Do Koreans Find Slant-Eye Offensive? | ASIAN BOSS
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- We hit the streets of Seoul, South Korea to find out what Koreans feel about the slant-eye gesture. The opinions expressed in this video are those of individual interviewees alone and do not reflect the views of ASIAN BOSS or the general South Korean population.
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I completely understand why they feel offended. Some gestures are seen as mocking and I think doing slanted eyes is one of them.
I understand the video but the picture was not that nice. It was good that the people said it was not good thing to show
But is it ok for Korean TV to show a comedian in black face?
Julian Rivas. yes it is. Any further questions?
Julian Rivas We don’t think it’s ok. Comedians who have committed such an act have been dearly criticized for their irresponsible actions.
buti nalang di ito masyado ginagawa sa pilipinas. palagi ako sinasabihan na mukha akong koreano. ewan ko though kung natatandaan ko ba na nagawa nga ito sa akin
the interviewer comes across well on camera and seems to be good at making the interviewees feel relaxed and comfortable to speak. nice job 👍🏽
Agreed, great interviewer.
I agree. I'd like to see more interviews from him.
Y’all can we just all agree he’s pretty hot. Not gonna disagree with your points but I’m pretty sure that’s the main reason you like him.
Mail The Destroyer nah, not really. there are plenty of attractive people that are crap interviewers and look like stunned mullets on camera. then there are less attractive people who are great at interviewing. some people just have it
He is amazing
It definitely is a racist gesture; kind of along the lines how non-Asian individuals often assume an Asian person is Chinese.
For example, a lot of Spanish speaking individuals will generalize Asian people as "Chino" ... as in the Spanish word for a Chinese person.
These kinds of things is racist but it could also just be that some people are ignorant and uneducated so they go with stereotypes. But that doesn't excuse them for making just gesture or saying certain comments.
xxnike629xx The "chino" thing is the same for Portugal. So rude.
Or it could just mean that there are very few asians in Europe and the majority of them are chinese. If i didnt grow up around asian people there is no way for me to know all the groups of people in Asia. Just the same way asian people group europeans into white, blonde, blu eyed people, without really knowing the groups of people in Europe. Oh and saying that you know germans, italians, british, french or spanish is still wrong, because that is only a 1/5 of the countries in Europe. But in this age of technology we are living today it is indeed easier to learn, but you cant ask this from people above 50s. Its all about being understanding you know :D
Aeternum Vale It's still stupid to say that because it contributes to perpetuating that ignorance if you ask me.
"It definitely is a racist gesture; kind of along the lines how non-Asian individuals often assume an Asian person is Chinese."
I'm sorry, but by definition racist is: "a person who shows or feels discrimination or prejudice against people of other races". Assuming someone is from a certain country or another has nothing to do with racism, has no underlying meaning. Where I live asian people are only from China, therefore it's pretty normal to assume someone who's passing by might be chinese. Assuming someone's from a certain country is not racist, therefore I hope people won't get offended or think others want to offend them because of that. Different story would be calling "chinese" someone knowing he's not, maybe to belittle he's own traditions. There's not only words, but also the intentions of people to take into consideration. (Not sure if this makes sense in English)
my spanish teacher said chino referred to all asians, I always thought that seemed wrong...
This comment section is sad 😪 how are you gonna fight racism with racism you won’t get anywhere it’s just gonna continue
ExtraByte you fight back but not with racism. Black people have been the bottom of all racist antics from white people to nonblack poc, fighting racism with racism isn't solving anything, fighting back what exactly? Ignorant all around
boi if your coconut headass don't stop yes we should fight them with fist
boi if your coconut headass don't stop then what's your solution? Bear it and grin? GFYS.
ExtraByte but why fight with the same thing you just got upset over? Fight with logic not hate its like being a hypocrite for getting upset over someone being racist but then you go and be racist right back like???
