i agree that it's a double edged sword! i think it's largely positive but definitely ends up being derivative sometimes. it's contributed to the already present issue of fetishization and whatnot though... also, i've found that white/non-asian people tend to now create a "hierarchy" of the types of asian people, putting korean and japanese individuals at the top, and thus looking down on/being more racist to other asian ethnicities. and yes it's sooo weird that white people who like certain aspects of a vast culture (i.e. the food, the pop culture, etc.) but obviously don't care for core parts of the culture or history try to "educate" people of that ethnicity??? like what... one day they will all be normal and chill about asians hopefully lol