Actor Brian Tee Reflects on 100 Episodes as Dr. Ethan Choi in Chicago Med
According to studies, Asian Americans remain significantly underrepresented in American media, and when visible primarily relegated to flattened and stereotypical…
Tag: Stereotypes
#PrettyPlaneGirl and White Exploitation of Women of Color
By Guest Contributor: Muqing M. Zhang (@muqingmzhang) On July 3, 2018, Rosey Blair, an aspiring actress and blogger, posted a…
The Jeremy Lin Effect: Breaking Asian Stereotypes in the South
By Guest Contributor: Noah de la Rosa “You’re out!” The umpire exclaims. I think to myself, “Geez Christian, calm down…
Respect Must be Earned: BTS’ Journey Towards Gaining its Stripes in Black America
By Guest Contributor: Monique Jones (@moniqueblognet) A version of this post first appeared on Just Add Color. When I first wrote…
Steve Harvey Mocks Asian Men on TV Show
Ugh, seriously? What the fuck, Steve Harvey? A reader tip to Angry Asian Man drew our attention to an ass-tastic monologue segment by…
BREAKING: O’Reilly Factor’s Executive Producer Will Meet with Asian American Community over Racist Segment
The Asian American Journalists’ Association just broke the news that The O’Reilly Factor‘s Executive Producer David Tabacoff has agreed to a sit-down…
Bill O’Reilly: Racist ‘Watters’ World’ Segment “Wasn’t Over The Line”
On October 9, 2016’s episode of Fox News Sunday, Bill O’Reilly was asked about a ‘Watters’World’ segment aired on O’Reilly…
Pro-Trump Group Shares Super Racist Anti-Asian Meme
(H/T P.D.) Yesterday, a Facebook group called “Wisconsin for Trump” — which has more than 25,000 likes — shared a super…
‘Doesn’t Mean We Bang’: Reckless Criminalization and Monstrous Peril in the Case of Dylan Yang
By Guest Contributors: Pao Lee Vue, Bee Vang, and Louisa Schein Last March, Wausau resident Dylan Yang, 16 – who…
Academy Issues Weak Sauce Apology for Anti-Asian Jokes
I’m going to create a new Tumblr: Weak Sauce Apologies For Racism. Initial entries would include Emma Stone’s “my eyes have…
Oscars Controversy Reminds That Asians Don’t Matter in Hollywood
Guest Contributor: Larissa Lam (@larissalam) For weeks we have endured endless chatter about #OscarsSoWhite and how to better increase diversity…
How Chris Rock Undermines His Own Message With Unnecessary (and Racist) Anti-Asian Jokes
At the age of 51, Chris Rock has evolved far beyond being the brash stand-up comedy of his early days.…