OCASM I’m talking about the comments not the video and what they were talking about it the video
비하하는 행동인걸 모를수가 있나? 이미 예전부터 비하하는 행동으로 수많은 서양인들이 행해왔는데? 무지가 자랑이 아니라는말 개공감
What does this say?
What does this say?
@@r5ndom527 It says-
Can't you know it's a demeaning act? A lot of Westerners have already done it as a demeaning act. Opening feeling that ignorance is not proud
@@jayantamaharana5728 thanks
imagine thanking an african team by painting yoself black, same thing.
Well said!
What do black people have to do with this?
Sweet Lemonade it's just an example to further prove how disrespectful those mexicans were
black face = disrespectful
slanted eye gesture = disrespectful
both are unacceptable
No you'd flare your nose out and fold your lips out. (In that context seems racist af)
Melly Mao people try to be whites its completely ok . what is the problem if people try to be black .
Even if they REALLY did not mean to offend, it still shows how ignorant they were for deducing an entire country to a physical characteristic. Korea has so much to offer culturally and the one thing you choose to emulate is a stereotype that has been used *exclusively* as an insult throughout history? Get tf outta here.
Well said
Then koreans must also understand why blackface is wrong. Keep this same energy when black people are stereotyped
@hc37, I'd like to think that this incident served to sensitize Koreans about the offensiveness of blackface. Now that they've gotten a taste of racial caricatures they'd be better able to understand how black people feel.
The funny thing about this gesture is that it doesn't make sense because the physical characteristic isn't what this gesture shows. Asian eyes aren't slitted. You simply can't see the upper eyelid. That's all. No slits.
Golden comment
I am Mexican and i found what they did racist asf, no one should be made fun of for their racial characteristics..Korean people are beautiful💕
Koreans do not hate Mexicans. Thank you for saying that you are brothers :)
VaultBoy that’s not offensive
Yo Soy Bob Oso then they should climb a wall instead 🤪
What ?.......Too much ? Ok I’m done
Nfinite Remix too soon.
VaultBoy no it wouldn't, either way it would not be justified, if Koreans did it or Mexicans did it.
Being born and raised in Europe I have experienced this a lot and I find it offensive because you’re making fun of someone’s appearance!
If I may ask, where do you live ?
slimshadoow In Austria. And what’s really funny (and kind of upsetting) is that most immigrants and even refugees from other countries are the ones that make fun of asians! It’s so disrespectful considering they’re from a different culture as well!
what? here in america asian women end up marrying racist white men and have kids like me lol
Mongrel why?
spoken like a true Amerimutt..
This is not ignorance it is intended racsim in disguise of cheap humour. even children know that mocking someone facial features equals to bullying. racism is just adult version of bullying.
Bullying is the adult version of bullying, don't play yourself
@@jasminvasquez4098 no mames, entonces para los mexicanos el racismo está bien, según tu punto de vista? Pues tienes un punto de vista o una percepción muy pendeja
@@tamuren1397 and racism is a part of it
I used to do those slanted eyes and I didn't know it was racist, I thought it was just something to joke about bc i didn't know much as a child but now I know bc I found out myself since no one told me before. It isn't always the kids fault since they are taught by their elders who are the ones raising them the way u see them here, so what I'm trying to say is not every kid is good or bad and maybe some of the ones on the pic didn't think it was something bad and just thought of it as a joke since they were not told about it being racist
@@pickmegirl5706 I could only wish for death and destruction to people and country that make a racist gesture to other. Looks like Russia and Ukraine the most prominent neo nazi congregate countries in Europe got my wish. Next is Poland and Serbia.
Yes, racists are everywhere, every country. But the important thing is you should know that slant-eye gesture is not just a joke, it's ignorance and racism. Just like you know that painting your face like black ppl is racism.
All ppl should be educated. Cause we're living in a global world.
Regardless of race, making fun of someone's appearance is rude and very disrespectful.
