They finally put Awkwafina ( asian blaccent chick) on the spot

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honestly I get it, but it's not that big of a deal, it's not like she was making one brand of comedy and then morphed into tiffany haddish. Asians, especially women are depicted as being docile and eager to please, her being loud, abrasive and obnoxious is more akin to becoming westernized and breaking that stereotype
 

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honestly I get it, but it's not that big of a deal, it's not like she was making one brand of comedy and then morphed into tiffany haddish. Asians, especially women are depicted as being docile and eager to please, her being loud, abrasive and obnoxious is more akin to becoming westernized and breaking that stereotype

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honestly I get it, but it's not that big of a deal, it's not like she was making one brand of comedy and then morphed into tiffany haddish. Asians, especially women are depicted as being docile and eager to please, her being loud, abrasive and obnoxious is more akin to becoming westernized and breaking that stereotype
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honestly I get it, but it's not that big of a deal, it's not like she was making one brand of comedy and then morphed into tiffany haddish. Asians, especially women are depicted as being docile and eager to please, her being loud, abrasive and obnoxious is more akin to becoming westernized and breaking that stereotype

This woman has been quoted as saying this:


"I refuse to do [Asian] accents," Awkwafina said when asked about what roles she refused to take.


"I'm not OK with someone writing the Asian experience for an Asian character," she went on to explain. "I make it very clear, I don't ever go out for auditions where I feel like I'm making a minstrel out of our people."

Awkwafina Called 'Hypocritical' Over Asian Accent Comments
 
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