. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. Uh I mean, you'd probably get worse backlash talking about some sports figures in the wrong town. >> Oh, yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. >> I could see the allegiance being that strong, but I think at the time my point that I tried to make back to everybody was ████ yelling at us was I was
7:36 like, "He's not just a China guy. That's a global figure. So, don't you have to like adjust yourself to global standards a little bit?" >> Yeah. Mine was not even that. My mind was just like the Wayfair time, the ████ pizza gay time, all these crazy ████ elites doing crazy ████ and it was just in the whole timeline of things. I'm like, and now they're doing in the open. [laughter] That was my >> So, you put them in alignment with like all these terrible people. Holy ████ they really don't give a ████ about what we think now. >> And if [laughter] you're part of the conspiracy community, >> Yeah. Um, there is an ongoing theory about how he works with the CIA, >> he's like an operative or something against China and all that stuff and then like how, you know, this was a smearing thing from China >> and then like whatever. But I'm like,
8:26 but you know, >> maybe if it's a inside culture thing, he was being playful like that. Like if it's like a Filipino jack off thing, right? Like if it's a inside culture thing, but it's being taken like it wasn't meant to be outside, >> right? >> Cuz like there's things that Japanese won't do outside, >> but they'll play the games inside. Like we have this game called Koncho where if you're bending over, we ████ jam our praying hands into your ████ but they won't do it to foreigners >> cuz they're like they're like that's not their butthole. >> It's different. Yeah. Also was you know how like we were saying at the time some people a lot of people were actually saying that example you gave where they were saying it's like when Europeans kiss each other in the cheek >> but I never seen two Europeans stop and one of them has to tell them what to do >> like it's automatic. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. >> He had to give instructions.
9:16 >> Yeah. Almost like let me walk you through this culture if it is part of the culture. >> I was like shouldn't that just be like as soon as your tongue's out the kids just run to it and know what to do? >> Yeah. [laughter] Look, if all the tenzans are like, "This is cool. >> ████ you, man." Like, that's your ████ you know? >> Yeah. I'm just more like blurred kid face. Was it cool for him? >> The blurred face is weird. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> That's American media doing that. >> Shouldn't have blurred. Oh, >> you didn't see it blurred. >> Back then, we didn't know. We didn't know. >> It was straight up >> um the equivalent of >> come hug uncle. >> That's acceptable for us. Yeah. >> But in some cultures, it's awkward to hug. >> Yeah. Yes. Yes. >> In Asian cultures, it's like, why the ████ you guys hugging? >> Yeah. Uh-huh. >> Something big happened like, you know,
10:07 >> right. >> Yeah, it could be that, too. But man, yeah, they came at us pretty hard. I've never seen so many cussing tenzins in a row in the inbox. And >> I do agree with Ryan, though. >> By the way, they're probably going to go even harder that you asked the Chinese guy what the response should be. Like, are you ████ serious? [laughter] >> That's like you ask a Korean guy. So, what does Japan think? You know what I mean? Like, >> well, you know substantially more about Tibetan culture than we do. >> The average Asian. Yeah. >> Then we we know zero. >> The fact that I'm Chinese, they're going to like, I can't believe you ████ asked this piece of ████ about his opinion on our culture. >> Yeah, for sure. >> It's up to him. We would all still be in our camps, you know? >> Yeah. [laughter] >> I want to meet some Tibetans, but they're not in LA. Where are they? >> Apparently, none of them follow us anymore after that. So, >> they hate us now. [laughter] Oh ████
10:57 >> No, don't worry. >> Are there Tibetans in Las Vegas? Let us know.
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