Korean people are so nice. They keep giving them the benefit of the doubt. Lets be real though, the people doing it know exactly why they are doing it. It was no mistake.
Yes! Definitely agree, as a Mexican myself, i'm am well aware of that fact that many Mexican people use the slant eye gesture to mock Asian people. Those people knew very well what they were doing. Shame on them 😔
@@ihop2001 so 90% of mexicans have asiatic faces ...they are racist with themselves.
This comment section..... 🤦♂️
Honestly, doing the slanted eyes gesture was completely unnecessary. They could’ve just help up a korean flag and said thank you Korea if they wanted to, but thought it would be funny to do that gesture instead. So tell me, if the team that won were black players, would they also paint themselves black and say thank you? I’m sure some of them knew that it would be considered racist and they continued to do it. These kind of people are just ignorant about the world. Even if they had good intentions with it, if a korean person finds it offensive, you should stop. Please educate yourselves....no Asian person really likes that gesture. 앞으로 하지 마세요 멕시코 ~
미소Miso yeah like a heart sign
미소Miso You're one of the first people in the comments I actually agree with, good job lol
I'm Mexican and I totally agree with you.
Exactly. You are representing your country in the international spotlight and all they could do was make a slant eye gesture? These people must be morons.
OCASM did you even read my comment? I KNOW that they weren’t intentionally trying to be malicious, but seeing as this is a racial gesture, it’s not acceptable, and they should learn from it. Among Mexican people, maybe this is funny to them and it’s harmless with them, but seeing as how Asian people are taking offense to it, they shouldn’t continue to do it, so I’m hoping they learned their lesson. If they wanna do things like that, they should do it amongst themselves and their friends, but they uploaded this so the whole internet could see it and they really didn’t think that it would be offensive? I’m not being a crybaby, I’m saying that this isn’t okay. Even if their intentions were “good”, they didn’t consider about how Koreans would feel about it, so I think they weren’t thinking at all. They should just be more careful in the future.
I am Mexican, and I want to tell South Koreans that I really appreciate you, and believe that your culture is very beautiful.
You have many good traits that I am very grateful to see in our world today.
I am sorry that some people feel angered, sad, or offended at the photo, but I would like to remind them that is is just that--a photo of a few people making a gesture which, I am sure was made out of complete ignorance of the fact that it would cause any type of hurt, or offense.
In any case, know that you are loved any very much appreciated here in Mexico.
I am Hispanic and felt a bit ashamed about what they did but I know not everyone is like that in Mexico bc I have met some good people from there :)
As a Mexican-born and raised (for half my life) I apologize.죄송합니다 I do feel very ashamed of the gesture those Mexicans did😫. I think we as a whole country should get more educated about different cultures. Even I as a Mexican myself have gotten discriminated for looking somewhat Asian 😐 Mexico is better than this. I really love Korean Culture and I hope this doesn’t taint the image of Mexicans for Koreans or any other countries.
The gesture was rude. Just as much as people wearing the sombrero and singing La Cucuracha.
Neither of them are offensive, Koreans can wear sombreros if they want and it's not off limits to them neither is th Mexicans with their eye slants
Alkamist I don't see what is offensive , it's part of your culture you should not be ashamed of. I'm french and I think it's just funny when someone say "honhon baguette "
xDankMeme lol both of them are offensive both of them are related to mockery or racisme and are not appreciated by the people themself so why would you show gratitude to someone with a racist gesture if you want to show your gratitude just say thank you
No One but it was not the culture they were insulting was it. They were making fun of racial characteristics. As a Korean, if they said oh were gonna eat kimchi from now on it wouldnt have been offensive.
No One What is part of the culture? Nobody in Asia stretch their eyes with their fingers. If it was a bunch of Mexicans bowing or making kung-fu salutes it wouldn’t be offensive.
