Blog of Magic Cheese

Demoing at the benefit for Sichuan earthquake victims: definitely a good cause.

Speeches given during the benefit for Sichuan earthquake victims: more than mildly annoying.

The Chinese consulate and some of the other organizers kept making references to the 'unity of the Chinese people' here in America and their generosity and support of their countrymen.

I'm Asian, so okay, mistaking me for Chinese is understandable. However, there were white people aplenty in the demonstration, and entire group of black/Latino Capoeira artists, and very obviously non-Chinese people out in the audience. How about not ignoring them entirely? If a person with no ancestral ties to China donated to come and perform and benefit people out of fellow human feeling, does that not deserve some kind of shout-out? How about not excluding those people systematically in every one of your long, boring speeches? What fucking country do you think you're in? (Hint: it's not Minichina.) Man, talk about reinforcing the negative stereotypes, guys. Yo quiero my soul back.