0:05 Welcome to another episode of JK News. We have uh community cultural expert Anthony Lee with >> CC [applause] >> Anthony >> CCP >> CCP. >> I like treating Anthony like he's a guest. >> Do you believe Anthony Lee that um that people of a certain ethnicity should always support businesses owned by that same ethnicity? >> Should always No. Do I think it's like a a bonus perk? That's cool. Always. >> Should white people do it? Yes. >> Well, think about it like this. [laughter] >> All right. See you in See you guys later. >> I'm going to be working at the 7-Eleven. >> A&W is delicious. I'm Chinese and Vietnamese. Right. If I go into a business that's owned by Chinese Vietnamese, I'm like, cool. >> That's all. >> Right. >> Okay. And then if I hear that that Chinese Vietnamese business is like
0:55 doing some shady ████ to the community, I should not support that business. [laughter] >> Okay. Okay. Fair. >> I think I think quality of character and or effect on your community trumps just like your >> your ethnic, you know, similarity. >> Why do you have to bring Trump into it? >> Trump's. >> Okay. >> Adject. >> Yeah. So I was right. Verb [laughter] >> adjective. >> Verb. You could have said Newsome. >> Verb. >> You could have said Newsome. You could have said Newsome. >> Newsomes it. >> Okay. That's also new verb. New verb. >> Yeah. Well, >> so let's say there's like two businesses, right? One of them is really good. The other one is just very good. And one of the very good one is Asian and the other one's not. Do you make a choice consciously to Oh ████ Do you make a choice consciously to be like, I'm going to choose the one that's Asian? If I'm going to be in that neighborhood
1:45 of businesses for a few days where I have multiple options, then I think I just try them out for the sake of trying. But if I only have one chance and these are the two options, >> I'm I'm not that giant on like the must support like my community businesses, >> that's ████ up. >> I'm not [laughter] play that clip again. That's ████ up. >> I'm not giant on it. I think I think my thought goes there and then immediately I'll just be like, "Nina, which one do you want?" >> Put it in the lower third, too. >> Does not support does not support the business. >> It It just goes down to like what whatever Nina wants. >> So, you don't believe in representation? You don't believe in like >> Of course, I believe in representation. >> You believe in taxation? >> But like what like do I do I believe in like representation? What like another like Chinese restaurant? >> You know what I'm saying? Like what are what's the business? >> Here's the business here. I'll get I'll
2:35 give you I'll give you the specifics. All right, let's say Kinjas is going to do a show. They need 40 costumes exactly the same. You got one provider who's Chinese. They can do it at this price. You have another provider who's white and they're going to do it even cheaper. They'll undercut the Chinese business. Which one do you pick? >> Whatever happens, >> white 100% white. [laughter] 100%. >> I know it's usually the opposite, but let's just say >> 100% the white one. The quality is even better and cheaper. [laughter] Made in America and cheaper. >> Double win. Double win. There's nothing to do. I I'll even promote it. I'll be like, "Cost made in America." >> Yeah. Yeah. [laughter] You >> go to the other business. You'd be like, "I got it half off over here." Go to the other business. [laughter] >> All right. What if you have one that's uh the more expensive one is Vietnamese American and then the other one's like
3:27 Pakistani? >> How much more expensive? >> It's 10% more expensive. [snorts] Just a little bit, >> but it's 40 costumes. >> Yeah. So, is 10% like $4,000? >> Uh, whatever you guys normally pay. >> If we're talking business, I'm doing it's [clears throat] it has nothing to do with emotions. I'm I'm for me. >> Damn. >> ████ up, dude. >> Cuz now at that point, I'm not supporting [laughter] my culture. It's about like, hey, my culture support me by like taking the hit on this one so I can go with the cheaper person >> as an ally. As an ally. That's ████ up. I'm not I'm [laughter] not consuming, right? I'm I'm creating my own business. >> So, for the sake of my business, everybody I'm employing for my show and everybody that I have to feed, >> I have to feed Asians, too. >> So, he only shops at Walmart. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. >> He only cares about the lowest price. Now, if we're talking about just
4:17 purchasing for like my own like >> personal experience and I'm not trying to build a business and make it successful that other people are relying on, then maybe it's easier for me to be like, "Cool, let me pay that extra 10% for this like one time thing to support like my people in America. >> Ethical unethical [laughter] >> for me. Every month, whatever that month is, every day I'm supporting that culture's business." So like Black History Month, >> every single day. >> Every single time. >> Fried chicken every day. Right away. >> Where are you going for Black History Month? >> I eat fried chicken every day. >> But that's not >> I visit different soul food restaurants. >> They're always blackowned. >> KFC. >> Oh yeah, >> KFC. >> You know, on Yelp, you can actually check if it's a blackowned. >> Name two. >> KFC. >> Ella M's uh Soul Food.