I really like the interviewer, he asked great questions and made everyone seem so relaxed!
they were so calm even though they were hurt in the inside ... thats sad
hames mo ikr...
respect korea
They are not blacks, you don't have to start punching people when you feel offended.
@@gene3497 why would you say that
thank you for making this video, i feel like in brazil where i live this could have easily happened as well, because people are very ignorant when it comes to asians, they just dont know any better. Of course i do think that those mexicans didnt mean any harm but nevertheless its an offensive act and it shouldnt happen again. Im thankful for this video, next time someone i know does the slanted eye thing i`ll send them this.
When I was in Canada, I met a number of Mexicans and they tried that gesture countless times. I was very offended by their acts but when I said that’s def racism they said they actually didn’t know that. But I mean, how is it possible? Eye-shape is just an innate feature every races have that should not be mocked. It’s just literally simple conception that we even don’t need to study🤨
Jarol Rivera that’s so funny they acted like they didn’t know about that, how stupid lol
Sorry you had to experience that. :( They say they didn't know, but I wonder how that's possible, considering it's well known that doing the slant-eye gesture is racist. I was taught as a kid that doing that gesture is bad.
Ofc is wrong to do that becuase asians find it offensive, but i don't think they are making fun of it, they are not impliying that it is ugly, wrong or anything like that, they are not saying "look i look ugly, i am an stupid korean", is just different and they are 'imitating' saying "look i look korean", nothing else.
Jane Lee You doofus, they could’ve been lying to you. If they do that they aren’t your real friends.
I met a Brazilian who did that to me too, and he had no idea. It seems to be across latinos
Thank you! This video helped me so so much for a school project about ethical language. Truly, thank you!
Hello, Asian Boss.
Can you guys please go to the streets of Seoul and ask people what their thoughts are on the refugee crisis going on in Jeju, and what Koreans think of the rising xenophobia against the Yemini refugees.
Thank you so much!
Somaligirl1234 Yes please!
yeah
...well that went racist faster than I'd have expected.
And yes, if you think that a people, by the virtue of their origin, pose a threat, then you are indeed being racist.
Kindapple I don't know if you're referring to me specifically ("Koreans don't want you") or the Yemeni refugees, but either way xenophobia from you and the guy before you is unfortunate :( It seems IMO that most Koreans have fallen for the sensationalist media that paints all Muslims as terrorists.
Taking in 500 refugees, with proper screening of course, into a country of over 50 million will not affect the average Korean at all. It will, however, vastly improve the lives' of those refugees.
They can't work, there are no jobs or safety in Yemen, they are in a civil war that has many different factions. You should watch a video that Vice News added last week on their TH-cam page about a Yemeni refugee who had his American visa cancelled and is now trying to find another country for refuge. There are many Yemeni refugees like him that are well-educated and pose no danger at all.
People in mexico should defenitely be more educated on that matter. Even though they didn't knew this is not okay and did not mean any harm.
But asian countries have a lot to catch up, too. So at least black face on tv can be reduced. But other than that... calling those asian countries out for portraying other ethnicities in a mockery way in TV is too early. Because it happens a lot in europe and the States, too. And don't judge if you country isn't any better!
15 years ago none knew this things were considered racist in other parts of the world, a lot of people here already know this is wrong, but still some people don't see the difference between dressing as a german with blonde hair, really white skin and using their accent in a tv skit from this, they are middle age so they aren't really familiar with the internet, and of course that isn't an excuse, is just pure ignorance, the same way some elderly people are racist towards foreigners in Korea.
Oh shut up, no country is free of racism. That doesnt mean they dont have the right to point out when something is offensive to them. What you're doing in your comment is called deflecting from the main issue, which aint cute
OCASM mocking a race for how they look is racist, if you think it's not then i'm sorry but you're wrong
Exactly. Im mexican, but when I found out about this I was so angry.
We are talking about Mexican being offensive
It seems pretty clear to me that Mexicans are using this gesture as sort of a "Thank you, Korea!" but since the gesture has negative historical context, it's understandable why Koreans would be offended.
