spyson t1_j895vsh wrote on February 12, 2023 at 4:17 PM

Reply to comment by Sisiwakanamaru in 'American Born Chinese' is now a full family reunion for 'Everything Everywhere All At Once' with the addition of James Hong by Sisiwakanamaru

Everyone else is great, but not a fan of Ronny after his set on Indian people no being Asian.

your_mind_aches t1_j8asq1e wrote on February 12, 2023 at 11:02 PM

I'm Indian and it was funny. It was mostly humour about East Asians, it wasn't negative against Indians.

xenolingual t1_j89gl81 wrote on February 12, 2023 at 5:30 PM

This opinion isn't uncommon in Chinese and Chinese diaspora communities throughout East/Southeast Asia. In Malaysia, where Chiang is from, Indians are the next largest ethnic minority group after Chinese, but don't hold nearly the economic power that the Chinese community does, though there's definitely an Indian elite/professional class. Usually this comes with a dollop of Han-centricism (the only cultures which matter are touched culturally or politically by the various dynasties of the Middle Kingdom [minus the non-Han ones, save when they Hanified]).

Not excusing it, just saying that it's consistent with where he's from, as well as really disappointing if that's an indication of his beliefs rather than something put on for a joke.

spyson t1_j89iqff wrote on February 12, 2023 at 5:45 PM

Even if it's consistent with where he's from, that doesn't mean it's not closed to being criticized. People can have a lot of closeminded views back where they're from, but that doesn't mean it should be acceptable here.

You brought more context to the issue so thank you for that.