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Bonbonchi :
Love what you said at the end “call out appropriation when necessary but don’t kill people’s curiosity about another culture”
2026-07-07 00:24:12
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♡livie♡ :
I’m an ABC born and raised in the Deep South while also living throughout my life in Shanghai where it’s like my second hometown and these are my 2 cents. It’s not necessarily just about culture vultures which does happen but about the lack of respect and also, throughout the years, seeing the dangerous rhetoric towards Asian Americans where people weaponize my culture against me to openly mock and dehumanize me and people like me. As an example, the Atlanta Spa shootings happened 5 min down the road from my childhood home where I was still living at the time and I had driven past that business strip thousands of times my whole life. I was terrified and I was heartbroken for the victims but at the same time it would be a lie to say I was surprised. I knew which school the killer went to, I grew up in the same place he did, and considering what I went through, I wasn’t shocked at all. Just devastated. I am always very happy to share my culture and language. I was raised deeply in it from doing folk dance to art and even having to memorize poetry. But due to what has happened throughout my life, I am incredibly wary of the way people interact with my culture or how it can be perceived because I understand way too well how quickly it can endanger people’s wellbeing and even lives. As much as I wish society was different, I can’t ignore the current state of said society and the implications, negative or positive, it can have on people.
2026-07-07 13:02:40
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Sock Thief :
Very well said!!❤️❤️❤️
2026-08-16 14:57:48
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property of kitten :
I’m first gen and I agree. I’ve always found it endearing when my friends pick up my cultural habits especially when they ask a lot of questions and are genuinely really interested. I also found it to be beneficial to me indirectly as there’s a lot of things we just do without thinking “why?” So I actually learn more about myself and my culture when prompted to dig deeper
2026-07-07 07:34:01
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Carlos :
America really messes with so many people heads
2026-08-17 04:48:10
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BRITTANY HOLT :
You are so eloquent!
2026-07-07 22:06:06
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bestiejesss :
This is such great commentary!
2026-07-07 03:16:11
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Bill__Pattillo :
I’m white and Texan (two strikes) and I’ve come to admire China and Chinese culture. I’ve even begun to learn a bit of Mandarin.
2026-07-25 23:38:50
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Wthjuan :
Omg your take is so good!!
2026-07-07 03:29:13
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isabellaveradawn :
Love this take
2026-07-07 04:28:16
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Vash Imperial :
I think the main point ur analysis lacks is the effects of racism (specifically on Asian communities.) America is inherently racist because it was founded on the enslavement of minorities (Chinese people on railroads, African people on plantations, etc.). China is lacks the specific racism that America has because China (for the most part) is very ethnical homogenous. When you r raised in a racist state, you are taught to not outwardly show ur culture, so of course it hurts when we see White people go and be praised for what is essentially curiosity + ignorance and then turn and make a profit on our culture. Or they misinterpret it, spread misinformation/disinformation, and do not actually do the research/consult Asian people/appreciate the culture (rather than just find it exotic and oriental.) Racism towards Asian Americans has historically almost always come in the form of gentrification and consumption alongside a lack of context. We do not live in this "modern" bubble outside of the effects of history, we are A PART of history. And while racism runs more rampant than ever in America, it's very difficult to believe that White people (as a general, not individually) approach Asian cultures with an actual appreciative lens.
2026-07-28 06:59:53
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Nicholas :
Chinese people from the motherland have never experienced racism or prejudice the way the Chinese diaspora have experienced. In this way it is sometimes feels like trying to explain cultural appropriation to white folks because they just have 0 context for what being othered is like or being a minority feels like. Genuinely in a racial context Chinese people have more in common with White folks than they do with us. They are the overwhelming majority where they are from and grew up and are culturally far more homogenous than the West.
