0:06 All right, you you this might be a pretty touchy one, but let's see what happens. Um, how do you feel when Asianameans are labeled as white adjacent? >> Like, what do they what do they mean by that? like a like there's a privilege to it. >> Yeah, I think it's meant as an obvious disc, but it's like it's the same thing as calling the nerd a ████ math genius to me. >> I don't I don't see how it's supposed to hurt our feelings, but all right. >> The model minority myth. You know how like Asians kind of integrate well to Western society. >> Yeah. >> So then um there's this whole thing about like oh you guys are bootlickers because well I think there's layers to it, right? So, um, when some people think that
0:57 when you assimilate too much, you're a race trader. >> You're a sellout. >> You're a sellout. You're like, but then there's reason there's like it's not just something that they they're saying the there's certain observations as to why. So, like for example, um, a lot of Asian women will marry white men, right? And um or a lot of Asian men will also marry white women. That would be the highest mix of like Asian and other higher than Latino or black. And then um they tend to kind of socialize the most with white meaning and it's and and the reasons they don't understand, but that's the obser observation they make, right? like they tend to uh do well in a lot of corporations and they'll take like a
1:48 middle management role or whatever. But it almost I I think the argument is um Asians align with white and they back not backstab but like they're they don't they don't try to align with minorities. So, it's like they're going to these IV leagues. They're trying to be white. They're trying to do all these things. I don't think they understand why. It's just trying to integrate and be successful, but they see it as you're just trying to be white. >> You know what I call those people? >> Stupid >> gay. >> Yeah, it's it's good. >> Every industry I think if there is uh and like this is looking at it not with emotions or whatever, right? just like objectively
2:39 every industry I feel like there is something to strive for. >> Yeah. >> So if you can be that adjacent in that industry, they're doing a good job. >> Yeah. >> So if if like Asians are coming from places that they don't even have the language, they're not born here. They're coming from a deficit. A lot of them from war torn countries. if they come here and they excel and then now they're like in the they're sitting at the same conference table as some fourth generation east coast Boston Ivy League guy. >> Kudos to that ████ It's like wear almost wear the um white adjacent thing proud cuz that ████ like >> yeah he he did it you know and I think it probably comes from uh insecurity cuz that other dude isn't
3:30 the saying oh you're white adjacent isn't coming from that white guy's mouth that Wall Street dude's mouth it's coming probably from someone else >> someone your race. Yeah. >> Yeah. Someone your race like dude you're so ████ white adjacent. And what they're really just trying to say is like, "How come you're not down here with me?" That's how I take it. >> Take it with you. >> Yeah. Exactly. >> I definitely feel like it's like I think anybody first of all who's using that as an insult that's shouting that out, you have to first prove that you weren't bullied because that's probably what happened. Cuz I think there's a lot of creators I see that they they talk down and they always like to say that oh like um like this one creator, I think his name's like Etches Sketch or whatever. He posted this thing uh showing that Filipinos were like servants at Epstein Island or some ████ And he's like, "See what what that gets you? Like you think you're white adjacent, you're you're just beneath them." And it's like
4:20 >> crazy, dude. >> What the ████ Like >> Filipino's white adjacent. >> Well, I'll give you an >> But he's saying it as if like like you think like being white adjacent means you think you're in rank with them, but you're still serving them. But I think like you're the only people who think that's a big deal are the people calling weight adjacency. The people that are there don't even think about it. Like that's just my homie Clark. I'm not sucking his dick. >> Asian. >> Yeah. >> Awful. Filipinos are black adjacent. >> Sing good. Dance, music, sports, arts. >> My parties with the white adjacent ████ >> I feel like it's it's only other Asian people saying you're white adjacent >> to other Asian. >> Yeah. Like I don't really mentality thing. >> That's what I'm saying cuz it's like when >> I feel like when you come to America especially a lot of your parents they
5:10 want you to be more American eventually, right? Like there there's a crowd of Asian people that say, "Hey, we want you to be a little bit more American or whatever, right?" And there and but then on the flip side, there's a ton of Asian people that keep their Asian culture here and they don't really assimilate that well to American culture, right? There's like there's pockets of everything. But then, you know, some white Americans will be like, "Hey, you gota you come here, you speak English, blah blah blah blah. You got to act a certain way." And I feel like that happens on both sides. But when it whenever I hear that term white adjacent, I'm just thinking that it's always a ████ like >> some Asian dude saying it >> and it's like, bro, there's there's enough examples of both like in America. And it's like that's just part of the deal, right? Like there's going to be communities that stay the same, >> right? >> That bring like look at Monterey Park. You think any of those people are like trying to be American? >> They don't give a ████ about being