5:07 Uh Grit. Uh something grits >> Foot Locker. Oh, that sounds legit. >> Something [laughter] grits. >> No, they they have really good chicken and waffles. >> Is that the one he took me to? >> Yeah, that took me to >> Cafe Grits. I think it's Cafe Grits. >> Popey. So, that entire month you're eating black owned What is this food? >> Pride month. What are you sucking? >> Uh, popsicles that are made from >> gay popsicle stores. >> And he eats prep food. >> Gay gay popsicle store. >> Alpha couscous. Yeah. >> Any store that got a rainbow flag. >> Yep. Oh, >> I'm going there. >> Trader Joe's >> a Asian month's my favorite month because you it's a variety like you know they just jam-pack us into one month. So you can go Japanese food, Chinese food, Vietnamese food, Korean. So you got variety. >> I just go I just go to Panda >> cuz I love you guys.
5:57 >> Here's the thing though, right? [laughter] >> If we're going to be serious, you got to think about like what actually happens, right? Like for example, [snorts] on my Chinese side of things, like Chinese people don't ever feel that like huge compulsory nature to be like must go support other Chinese business. >> China's so goddamn >> China is number one. >> We're so huge and we have like we're already like >> 17% of the population plus. Whereas like Korea, South Korea is so small. Koreans have to support Koreans. Korean pride. That's a Korean owner. I go to a Korean store. Like if Korea makes it to the World Cup, all Korean-Americans are going crazy. >> If China makes it to the World Cup, I don't think Chinese Americans give a ████ >> When I worked in Ktown, [laughter] I worked in K Town at the printer toner place, the World Cup happened and I it was jam-packed. You couldn't even They had to close the streets. It was crazy.
6:48 >> Like Chinese people, if there's an opportunity to make money, they'd rather not go there and go ████ work another day. >> Everybody was watching on this giant screen outside like a picnic. It was insane. So I don't think it's it's it's necessarily because like I have like a lesser moral quality to like supporting my Chinese people are already 20% of the damn world. It's like we don't have that same underdog like must support each other. >> I see. >> There's like nearly two billion of us already anyway. >> And for me biggest life hack in the world the whites made Walmart brother like I support it all the time. So, but however, the Asian-American experience [laughter] I think is a separate conversation from my own personal nationality, right? So, like supporting Asian-Americans in America in America. >> I feel more compelled to >> You feel more watch that movie or whatever. >> Buy karate stuff, by size.
7:40 >> Exactly. >> By [laughter] size. >> Nunchucks and nunchucks. >> By bow staffs like needing to like do something because it's Chinese. I don't honestly have that that feeling. I I have that feeling more for Vietnamese than Chinese specifically. >> Oh, yeah. >> Smaller nation, less people. Uh more of like a you're the underdog. Like if if China and Vietnam were to go to war, one would be completely >> Would you would you be open to trading in your Tesla for a VinFast? >> What's a VinFast? >> The Vietnamese car. >> They got a Vietnamese car. >> I don't I don't know how that's a win in any way for me. >> You support your people >> for you support Vietnam. There's a million other ways to support my country than me losing my car for something else. >> Name two other ways. [snorts] >> Buy Vietnamese food somewhere. I eat f all the time. >> Name [laughter] two. Like he's going to have a problem with that.