2026-08-03 16:53:42
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YunInspired :
There is a difference between someone from the culture being happy to share and another thing when people take it for themselves. THAT is the difference between appropriation and sharing, and it's something I think you may have difficulty identifying. In the same vein that it's unimaginable for non-black folks to use the N word, it's not okay for someone to just decide to be "so Chinese". Drinking hot water is not the issue, it's claiming identity that is not yours. I don't eat pasta and claim an "Italian era" because that's inappropriate. I also don't use Kbeauty products and claim a "Korean era", again because it's inappropriate. I CERTAINLY don't tan over the summer and call myself black. Also, if you yourself are not Chinese American, or don't understand the situation, you kind of need to just step back and listen. Your stance on this is saying, "I hear you, but I'm not listening to you", which is a big slap in the face tbh
2026-07-23 09:08:58
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krystal Latte :
the trend would be fine if they didn't just use the "becoming Chinese" phrase because there were many people speaking over Chinese and other Asian people about and around Chinese/lunar New Year
2026-07-07 19:04:27
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andie :
I notice this attitude difference between me and my mom. my mom is mexican and she loves shows and discussing mexican culture with ppl. i grew up in the states and speak spanish but i have a much harder time with ppl being curious about mexican culture. as other comments have already pointed out the wounds of having ppl make fun or bully you bc of your cultural background really gets triggered in moments like these. as i’ve gotten older and given more grace to my childhood bullies i recognize that the bullies were kids who didn’t know how to be open to other ways of life. and imo that’s more a reflection of their parents than them. sometimes im jealous of how open my mom is about her culture bc her experience sharing her culture has always been so much more positive than mine
2026-07-07 04:21:13
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Chavi :
Completely feel this I’m Indian and feel this way about Indian trends!! While im American born I was raised by very traditional parents, and my parents have always been so happy when people do Indian trends hahah
2026-07-06 23:49:52
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hapicapilapi :
Oh this is an interesting topic to talk about! I think what it is about us Asian Americans, is that we grew up having to sort of hide the Asian side of us, and thus became embarrassed about it. And so it could be upsetting that the society that would mock us suddenly flipped their mask and pretend to accept this other side of us when all along we’ve been trying to come to terms with it. I think sort of like “you never accepted us into your space, and now you’re trying to insert yourselves into ours where you made us feel bad for being in.” With all that being said though, I am actually excited that Chinese culture is becoming a trend lol. I’m learning so much more about it than I ever would have, and it makes traveling to China less daunting.
2026-07-08 04:00:20
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Punpun :
what an interesting discourse it’s been since the red note refugee moment happened. the people i’ve have met from red note have been amazing and i’m learning so much from them. i don’t think it’s too much to say it’s really been life changing.
2026-07-07 14:17:27
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victoria :
i was partially raised in china (also beijing!) and at first i thought it was really good that ppl are starting to engage with chinese culture. it quickly became a thing about speaking over actual chinese ppl and basically watering down being an entire ethnicity to drinking hot water when there’s so much more that the people who are claiming to become chinese themselves find weird. a lot of people just hopped onto the trend to be funny and not out of a true appreciation for china
2026-08-10 21:43:44
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Lupe🖤 :
In high school I had two friends that are SE Asian but different ethnicities and I’m Mexican. One day every week we would get together for lunch and eat something from each others cultures and that was my most favorite thing I remember from high school and has really opened me to want to study anthropology.
2026-07-07 20:35:29
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Kamisha Han :
My husband is born and raised in China as well and he thinks like you pretty much
2026-07-07 15:04:19
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yannie :
For Chinese Americans we grew up being told be the mainstream culture that our culture was backwards and dirty. And during the pandemic, the prejudice was very bad — there were also many random attacks against Asian elders. So it’s hard to accept that the interest in Chinese culture just a few years later is genuine or motivated by anything more than just a passing trend.
2026-07-07 03:58:45
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Jagged :
I feel like for a lot of diaspora communities in America it's honestly kind of a "fool me once, fool me twice" kind of situation. When you've been mocked for your culture both openly and sneakily time after time after time you start to approach every interaction with you culture as an attack. Like you were making fun of me the last 30 times why should I assume that instance 31 you're being genuine. You just stop trusting people outside your community to engage in the culture.
2026-07-07 02:55:35
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Lucypcovet :
It’s a visceral reaction for Chinese Americans bc it’s something they grew up being mocked or bullied for but now it’s the trend or “cool” thing. So it applies to a lot of POC culture that non poc are picking up on whether it’s clothes, hairstyle, food etc.
2026-07-06 23:52:52
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tinifauna :
A lot of people are learning abt Chinese culture and history, but they’re also often not crediting the things they learn… which is where the problem comes from
2026-07-07 04:20:54
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