6:00 American. >> They're they're just trying to They're just trying to live and survive in America. That's the whole ████ point. >> Exactly. Yeah. And that's okay. And now because of that, we get a really rich culture of Asian food, Asian culture that a lot of people that other races get to enjoy. And that's the whole point of America, right? Like I don't understand that. It drives me crazy >> because like what why is it your responsibility to make sure that you don't have too many white friends? Are we supposed to cap it so we don't look complicit? Like, why do you hate >> What if they grew up in an all-white neighborhood and they just they don't have any other like options? >> You're going to get mad at them for having white friends? That's crazy to me. >> When when people judge Tim, you know, like Tim Chan Katrau for freaking growing up in ████ Paramount. >> Same guys that get >> You don't know what Paramount's like to say that like, oh, why does he sound like that? Why does he have friends? Like, why why doesn't he have >> He's trying to be black. >> What the ████ dude? >> He's trying to be Mexican. He's trying to be black. It's like, dude, shut. And
6:50 then what exactly is minorities when you have so many cities that are damn near 80% Mexican, 80% Chinese? Like if you exist in those bubbles, yeah, you're dominant. You're not a minority just cuz you go online. >> Subject to the culture you grew up in, right? Like how is that so hard to understand? >> I don't know. >> Just like, bro, step outside. >> I'm saying like first you got to prove you weren't bullied by the person that you want us to hate. >> You know what I mean? Like just tell me if that happened to you. I also think what's happening is like they see one example and they start applying it to other people that they think that's happening. So for example, right, >> let's say um there are Asians that are having an identity crisis and they don't really like being Asian. Like they exist, right? They wish they were white. >> Somebody made them feel bad about being >> right. But but but but wait, so they do
7:41 exist, right? So let's say you do observe that in someone and then you see a Asian girl with a white guy and you now you attach what you observe there to her not knowing her story, not knowing that they just authentically fell in love and it wasn't like a Oxford study situation. It's just happened that way. But I think low IQ human beings, they don't have the ability to look at each situation one at a time. So they'll see one example and then they'll apply it to all. And I think that's where the whole white adjacency stuff comes from because what ends up happening is they'll develop a cognitive bias and then now they can constantly see that over and over and see, oh, there goes another ████ race trading Asian. >> Yeah. Yeah. I think they do apply that whatever anger they have from it to like
8:31 everything they see >> instead of like it's kind of like, you know, they're even attacking like HA girls like that have white dad. Yeah. >> And like they're they're basically accusing everyone with a white dad as like a passport bro that went and ████ and then they're calling their Asian moms like a hooker and ████ And I'm like what the ████ is wrong with you people >> for 30 years, dude? What the ████ Your parents are divorced and they're both Chinese. >> I love I love this manufactured scarcity of Asians as if there's not ████ enough of them on Earth to go around. >> Biggest ████ population in the world can afford to mix it up. I'm just saying we're not like freaking Cham or like Mongs. Like we we can afford to like mix it up a little bit. >> Yeah, that's crazy. It's crazy to even have like like when when I hear people use weird phrases like that, I'm like,
9:21 man, you're the most ████ made nword like I ever I'm like >> terms that you I'm like, what the ████ What kind of words are say those terms? Well, that's why I'm like I just want people to be more open about like, okay, if white people are your enemy personally, say that first so that I know where you're coming from instead of trying to make me rethink my life and go, "Oh, I actually am a servant to the whites." You know, like, and we're in America, like, are we not allowed are we not allowed to have multicultural relationships and be close with people that are right cuz you know, they even they even say that ████ like when Steve is here, right? And then and then they're like, "Look at these ████ minstrels trying to make a white man laugh with Asian jokes. >> That's what you got out of that?" And I'm all like, >> I make the same jokes without him here. I actually hold back because there's a white guy here and I don't want him to
10:11 get in trouble for me making racist Asian jokes. >> Yeah. >> When Steve's not here, we do way more accents. >> Refused to do accent. Remember we tried to make him do Viet accent? He said no. >> Yeah, it is. It does come down to low IQ though >> and I think low experience. I think like if you just have no diversity in your friend group like you are going to feel certain ways towards certain people. >> I think people that think that way they think they live in a world where it's us versus them. White against us >> and I just don't see it like that. I I give everybody a chance to get to know and I want to know the individual. Is this person good, moral or not? But to me, the way that they're saying it is like we're one tribe. We're Asian, and we have to prioritize that beyond actual
11:03 relationships we have with people individually. >> I think a lot of people also are trying to make a political uh binary to it where they're like, "Okay, if you're Asian, you technically should be a leftist." Like, there's some people that do say that. And I think like if you are if you are uh possessing any conservative viewpoints, then you're a mega Asian race trader, white adjacent. >> Yeah. >> They they label they just go label label label label label, you know, like you can't have any nuanced thoughts or you know, individual views. I had an Uber driver tell me one time, he was like, "Hey man, you're like a really cool you're a cool Asian." I was like, "What is that supposed to mean?" Like I know you mean it as a compliment, but I'm like my whole life it's always been like, "Oh, you're this type of Asian." >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. >> You're not very Asian. Whatever the the phrase is. I'm like, "What is that? What does it mean to be Asian to you then?
