i was basically the only chinese kid in my midwestern suburb, and over the last several years i think i’ve exorcised a lot of the racial self-resentment i grew up with
hmm yeah you’re probably right, and i’d guess that most of the people who write asian american thinkpieces prob identify that way it’s a challenge to narrativize identity with the awareness of stereotypes, but also in a totally non-reactive way
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Stereotypes are flat representations, and directly reacting to stereotypes is also usually flat. If you are simply honest and true to the complexities of reality then stereotypes are automatically broken. I liked the recent movie The Farewell for this reason.
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yep agreed, besides the actual reality of cultural norms around terminal illness, the farewell didn’t really lean on its asian-ness for its appeal—it was just good storytelling
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