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Are Asians Superior When They're Part White?

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0:00 So when we were growing up in like the 90s, right, and you were in high school, it was a thing where you grew up that people who were half white and half Asian were considerably hotter. >> Yeah. >> By stereotype, right? I'm not saying it's true, but there was a stereotype that that was a thing. And >> the legends of the Hopper Girl. [laughter] >> It is true. Oh, so it's actually objectively a truth. >> Yeah. >> Oh, you the hottest things you've ever seen. [laughter] Or um if if they if if some Asian always had a mix of Filipino cuz like all I remember girls would even lie about this ████ that they were part Filipino. >> Oh really? Because it's like >> it's exotic [laughter] >> because at the time all the import models were either part or they were Filipino. >> Like all the hottest girls >> cuz that was the trending hot look.

0:50 >> Yeah. >> And then girls like you you're 100% Chinese. They'll be like no I'm part Filipino. But like guy guy guy guy guy guy guy guy guy guy guy guy guy guy guy guy guy guy guy guy guy and girl though >> guys did that too? >> No no no like no no no. Um so like I remember like a super handsome dude would be like Russell Wong. Remember him? >> Yes. Russell Wong. >> You had a he had a short stint TV show called The Vanishing Son which I thought was cool. There's that one Korean half white half Korean dude Daniel Henning. >> Yeah, that's Russell Wong. >> Yeah, he's older. Even he's he's old and he's still handsome. >> He looks great here. Yeah. >> Remember when that rumor was going around how like Tyrese is LIKE PART CHINESE? >> OH, I DO REMEMBER THAT. And then everyone's like, "Of course he's mixed Asian. That's what makes him ████ hot." >> Stupid. >> Or Tyson Beckford, I think, is part Chinese. He actually is part Chinese. But nobody said that about Tiger Woods. Nobody. But every single time someone was mixed Asian, they'll be like, "See,

1:41 of course, of course mixed Asians are the hottest." >> Well, it's like nine out of 10 times they're hot. And then one out of 10 is Target Woods. [laughter] >> Oh my god. >> Look at that fool. Still The guy's like 50 and he's still fine. >> I mean, is that a recent picture? I don't know. But he's still fine though. >> He is handsome. >> Yeah, he just looks like a dark China man. >> No, he does not. >> Actually confirmed half Chinese [laughter] or maybe a quarter or something. >> You know who I ████ recently found out was >> Ha. >> Zack Morris. >> Oh, dude. Yeah. >> Wow. >> All American blonde freaking Zack Morris. >> That's crazy. >> Yeah, >> dude. >> Hotties, man. >> Wait, there's another Zack Morris. Oh, this guy's real name is Zach Morris. I was like, "That's not Zach Morris. Get that guy out of here. [laughter] That's his I was like his That's ████ Zack Delgado or something." [laughter]

2:32 >> Oh, here we go. Dude, he was such >> That's Zach Porus. >> Porus. That's great. Half Indonesian. >> Half? >> Yeah. I want to see. Yeah. >> To bleach his hair. >> Mom looks like a little Asian lady. >> No way. >> That's crazy. >> Oh, so he bleached his hair. That's not his hair color. Yeah, they bleached it the whole time. I was like, "Dude, if when I was a teen, I could have really used that info." >> He looks like a surfer white kid. >> I know. And that face. Come on, dude. >> Yeah. But yeah, so like when you guys were young, that was like the going thing. Like everyone always said that, right? With it being more common today, do you think that's still something that gets said among like the newer generation? >> I mean, so many people are mixed these days. >> Yeah. Right. So is the novel >> I think what made it hot was how rare it was. >> Right. That means Yeah, that's what I

3:22 thought, too. >> Cuz then it's like it's not I mean I don't know if you're if you're surrounded by all Japanese there. Yeah, there's hot people, but you're just like it's not different enough. >> It's like the Labradoodle. >> Yeah. >> You know, people only had one or two people had it and it was like, "Oh, that's a really cute dog, but not everybody got ████ Labradoodle." They're like, "Whatever now. [laughter] You got to find new breed mix." >> They're like, "Whatever now." >> That's true. >> But then is there like a you know how there's a complaint like with the Wayanian meetup and all that stuff? They it it was a feeling of like supremacy that they felt was unfair. Do you think by us per >> they are supremacies [laughter] >> by us perpetuating the idea that like oh dude way hotter if you're half white half Asian is that a harmful thing? >> No. >> Is it specifically half white? Isn't it just true? But but but [laughter] I guess it's it is it is hot. But

4:13 >> yeah, >> are they are they saying that um like half Asian, half black isn't? >> No, I don't know if it's saying that something isn't, but it's saying that you take something that's Asian and you add white and now it's better. >> You know what I mean? It's more unique. >> Well, yeah, sure. Uniqueness. >> Yeah, me too. But >> so like like someone that's like we're American, right? Like we're we're like so ████ boring because we're American. >> Wow. >> Throw us in Asia. Throw us in Europe. throw us then it's like oh like all of a sudden you know you're a little bit different cuz you're an American now. [clears throat] >> Yes. Okay. >> But it's like nothing ████ changed, >> right? >> It's just I'm different >> cuz I'm not in the same area. So like if they were in Kazakhstan where everybody's hot. >> Oh dude. Yeah. >> It's like they're going to look at him