I have affinity for both Mexico and Korea since I've lived in/near both of them, and have made friends with people from both. So this is kinda awkward and a bit of a bummer for me to see. So I'm gonna say my peace.
As a mid-20's white American dude who has some experience in both cultures, here's my take on it...
(I know nobody asked for it, but hey, you don't have to read it if you don't want to.)
Mexican social culture, from my experience with it, has a certain bluntness, and a certain humor to it. Race and racism seemed to be a lot less of an issue in the Southwest Arizona area I lived in, where the heavy majority of the population was Mexican. This's because people were less easily offended by things that, while more sensitive people might be offended by them, were supposed to be lighthearted in nature, such as quips regarding stereotypes. (I heard plenty of stereotypical white guy or "gringo" jokes during my time there, and I heard plenty of jokes made about Mexican stereotypes. Hell, I would hear Mexicans themselves joke about Mexican stereotypes. But rarely was anyone offended, because for them, the humor was all in good fun.) The bluntness I mentioned is something I got used to very quickly in Arizona. Mexicans don't beat around the bush. If they have something to say, they say it. Boldly. There's hardly any embellishment when speaking to someone from Mexico. Everything's to the point. People in this environment develop a very thick-skinned nature, ergo, what some others might take as mildly racist quips, will be seen by them as a lighthearted joke, as mentioned above. There's no ill-intent from it. These two traits, in my humble opinion, stem from Mexico's history. There are a lot of tales of hardship in Mexico's history, and a lot of eras where the Mexican people really had to hunker down and endure hell in order to keep going. But they do. That's why Mexicans take pride in their heritage. Despite all the hardship their people have endured throughout the last 500 years, Mexico is still a standing nation. The people are strong-willed, and they know how to persevere through tough times.
Keeping all this in mind, it's not like there are many times when Korean culture and Mexican culture have intertwined in any major way. Korea and Mexico have different histories. Korea has its own history and hardships that are equally deserving of respect, but the difference lies in the mindset of the people. In Mexico, the endurance was laced with humor. Mexicans found a way to laugh through the tragedies. It became a standard. Koreans, on the other hand, had more of a poker-faced "get it done" mentality when working through the tragedies. I see many Koreans who are going through unbelievably stressful situations, exhausted, sick, mentally and emotionally drained, etc. But they never show any signs of disdain for their work, despite going through these stressful and exhausting situations. And when I ask how they do it, they just say, "I do it because it's my job." They are able to put their stress, exhaustion, and baggage to the side when there's work to do. I'm actually astounded by it at times. Their pride comes from their unity as a people, and the principles, morals, and work ethic that historically have made them stand out from other countries. Koreans historically were the ones that defended themselves but never attacked another nation, never asked for aid, but was always willing to lend a hand, and valued humility and respect.
These two histories have their similarities; there are reasons to be proud of both of them. But the difference in mindset is what has led to the controversy.
Mexicans made a gesture that, to their own people, is simply a lighthearted way of saying, "Thanks, Korea. You guys rock." Whereas Koreans look at the slant-eyed gesture being done and take it as a sign of disrespect. Since Koreans have a high value for respect, a sign of disrespect is going to be offensive to them. Even if there was no ill-intent behind the gesture.
So, my TL;DR for both sides is this:
To Mexicans: I'd recommend you acknowledge that the slant-eyed gesture is a generally offensive term to Asian people, and Korea might not take kindly to it.
To Koreans: I'd recommend you take into consideration that given Mexico's social culture, their use of this gesture is actually a form of flattery, and they do not mean any offense.
Whew... Well, there's my peace. I hope I didn't trigger anybody. Y'all are my two favorites after my home country. I love y'all.
I hope you can be friends again soon!
