Ep. 20: Asian Twitter vs. Esther Ku

Self-described comedian Esther Ku’s racialized act (that demeans Asians for white audiences) set off a battle on Twitter. The story was picked up by Nextshark and NY Post. Oxford, Teen, and Mark discuss the incident and try to layer some sense over the chaos, including recognizing similar patterns in other minority communities. Intro Song: "Black Cab" by Higher Brothers Intro Voice Track: Esther Ku on United Airlines' crimes against David Dao TWITTER Oxford (@oxford_kondo) Teen (@mont_jiang) Mark (@snbatman) REFERENCED RESOURCES Comic Faces Backlash For Racially Charged Tweets: https://nypost.com/2018/04/04/comic-faces-backlash-for-racially-charged-tweets/ Comedian Esther Ku Has a Serious Problem...: https://nextshark.com/comedian-esther-ku-serious-problem-using-racist-self-hating-asian-jokes-laughs/ The Alt-Right's Asian Fetish: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/06/opinion/sunday/alt-right-asian-fetish.html Dating While Asian at Penn: http://www.34st.com/article/2018/02/dating-while-asian-at-penn-the-fine-line-between-fetish-and-preference This Is Not The Representation I Asked For: https://www.columbiaspectator.com/opinion/2018/02/22/this-is-not-the-representation-i-asked-for/ Yellow Fever: https://thenewinquiry.com/yellow-fever/ Meet the White Nationalist...: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/10/richard-spencer-trump-alt-right-white-nationalist/ Does Lena Dunham Have Yellow Fever?: https://planamag.com/does-lena-dunham-have-yellow-fever-8b6a8f8dd4fd White Sexual Imperialism (p. 297): https://scholarlycommons.law.wlu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1243&context=crsj A Letter To Asian Girls: https://etcetera.org.au/diversity/a-letter-to-asian-girls/ Natalie Tran's "White Male Asian Female" Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chFKDaZns6w&t=1581s "Big Little Man" by Alex Tizon: https://www.amazon.com/Big-Little-Man-Search-Asian/dp/0547450486/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1523506933&sr=8-1&keywords=big+little+man "Black Skin, White Masks" by Frantz Fanon: https://www.amazon.com/Black-White-Masks-Frantz-Fanon/dp/0802143008/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1523506963&sr=8-1&keywords=black+masks+white+skin Champagne Sharks Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/champagne-sharks/id1242690393?mt=2