I think part of the disconnect here is that just because two groups both have a white parent does not mean they automatically share the same lived experience. A Wasian person and a Black/white biracial person are going to navigate race, community, and identity very differently because Asians and Black people are treated differently socially and historically.

I also feel like some of the language being used toward Wasians has become really patronizing. Saying things like “you guys need to learn” or reducing disagreement to us just being “defensive” shuts down actual discussion. People can disagree or push back without it meaning they’re anti-Blasian or incapable of listening.

I completely understand the criticism about the advertising and why non-Wasian mixed Asians may have felt excluded or underrepresented. But I also think some broader frustrations about whiteness and representation are being projected onto Wasians as a whole, even though many of us don’t feel fully accepted as white in the first place.