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‘Snatchin’ Your People Up’ UPDATE

Posted on | August 7, 2010 | 4 Comments

You remember Antoine Dodson, whose comments on an attempted rape in a Huntsville, Alabama, housing project became a viral YouTube sensation? Yeah. Well, Andy Carvin NPR is taking this phenomenon seriously:

But is this Internet meme really about race, music, comedy, celebrity or a delicate mix of all of the above? And for Antoine Dodson, how would he respond to his new-found fame?
WAFF-TV received angry calls and e-mails from members of the public who felt the story perpetuated stereotypes about African Americans.

Right, and Yosemite Bear’s “Double Rainbow” perpetuated stereotypes about California hippies. Saturday evening, our 21-year-old (recently married) daughter Kennedy dropped by the house. Turns out, she knows all the words to the “Bed Intruder Song,” which has become such a big hit you can even get an Antoine Dodson ringtone:

Antoine Dodson now has a Web site and is seeking donations so he can get out of the projects, because hey rapin’ everybody out here!

Category: Alabama, humor, Video

Comments

4 Responses to “‘Snatchin’ Your People Up’ UPDATE”

  1. Joe
    August 8th, 2010 @ 4:16 am

    That is a hell of a ring tone.

  2. Joe
    August 8th, 2010 @ 12:16 am

    That is a hell of a ring tone.

  3. Steven
    August 8th, 2010 @ 6:25 am

    “…seeking donations so he can get out of the projects…”

    If you expect to do it with donations, you’ll always be in the projects.

  4. Steven
    August 8th, 2010 @ 2:25 am

    “…seeking donations so he can get out of the projects…”

    If you expect to do it with donations, you’ll always be in the projects.