bless this post. the sheer fact that a queer asian was a key character in this episode is amazing….even if jessica and louis' overwhelming acceptance and positivity toward his sexuality did not seem quite realistic, given how queerness is still quite taboo in asian american communities owing to a number of complicated…

if you read constance wu's interviews, she addresses the accent. it's beautifully put, so you should go read it, but basically she talks about how it's normal for immigrants to have an accent in a language that's not their native tongue because of the phonetic differences, etc. and that the accent is never meant to be…

i almost feel as though the stereotypes were exaggerated on purpose as a commentary. that bit at the lesbian bar, where oscar talks about his lack of privilege as a gay asian man, for example, showed self-awareness. or am i giving too much credit to the show? eddie huang's complaints are legit, and i'm glad that he's…