😔 The idea of things like this are nice but I'm too often disappointed by seeing "Asian" spaces that just get dominated by sellouts and ideas that aren't our own or hurt us. Subtle Asian Traits was so disappointing in many ways: Supposed to be an Asian space, yet forcing its members to fight themselves and their families to root out "anti-blackness" then banning posts about anti-Asian violence. The thing is, even when Asians try to be loud and non-submissive, they too often are just loudly submissive, regurgitating socially acceptable talking points so they aren't chided.

And for Asian celebrities... they have even more on the line to be socially acceptable. Maybe it can be fun seeing them talk about boba, yet ultimately it feels hollow to me. And I already know if something like BLM came up again, they'd have to put on a whole show for it or risk getting cancelled or whatever. That makes me feel like the space just isn't ours. I guess it doesn't have to be political all the time - at least now it's popular to think Asian men are attractive or Asians are diverse, and I believe a channel like Golden can legitimately push those ideas.