Angry Asian American hits the bull's-eye

by Charlie Smith on May 20, 2012 at 9:00 am
Phil Yu stirs the pot—and we're not talking about hot pots.

In the latest edition of Ricepaper, local comedian Tetsuro Shigematsu interviews Phil Yu, a prolific American blogger known as Angry Asian Man.

That article led me to check out Yu's website. It offers ample proof that we're not living in some sort of discrimination-free, postracial North American paradise.

Recent Yu posts such as "marion barry has a problem with filipino nurses", "racist chants at emory university volleyball game", food truck serves up lunch with a side of orientalist schtick", and "ashton kutcher's racist 'brownface' popchips ad" make this abundantly clear.


Ashton Kutcher came under fire for his "brownface" character in this ad.

Kudos to Shigematsu for making more people aware of Yu's blog.

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Tetsuro
May 20, 2012 at 10:40 am
Hey Charlie, Thanks for shining the spotlight on Angry Asian Man. Not to name drop, but I've met Phil Yu AKA Angry Asian Man, and you think his posts are cool? Well, I've personally witnessed him call bullshit to a Hollywood studio executive's face for the incipient racism in "The Hangover Part II" before its release. Angry Asian Man is the real deal. He walks the talk.
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rr
May 20, 2012 at 11:47 am
This video is rascist because AK portrays a South Asian man in addition to spoofs on three other characters? Give me a break

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DavidH
May 20, 2012 at 1:48 pm
On the other hand, do we really need to see/read anything else about Ashton ... the female equivalent of a Kardashian?

I know that it's fun to make fun of useless humans, but maybe if we just stopped ... they would go "poof"?
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Gentleman Jack
May 20, 2012 at 2:04 pm
Racism is what people with very tiny and broken minds obsess about.
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Toru murakmi
May 20, 2012 at 3:43 pm
whoa, i found the link to the Ricepaper article online http://ricepapermagazine.ca/2012/05/an-interview-with-angry-asian-man/

it's a friggin sweet article by teturo.
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Charlie Smith
May 20, 2012 at 6:38 pm
Hi Toru,

I just added the link. Thanks.

Charlie Smith
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KiDDAA Magazine
May 20, 2012 at 10:48 pm
Angry Asian man there are plenty of white racists still left in North America. But I would say the USA has more racists per capita than Canada.
Asians are still discriminated in North America but no one suffers more than South Asians (East Indians, Pakistanis, Nepalese etc basically from India, Arabs and Muslims in discrimination at least these days. Becasue of 9-11, media and Americas love affair with war, racial profiling etc.
That being said white racism and white supremacists, and the media still use overt racism against blacks, Latinos.
The big difference now is that many whites are finding other cultures cool, interesting and a whole lot of dating, cross marrying etc.
White racists and any type of racist are pretty much a thinking of the past. But as we saw in Norway a white racist can also be extremely dangerous.
Ashton who is of course Jewish should be a little more sensitive to racism but of course he picks easy targets like South Asians. Wonder if he would say the same thing if he saw a 6 foot 5 Canadian born Punjabi Sikh staring at him?
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Taxpayers R Us
May 21, 2012 at 12:21 am
@Kiddy Magazine

Pot calling the kettle black?

I've read more racist bullshit coming from you than all commenters in the past few years combined.

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Petar Ticinovic
May 21, 2012 at 2:16 am
Considering what Hong Kong Chinese think of Filipinos or any other `brown skinned Asians``, Mainland Chinese, other Asians, and everybody else, I think he should recalibrate some of his material.
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Armstrong
May 22, 2012 at 12:41 am
Racism exists everywhere and from all sides. I'm white and live in Korea where I'm constantly referred to as a "waygook" (outsider) and if I wanted to, could write a lengthy blog about the racist treatment and stereotypical attitudes I encounter/witness on a regular basis. Asians are among the most racist people on the Earth. Ask any black person living in either China, Korea or Japan. People here still think black people are black because they don't wash...and they even say these inane comments out loud. One of my black co-workers once received whitening cream as a gift. WTF? Angry Asian man? Get a life. What country did your parents come from and ask yourself...how are immigrants or foreigners treated there? The door swings both ways dude.
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M. Bizon
May 22, 2012 at 12:45 am
Poor lil "Angry Asian Man". He's obviously living in the wrong country.
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miguel
May 22, 2012 at 5:58 am
Gentleman Jack; Thank you, thank you , thank you! I bet good money on the predictability of your posting, and won big time. I'm filthy rich now! All thanks to you!
Miguel
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Nagarajan
May 25, 2012 at 6:12 am
Armstrong:

Was any white or black person dragged behind a pick-up truck in Asia or was that person beaten up and run over as in the case of Jackson, MS last year. If you can provide evidence I will agree that Asians are as racist as whites. Giving someone a skin whitener..insulting and insensitive but does not compare to the virulent bigotry that exists in parts of the US, particularly the US South.
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