5:03 and be like you look like my uncle. [laughter] >> And then if you're the pure one you might be hot over there cuz now you're exotic. The >> imagine being a [laughter] imagine being Lil Wayne and then now you're in Kazakhstan and everyone's like, "I never seen Lil Wayne. >> Young buddy, baby, >> it's crazy already." Okay, let's [laughter] just say Tyrese, right? Tyrese is in >> Okay, Lil Wayne. Like Tyrese is now in ████ Kazakhstan. >> They never seen a black person before. >> Oh yeah. >> You know, like a handsome tall black man. Everybody gets a jungle fever. >> Oh, really? >> Yeah. That's what I'm saying is like it's not it's the rarity. It's not the rate. >> It's the novelty. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Yeah. It's it's not because they're white. It's because that mix is nice and

5:54 then they blend. That m that that mix does make pretty kids, right? >> Sure. Yeah. I think I think honestly it's hard to say no because like there's so much evidence like >> Yeah. There's good that's a good-look >> Yeah. It's good-looking people just come out. mixing is like it's like you know when you watch ████ like Spider-Man or some ████ and you kind of get bored of him >> then he gets attacked by the Venom thing and now he's the best of both worlds. >> Yeah. >> Like you know it's like that's what it is. They are mixing both things together. >> Yeah. >> Don't you have the best? >> Imagine you had a samurai, right? >> Motherfucker's like 53. >> Uhhuh. And then if somehow you put some Shaquille O'Neal DNA and you have a seven foot samurai, you're like, "Oh, ████ Now this guy's a warrior. Holy ████ Shaquille O'Neal." >> Yeah. Yeah. Half black, half Japanese

6:44 samurai. That's going to be the ultimate samurai. It's >> like one of his movies from the '90s. [laughter] >> Yeah. >> Like Janette Aiko. >> Uh-huh. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. >> You look at her, you're like, damn. Like I never seen a black girl like you. And it's cuz she's not all the way black. [laughter] See, that's I think that's the statement that people have a problem with because they're like, "Why can't she be why isn't all the way black better than not being all the way black?" >> Because you don't have the Japanese part. >> But what if >> it's not? >> It's not common. >> But what if their argument is that? >> Because it's not as good. >> But then if I saw a half white, half black girl, it's it's pretty common. I've seen Alicia Keys before, you know what I mean? I've seen light-kinned before. It's not you're beautiful, but like it doesn't make me go, "Wow, what the ████ was that? I never seen you before." >> What? >> You know, it's kind of like this. Like,

7:35 okay, when when Obama got elected, everyone called him our first black president. He's half white, but that's how common it is where people are like, "Eh, he's half white. Don't ████ matter. He's still black." >> But he's like culturally black, right? >> Yeah. He's still he's black. But but that's the thing though, like if he was half Asian, I think everyone's minds would have been blown. >> Oh yeah. Okay. >> So I think it's the Asian mix that makes it like Oh, that's unique because for one, there's not that many Asians. >> What do you mean? >> There's less than 5% Asians in America. >> Okay. In America. Yeah. I thought we were talking Milky Way again. >> So like [laughter] So like combine that >> with anything that makes it even more rare. >> Okay. That's where the umami comes from is the Asian. >> Cuz when if you look at like so the way that I see it, this from a Asian-American lens, right?

8:26 >> Growing up in America, you wa No, no, you watch you watch TV and you have all white TV shows, you have all black TV shows, like, you know, Fresh Prince or whatever. >> To me, from my little Asian eyes, it's they're just still American. So when I see Obama, I don't even see a mix. I just go, "Oh, another American president." To me, it would really stand out if we had a half Asian, half anything, Asian, Mexican, Asian, black, Asian white. Cuz I'm like, "Oh ████ now that's different." Cuz that's something that I don't see that as >> part of the fabric of America. >> It's like fusion cuisine, right? >> Then you're like, "Oh, there's some umami in that present." >> You know what I haven't seen before? >> What? >> A Indian Russian. >> An Indian Russian. >> Imagine what that's >> I've seen Indian white. >> Sounds exotic. >> But not Indian. I don't know if they're Russian, though. Here's a half Indian,

9:17 half Russian. You want a guy or a girl? First of all, >> I like girls. [laughter] >> Okay, >> I vote we bring both. I don't know. >> Wa, that's beautiful. >> Yeah, that's very beautiful. Very beautiful. >> Yeah, I can't see the Indian though. >> Okay. [laughter] >> She just looks like a white girl. >> No. >> Where's the Indian at? >> Her complexion. >> No, there's nothing Indian there. Yeah. If someone told me she's like Romanian or something, I'll be like, I believe you. >> Yeah, she was Romanian. >> I'll give you another mix that feels wow. Right. >> Uh, Alaskan Native Indian, Alaskan Eskimo, or I don't know if that's the word to say, >> maybe too specific. >> Okay. Alaskan Eskimo and a Zimbabwe. Man,