8:32 >> Well, you did that earlier. That's >> what's the other one? >> Yeah, but this guy was like something grits. >> What's the second one then? >> Um, buy a lot ticket for a fellow Vietnamese friend cuz they love the super lotto. >> They like gambling. I heard >> they love gambling. heard that on the phone >> Hennessy. >> Choreograph one routine for Paris by Night for free. >> Oh, that's a good that's for the culture question for you then. >> Let's say let's say you go to a brothel and there's a Chinese hooker and a Vietnamese hooker. Which one do you support >> for a brothel? [laughter] Vietnamese hooker for sure. >> Yeah, >> there's less of them. >> Yeah, there's less of them. >> And they they don't crack. We We talked about that earlier. >> So even if >> they GOT IT GOING OFF. >> THEY GOT IT GOING OFF. Even if there was like the three hookers and then the Vietnamese one is the one who's been there the longest, that's who you would pick. >> Who are the three? >> Even though she has the most mileage, you'd still pick Vietnamese.
9:23 >> You have American hooker, a Chinese hooker, Vietnamese. >> American Chinese hooker experience. >> You're the cultural community expert. >> Cultural community expert. American, Chinese, Vietnamese. Vietnamese are the longest mileage by far. >> American, Chinese, and Vietnamese. Okay. And they all have the exact same hotness. >> Yeah, but mileage ages by a lot. >> Doesn't matter. But they all have the exact same hot exact same hotness. >> Yeah, but one of them you probably shouldn't do it cuz maybe the cops are there. [laughter] >> What? >> Just so you just for context. >> And and am I aware of that? >> No, no, no. You're But you're suspicious cuz a van's been following you. >> If I'm [laughter] suspicious that I think I'm suspicious, >> but also you're Anthony Lee. Vans follow you a lot. [laughter] >> Okay, now you have the context. Go ahead, make a decision. >> Yeah, now you know which one you going. [snorts] >> Okay, the white lady. Okay. Realistically, you go light. >> Realistically, if they're all the exact
10:14 same hotness, probably Vietnamese. >> Really? Just cuz you want to support so hard? >> Yeah. Because I think >> even though she supports so hard is crazy. Um I think the language element would be hilarious. >> Oh, she's if you support so hard and like you're like, "Hey, I pick you." And then she's like comes up to you and you're like it's gonna be all anal. Is that support? [laughter] anal up knee or up >> for her. For her and like is that support or should you have picked the white lady? >> These details are going. >> Oh, that's a good point. No, that's good. That's >> You're going to do some damage >> because it's going to be bad for her ultimately >> for her rectum. >> So, do you spare your people? >> Yeah. [laughter] >> And pick the white lady. Do the right thing. What's the right thing? Hot shot. Pop quiz. Hot shot. >> That's true. >> What are you going to do? >> Yeah. Community guy.
11:04 >> You [laughter] better do it to the enemy. >> That's a good point. In a way, it kind of is cuz it's She's not going to like it. >> Yeah. >> Who says she's not going to like it? [laughter] >> She She's very scared. >> This guy thinks I am anal, man. >> She's very scared, but she offers it and said, "This is the rule. She's only anal." >> No. No. You're telling her that I [laughter] >> Yeah. You're You're saying I either do the whiting or look at the videos. Even if you don't like it, it's all anal. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Now you get it. Now you're there to do business. So she doesn't have to have consent. >> Well, no, she didn't know. She didn't It's unfortunate that that's what she the service she provides. >> You guys are painting a dark picture. >> It's not her favorite type of thing to do, >> but if it's on the table, >> it's like when you go order like a a 8 by8 In-N-Out, they don't want
11:54 >> they don't want to make it. That's make it. They'll still do it. >> That's why they keep the menu secret. >> You'll hear them You'll hear them sigh into the microphone. >> That's why the secret menu secret cuz they don't want everyone picking it all. But they'll still do it for you. Yeah, they'll do animal fries. >> If I have like an ability to at least discern what's going on and I hear a heavy sigh from the Vietnamese chick, I'll go with the white chick. >> Okay. >> You fixed it. You ride. You ride. >> She also needed the money though. [laughter] >> Then then the weight of her size shouldn't have been so heavy. It would be very difficult to make money after that
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