On Being a Brown Asian: Expanding the Boundaries of Asian America
By: Anisa Khalifa During my last year of university, I decided to explore beyond my close-knit group of friends and…
Tag: Orientalism
C.B. Cebulski’s “Apology” for Pretending to be a Japanese Comic Writer is Entirely Bullshit
It’s a headline that might have described the antics in an episode of “Family Guy”: White guy pretends to be…
Katy Perry (Sorta) Addresses Cultural Appropriation Critiques
In the latest episode of DeRay McKesson’s podcast, “Pod Save the People” (Episode 8: “When You Have to Face Yourself”),…
Orientalist Caricatures of Chinatown Resurrected in the Pages of The New York Times
By Guest Contributor: Jan Lee It was Valentine’s Day in New York City. While others were thinking about where to…
REVIEW: I Watched ‘Ghost in the Shell’ So You Don’t Have To
This weekend, Hollywood’s live-action remake of the classic Ghost in the Shell anime opened in theatres nationwide. The film has been the…
Karlie Kloss Apologizes for Appearing in Yellowface for “Vogue’s” Diversity Fashion Shoot
Model Karlie Kloss has apologized for appearing in yellowface for a photoshoot for Vogue magazine. In the most recent issue of Vogue magazine, Kloss…
Matt Damon is Not the Hero China Needs, But He’s The One Hollywood Will Give Us
I can’t even right now. The basic concept of the upcoming The Great Wall seems like a Hollywood studio wet dream: the…
#AStrangeWhitewashing Continues with New Images from Upcoming Ghost in the Shell & Dr. Strange
I know I’m about a week late on this news, but I’ve got something really important to say: ScarJo, you…
Minorities Trapped in Tropes: The Conservative Right’s Cognitive Dissonance on POC Humanity
Earlier this year, unarmed Black teenager Michael Brown was fatally shot by police officer Darren Wilson; earlier this month, a…
Oh Avril, why’d you have to go and make things so complicated? | #AvrilLavigneHelloKitty
So, this happened. Earlier this week, Avril Lavigne — a self-professed “tomboy” who at one time encouraged young girls to…
What is Orientalism, and how is it also racism?
It always surprises me how, even among anti-racist activists (let alone the general population), there is a general ignorance of…
Hey Air France, your Orientalism is in the air | #FixedIt4UAF @AirFrance
(H/T to Jeff Yang (@originalspin) for notifying me of this campaign) Bonjour, Air France! I’ve never ridden your airplanes because…