Awkwafina

[Anonymous]

She’s from Queen’s. How else is she “supposed” to speak? If her parents are immigrants she learned English from her friends! This is so dumb and frankly racist against Asians.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Also, let’s not be obtuse it’s not just the name but how she says the name (in a blaccent)

SHE'S FROM QUEENS. HOW DO YOU EXPECT HER TALK? I'm Asian, I talk like the white people I grew up with in Michigan. Are you going to accuse me of cultural appropriation?

Aye, stop trying to talk white Michigander which you ain't . It's so offensive. You should be cancelled.

pp needs canceled.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hate it when white people try to be divisive when it comes to BIPOC.
They know we are stronger together so they try to get us distracted and fight each other

LOL what is this crap. This is like when one non-white person is racist against another non-white person and 100% of the time the media spins it as being white people's fault. I understand systemic racism, but the mental gymnastics in the olympics of suffering is really starting to make me crazy.

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Anonymous wrote:dp. You're an absolute idiot. BIPOC stands for Black, indigenous, and people of color. It's an inclusive term.

"The BIPOC Project aims to build authentic and lasting solidarity among Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC), in order to undo Native invisibility, anti-Blackness, dismantle white supremacy and advance racial justice.

"We use the term BIPOC to highlight the unique relationship to whiteness that Indigenous and Black (African Americans) people have, which shapes the experiences of and relationship to white supremacy for all people of color within a U.S. context. We unapologetically focus on and center relationships among BIPOC folks."

https://www.thebipocproject.org/

They’re saying that the Black and Indigenous experience shapes the experience of other people of color. Which is unequivocally FALSE. We have different experiences and all are valid on their own.

Relegating the lived experience of non-black, non-indigenous POC to being basically an irrelevant offshoot is divisive and demeaning.

Actually the statement that the Black and Indigenous experiences shape the experiences of other people of color is unequivocally true. It is also true that we have different experiences and all are valid. The third statement is just divisive and demeaning.

[Anonymous]

OTOH, I get how people might be mad that she’s making $ on a persona that uses typical AAVE and urban ‘tropes.’ OTOH, I have no idea if that’s her ‘lived experience’ or whatever, or what’s an act. Nor do I really care since it’s not my lane.

I’m sure OP is white (or, at least, not black) and needs to sit out this fight.

My daughter’s teacher is Nigerian. Like many other posters, both my kids go to a very diverse school and bring home language and terms and pronunciations that are foreign to me. I’m not about to teach my daughter how to pronounce things ‘correctly,’ because that’s hugely problematic. Her teacher’s way of speaking is correct! If people say she’s ‘appropriating’ something I would be annoyed

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I hate it when white people try to be divisive when it comes to BIPOC.
They know we are stronger together so they try to get us distracted and fight each other

Since BIPOC specifically excludes Asians, I'm not sure what you're getting at with your post.

BIPOC absolutely includes Asians. Asians are one of the POC groups in BIPOC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She’s from Queen’s. How else is she “supposed” to speak? If her parents are immigrants she learned English from her friends! This is so dumb and frankly racist against Asians.

It's also racist to assume her immigrant parents were incapable of influencing how she speaks English.

[Anonymous]

I think the criticism is focused on the fact that it isn't how she normally speaks (as some are suggesting, based on her growing up in Queens). It is because in her comedy roles only, she adopts an exaggerated persona that some feel is inherently mocking of black culture in it's delivery. She doesn't speak that way in other non comedic contexts. It would be like someone adopting an exaggerated accent of an immigrant group for their comedy routine.

To be clear, i don't have an opinion whether this is a problem, I'm just conveying what I've read in terms of other's criticism.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think the criticism is focused on the fact that it isn't how she normally speaks (as some are suggesting, based on her growing up in Queens). It is because in her comedy roles only, she adopts an exaggerated persona that some feel is inherently mocking of black culture in it's delivery. She doesn't speak that way in other non comedic contexts. It would be like someone adopting an exaggerated accent of an immigrant group for their comedy routine.

