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- Why do you think every Asian person is Chinese?
That's like me saying to a white person,
"hey you're English."
***.
- Why do you think a film or TV show is diverse
just because there are one or two black people in it?
- We're here too.
- Why are the awkward nerd characters
the only roles available for Asians in film?
- We do a lot of other stuff too.
- Why are all of you talking about our penises?
- Why do you think Asians can't be the stars of movies?
There aren't going to be Asian celebrities out there to cast
if we haven't been given a chance yet.
- Why do you think that watching Korean dramas and K-Pop
makes you an expert on Korean culture?
- Like, does me watching Girls
make me an expert in white culture?
It does.
- Why do you cast white people to play roles
that are meant for Asian people?
I'm not gonna forget, Emma Stone.
- Why do you think saying namaste
is an appropriate way to greet me?
- Why do you think saying ni hao
is a good thing to say to us?
If you're not actually going to converse with me in Chinese,
I don't need to hear it.
- Why do you think I eat dogs?
I have two dogs!
- Why do you think that Hindi and Hindu are the same thing?
- Why are you so surprised that I can speak English well?
- I was born in America.
- Why do you always ask me, "where are you really from?"
because obviously I'm from my mom's ***.
- Why do you guys think it's okay to call me
an immigrant or a foreigner?
I was born in America.
- Why do you think Indians aren't Asians?
India is literally in Asia.
- Why do you say it's basically the same thing
when I tell you i'm from Sri Lanka and not India?
They're different countries.
- Why does a person of color automatically
mean "black" to you?
I'm a person of color too.
- Why do you think all brown people are Indian?
- Why do you think you deserve a high five
for pronouncing my name correctly?
- Why do you think including diversity in the workplace
reduces the quality of work?
I thought you thought we were all nerds.
- Why do you think it's okay to call me "exotic"?
- I mean technically we're the largest part
of the world population,
so shouldn't white people be exotic?
- Why do you think I can't see properly?
Do you really think my eyes are that small?
- Why is it weird when all Asian people hang out,
but it's fine when all white people hang out.
- So tell me, what does a sunburn feel like?
- Why do you keep trying to justify yellow fever?
- I don't know why they use fever for all these things,
it's not a disease.
It's just ***.
- Why are we being stereotyped as being cheap or stingy?
Maybe I'm just cost efficient.
- Why do you think all Asian people are smart?
I mean, when I was in high school
there was a Korean valedict...
No actually there was an Indian valedictorian--
No, damnit.
- I guess you guys are right!
Asians are smart!
Have you tried that new white people restaurant?
There's like, a mayonnaise dish that is so mayonnaisy.