THANK YOU for this post, especially the graphic about Anti-Asian Racism. I remember someone asking me if I ever encountered racism back when I was a kid and I responded that I couldn't really remember much....but I was mainly thinking of direct insults and racist violence. Your graphic showing how there are so many different types of racism reminded me of the times I encountered (from both kids and adults) comments that were basically "oh of course you had high marks, you're Asian", as just one example. LOVE your art style, by the way!
thank you, i love the comics, the summaries, and the reminders at your desk ♥️ as a fellow Asian diaspora person, feel very seen and connected with your work
great writeup & accompanying article/video! i think too often people are just like "but it's a compliment, so who cares?" and don't stop to unpack that. even on a very, very surface level, if the people you are "complimenting" do not feel complimented by what you are saying then, you know, it's not a compliment and you should stop doing that. but at the core is something really disgusting, and that is, "well, you'll never be white but at least you're [insert "compliment"] and also not like those [other POC]" i.e. racism. and are some stereotypes (like assuming someone is great at math) "good" just because they aren't horrible (like spewing hateful slurs at someone amidst violence) and thus unworthy of discussion and unpacking? uhhhh no.
at some point during top chef's many years, someone pointed out that the POC contestants (and especially black women) will always make a win about more than themselves. after this was pointed out i could not unhear it. and while being deeply tied to your ancestors and your community can be both wholesome and uplifting and motivating, it can also pigeonhole you and weigh you down. it is my hope that these conversations can lead to us bystanders helping to lift and shoulder some of that weight so that more people can be free from generational trauma and expectations to be their true selves, whatever that means for them.
THANK YOU for this post, especially the graphic about Anti-Asian Racism. I remember someone asking me if I ever encountered racism back when I was a kid and I responded that I couldn't really remember much....but I was mainly thinking of direct insults and racist violence. Your graphic showing how there are so many different types of racism reminded me of the times I encountered (from both kids and adults) comments that were basically "oh of course you had high marks, you're Asian", as just one example. LOVE your art style, by the way!
thank you, i love the comics, the summaries, and the reminders at your desk ♥️ as a fellow Asian diaspora person, feel very seen and connected with your work
Succinctly and emotive-ly put. Always fighting the stereotypes, ‘good’ ‘bad’ ‘expected’, is mental energy you can’t get back.
great writeup & accompanying article/video! i think too often people are just like "but it's a compliment, so who cares?" and don't stop to unpack that. even on a very, very surface level, if the people you are "complimenting" do not feel complimented by what you are saying then, you know, it's not a compliment and you should stop doing that. but at the core is something really disgusting, and that is, "well, you'll never be white but at least you're [insert "compliment"] and also not like those [other POC]" i.e. racism. and are some stereotypes (like assuming someone is great at math) "good" just because they aren't horrible (like spewing hateful slurs at someone amidst violence) and thus unworthy of discussion and unpacking? uhhhh no.
at some point during top chef's many years, someone pointed out that the POC contestants (and especially black women) will always make a win about more than themselves. after this was pointed out i could not unhear it. and while being deeply tied to your ancestors and your community can be both wholesome and uplifting and motivating, it can also pigeonhole you and weigh you down. it is my hope that these conversations can lead to us bystanders helping to lift and shoulder some of that weight so that more people can be free from generational trauma and expectations to be their true selves, whatever that means for them.
I love this all so much. Thank you
So you became a model for the model minority myth. Thanks for raising awareness about this.