11:54 >> What's a cool? What's a cool?" >> Yeah. Do you want me to be doing kung fu all the time? Do you want me to be like flying in and bowing all the time? Like in your mind, >> lame like the other ones. >> If if I had to guess, I would just say because you're more sociable. That's it. >> Yeah, I guess. But at the same time, it's but it's something I've always heard at every stage of my life. >> I hear it all the time, too. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, you guys all heard the same thing. But then my question growing up fundamentally was like, "What does it mean to you >> to be Asian?" Like, "What does that mean?" >> I got it when like when I was running the studios and I had this like these black clients, there was like ████ 20 of them. And the the lead girl of this group after dealing with her the entire day for the shoot, she was like talking to me and like hitting on me and ████ And she's like, "You one of them down ass Asians." And I was like, "Huh, >> that's pretty cool." >> See, black adjacent homie was like, he
12:45 was like, "Yo, he got a girl. Like, don't be saying that s███." And then like I think I realize that like it's just because I didn't have a stick up my ass while I'm talking to him, you know? Like I'm just chill. Like I'm not trying to >> still That's what they see most Asians as as like not approachable and like intense. And I don't think it's racist for them to feel that way because if that's what they went I see >> you will commonly run into Asians that feel like they're uptight and that they're not nice to you. This is pretty out there. Yeah, >> that Uber driver said I was a down assian. That that been different. >> And he started trying to kiss you and ████ >> Damn. It's like confidence booster. >> But you know I >> I'm a gay ass Asian. >> I see this happen to like >> one of them gay ass. Yeah. >> Yes. I'm Filipino. So, I I I I see the similar thing happening to like black creators
13:36 >> that maybe don't say the same things that everyone wants them to say in the community. >> Black creators. >> Yeah. They could be conservative or they could just they could just be like like liberal, but they're not saying the same things, right? And then automatically in the comments it's like, "Uncle Tom, you wish you were white. This and that." Like, "Why don't you talk like us?" Whatever. And I'm like, "Dude, that ████ sucks." It's like >> education is tied to being white. >> Yeah, that's crazy. Yeah. >> And I'm like, it should be tied to being Asian. >> Yeah, that guy is Asian. >> Asian black. He's smart. >> Like it should be tied to math and Asians, right? Are you trying to be Chinese black guy? >> Yeah. Neil deGrasse Tyson is science black. >> He's Asian adjacent. >> He's an appropriator, bro. But it's the same arguments in the black community, too, >> right? So, but it's the losers of their
14:27 community trying to pull them down. >> It's the ████ losers. >> Yeah. Yeah. The best point is that every race will deal with the losers of their own community trying to pull them back down. >> Yeah. >> And ours are >> these guys. Theirs are those guys. >> Oh, you think you're ████ white? >> You know what I noticed though? The ones that hate the white people the most end up with a white partner. >> Like Kamla, dude, ████ colonized in the sheets, activists in the streets, dude. >> The ones that are most vocal about like all that ████ and the and the race politics and all that. Like, bro, I don't know what it is. They're like I think they had different experiences and I just want them to tell us what those are because I think like their experiences made them see white people as such a big deal. I think they got bullied. >> Yeah, that's what I'm saying. I think I
15:17 think someone white made them feel inferior. And I think let's deal with that. Let's not deal with my life. Like let's deal with yours. Like what happened to you and how can you like feel better about that ████ Cuz I don't feel like white people have power over me at all. >> Hell no. >> One and one does. M I allow her to. >> She's a Welsh white.
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