10:07 >> you know this mix. >> No, just saying that's a rare that's like rare. Like if you're like half Alaskan and half Zimbabwean, >> it absolutely there's nothing that exists. >> That's what I'm saying though. If you found one, >> that would be the ultimate human cuz they could survive in snow and the heat. >> Yeah. But if you s if you s found one, wouldn't you go, oh my god, I never seen like what is this combination? And then they go, actually, my mom's um she she's eagloo and my father >> eglue >> is cheetah print. >> Cuz they wear a lot of cheetah print. >> Yeah. Okay. Yeah, that is an interesting combo. And I don't think >> that would be the ultimate human, though. >> It would be. I wonder how they would meet >> for survival. >> Yeah, >> we're going to have to introduce them. >> Oh, yeah. True. Hey, uh Karano, can you come over here real fast? Can you come over? I want to ask a real way some questions.

10:57 >> The ultimate way. >> Is he in frame? >> The ultimate wian. >> Wait, so we're going to ask Herano who's a wian. >> How many wians are you? >> What was the question? >> So Herano is a wian. Do you feel that it's unfair the way that people say that way culture is supremacy culture? >> Just say yes. [laughter] >> Sure. >> Cuz you were part of the Hapa Club when you were in college, right? >> Yeah. >> What's your breakdown? >> Yeah. Now the Hoa Club would be considered racist. >> What? ████ them. >> Because we consider it would be considered supremacist the same way the Wayian meetup was. >> Well, to me, Wayians are the top. >> [laughter] >> Get with the program, guys. >> Do you feel that? >> What the hell? >> Do you feel that being HA you're above other races? >> No. >> You should feel that. You should feel it. I would feel it. [laughter]

11:48 >> If my mom or my dad was white, I'd be like, "Yep, I'm Asian, ████ [laughter] >> Let him run the club. Don't let him run the club. >> He can't even get in the club. [laughter] Let him run the club." So, has your experience uh being half uh well, I guess half white, half Asian generally, have have you felt more culturally white or Asian? >> More Asian for sure. [laughter] >> What's So, what's the breakdown? Like half half are half white, half like a quarter white and then a bunch of different Asians. >> Oh, so you're literally more Asian. >> How many Asians? Korean, Chinese, Japanese, you know. >> Holy ████ That's cuz he's from his His family's from Hawaii. >> So, it's just like Hawaiian. >> So, it would be pretty unfair for people

12:38 to call you a white supremacist at this point, huh? >> Yeah, [laughter] >> cuz that's what happened at the Wian meetup. >> I don't understand that, dude. >> You mean what happened at the Asian >> the Wayian meetup? They had a big wian meetup in like San Francisco or something and they got they basically got uh bombarded by a bunch of people that were saying it was like racist. >> But aren't hybrid cars the best? You got electric and you could pump gas when you're in an emergency. It's better than if you separated just a electric car or just a gas car. >> Hybrid wanian supremacy. Yes, sir. >> Do you feel like you've had any advantages by being part white? Not really. [laughter] >> There you go. >> A white person can't see their own advantages, though. [laughter] >> I see the advantages.

13:28 >> Does that mean all of our kids one day is going to be more superior to Ta? Yes. >> A [screaming] [laughter] >> Don't bring Ta into this. [laughter] >> Cuz he says that are superior. superior. >> But why would a meetup be racist? Like >> it's not that's the thing. It's it it actually I think some people felt excluded because they didn't they the the name way is white in Asian, right? Yeah. >> So then like um blazians and Mexican Asians and all thatians that's not a good one but people lazy lazy Asians. No. So so there so they didn't feel included cuz the name didn't have like a non-white. And I guess when some people showed up that wasn't like some people made them feel like uh you don't belong

14:19 here. >> Well, that's not right. I don't think that's right. There are clubs that are specific to certain things, but everyone is technically allowed to be there to support to >> But it messes up the aesthetic because then what I would do is like, well, we'll make a goldfish together and you could be the eyeball because like we'll be >> cuz they're darker. >> Well, cuz like imagine like there's a let's say there's a red head meet up, right? >> And all these brunettes show up. It's like you're ████ up the aesthetics, bro. It's supposed to be a redhead meetup cuz that's what they were trying to do is like they'll have golden retriever meetups. They'll have uh 6 feet taller meetups. >> They did they didn't they didn't fence it off and were like you can't come in cuz you're not this. It was an open park. It's just that everyone on social media saw it. And I think personally just because whiteness is attached it's exclusionary instead of if you were like half Indian half Pakistani meetup that's still excluding other people but no one

15:10 cares cuz it's not white. And I think when it's white, they're like, "Oh, boo. >> Welcome to being hated just cuz you're white." [laughter] >> Thanks, Ronaldo. >> Yes, sir. [laughter]

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