But she literally said “feel free to tell me to fuck off if you like” so there was NO expectation that Cho “needed” to respond. Why are you ignoring that?

This isn’t like running up to a person using a wheelchair and asking “What’s your community’s stance on the ADA?”

Wait, what? Swinton knew and respected Cho’s work, knew that she had a strong opinion on the issue, and asked to be put in touch to understand Cho’s point of view.

It really feels like lose/lose for Tilda here.

Yeah, I said yesterday it was weird to go to Cho, but this is really one of the issues she championed. It’s not like she’s a random Asian person that Swinton turned to.

Swinton shouldn’t have any white guilt in the first place

Yeah, I mean I would get it if Tilda just picked some random Asian out of a hat but Cho was specifically criticizing Swinton as early as May so it makes the go to person to ask why people are upset with you is the person who is saying people are upset with you.

No one said it was her job. Tilda asked if it was ok, very politely. Cho accepted. You can’t just absolve her of the words she said after that because she shouldn’t have accepted in the first place. How would you suggest Tilda gain knowledge on the subject?