To be clear, i don't have an opinion whether this is a problem, I'm just conveying what I've read in terms of other's criticism.

Isn’t she acting like countless Asians from queens rather than mocking black people?

Key word: acting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think the criticism is focused on the fact that it isn't how she normally speaks (as some are suggesting, based on her growing up in Queens). It is because in her comedy roles only, she adopts an exaggerated persona that some feel is inherently mocking of black culture in it's delivery. She doesn't speak that way in other non comedic contexts. It would be like someone adopting an exaggerated accent of an immigrant group for their comedy routine.

To be clear, i don't have an opinion whether this is a problem, I'm just conveying what I've read in terms of other's criticism.

Isn’t she acting like countless Asians from queens rather than mocking black people?

Key word: acting.

I have no idea, that's one reason why I don't have an opinion on this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:dp. You're an absolute idiot. BIPOC stands for Black, indigenous, and people of color. It's an inclusive term.

"The BIPOC Project aims to build authentic and lasting solidarity among Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC), in order to undo Native invisibility, anti-Blackness, dismantle white supremacy and advance racial justice.

"We use the term BIPOC to highlight the unique relationship to whiteness that Indigenous and Black (African Americans) people have, which shapes the experiences of and relationship to white supremacy for all people of color within a U.S. context. We unapologetically focus on and center relationships among BIPOC folks."

https://www.thebipocproject.org/

They’re saying that the Black and Indigenous experience shapes the experience of other people of color. Which is unequivocally FALSE. We have different experiences and all are valid on their own.

Relegating the lived experience of non-black, non-indigenous POC to being basically an irrelevant offshoot is divisive and demeaning.

Actually the statement that the Black and Indigenous experiences shape the experiences of other people of color is unequivocally true. It is also true that we have different experiences and all are valid. The third statement is just divisive and demeaning.

You can say it all you want. You can come up with a ‘project’ and make up a new acronym, wear it in your sleeve and shout it from the rooftops.

Does not make it true.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She’s from Queen’s. How else is she “supposed” to speak? If her parents are immigrants she learned English from her friends! This is so dumb and frankly racist against Asians.

It's also racist to assume her immigrant parents were incapable of influencing how she speaks English.

This sneer was clearly written by a person who has no idea about the lived experience of children of immigrants in America.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She’s from Queen’s. How else is she “supposed” to speak? If her parents are immigrants she learned English from her friends! This is so dumb and frankly racist against Asians.

It's also racist to assume her immigrant parents were incapable of influencing how she speaks English.

This sneer was clearly written by a person who has no idea about the lived experience of children of immigrants in America.

+1000000

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She’s from Queen’s. How else is she “supposed” to speak? If her parents are immigrants she learned English from her friends! This is so dumb and frankly racist against Asians.

It's also racist to assume her immigrant parents were incapable of influencing how she speaks English.

This sneer was clearly written by a person who has no idea about the lived experience of children of immigrants in America.

Agree.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:dp. You're an absolute idiot. BIPOC stands for Black, indigenous, and people of color. It's an inclusive term.

"The BIPOC Project aims to build authentic and lasting solidarity among Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC), in order to undo Native invisibility, anti-Blackness, dismantle white supremacy and advance racial justice.

"We use the term BIPOC to highlight the unique relationship to whiteness that Indigenous and Black (African Americans) people have, which shapes the experiences of and relationship to white supremacy for all people of color within a U.S. context. We unapologetically focus on and center relationships among BIPOC folks."

https://www.thebipocproject.org/

They’re saying that the Black and Indigenous experience shapes the experience of other people of color. Which is unequivocally FALSE. We have different experiences and all are valid on their own.

Relegating the lived experience of non-black, non-indigenous POC to being basically an irrelevant offshoot is divisive and demeaning.

Actually [/b]the statement that the Black and Indigenous experiences shape the experiences of other people of color is unequivocally true. [b]It is also true that we have different experiences and all are valid. The third statement is just divisive and demeaning.

Please back up this statement with evidence. If it is unequivocally true, there must be a vast evidence base.