Ceaser Madrazo i cant read all that omg
The gesture is just racist. Not 'historically' racist. It's not a buried or unknown issue, it's not a cultural issue, and it's not a joke, either. The Mexican football fans are clearly at fault. You can't offend someone and say 'oh, I'm always like that, and I think it's okay and funny, so there's nothing wrong here'.
you're not tough, you just have no manners
Can you explain to me how exactly Mexicans were expressing superiority over koreans by imitating their eye shape? It was a crude gesture, but one that was made in good faith and is actually not racist at all. It is just our gut reaction to think that it is racist because of other racist mockeries in history.
^this guy gets it. You cant really blame these mexicans for not knowing that this gesture might be offensive, since there barely are any asians in mexico to begin with. On top of that they meant it with a friendly intent but didn't think (which mexicans don't always do in this type of situations, since its all fun and jokes XD). You also can't blame Koreans for example for thinking that all mexicans are brown, since it is somewhat true (majority of people are mestizos). It's just lack of experience, nothing racist behind it. ^^
I'd love to see more videos on the relationship between East Asian and Southeast Asian countries.
Mexicans should've just done the love heart thing koreans do... *_*
@% no? it’s just a finger heart used in korean culture
As a Mexican American myself, we are not all like this, it also hurt me because I have an asian girlfriend and I felt bad knowing how so many Mexicans are hard headed
아시안보스 ... 예멘난민 문제 건드리지 마세요
만약 이 이슈 건드리고 싶으면 일본가서 지금 폭우로 어지러운 정국속에서 아베의 언행에 대한
인터뷰 먼저 하고 오세요
아시안 보스ㅋㅋ검은머리 외국인
그냥 강건너 불구경하고 조회수 수익이나 올리면 개꿀
yuso j 왜 하지 말라는거지?ㅋㅋㅋ 빨리 해줬으면 좋겠는데.
악.. 해버렸네요.. 짜증남
That was awesome. Didn't understand a single word but otherwise glad I tuned in.
Nice content and wise opinions! 👍
Another important fact that i think must be mentioned: when That happened, most of Mexican football fans celebrated on the streets while saying: Corea, hermana, ya eres mexicana. (Sister Korea, you are already Mexican, it rhymes in Spanish)
They even went to Korean restaurants, started to congratulate to every Korean they met (even at my college, there was this Korean exchange student and my classmates congratulated him on Facebook as he was responsible of that event). Mexican football fans even went to the Korean embassy to celebrate outside of the building and started to sing in joy.
Most people who showed this slant-eye, are not aware of culture appropriateness, they couldn’t find cultural proper way; some of them are very very very ignorant, as they barely read or are poorly informed about other topics rather their love to football. Some are racist, but not all. There are some Mexicans who are very interested in Asian culture and Korea culture. There are some Mexicans (and Koreans, I believe) who don’t even like football, like myself. If we want to eradicate racism, we should start by treating the person as he/she is. Not assuming anything from the labels we carry. If you are going to meet a Mexican, don’t assume until you actually meet him/her. And I hope some of my compatriots understand that this gesture is not well-received. A racist will never represent entirely their country of origin.
They won't see their racism but get mad when others do it, double standards.
tyrone has an opinion deal with it PREACH
They must keep this same energy with blackface
I'm pretty sure the specific Koreans who spoke on this video would be opposed to other forms of racism too. There are racist and non-racist Koreans, these people seem to be the former.
That's what I was thinking Black face is fun while the eye thing is racist
That’s also true
i use to do the slanted eye gesture in this song i sang when i was a kid, but now im realizing how offensive it was and i wish that i had known how offensive it was to people. it is good to own up to your mistakes and to learn from them, which is what i am doing too.
I really liked the comments by the interviewees in this video. Really mature convo about kind of an immature subject. Slant eyes are forever, clearly.
That gesture has been wrong since forever. They knew.
When I was in the kindergarten my professor taught to slant the eyes to look like chinese/japanese people while we sang a song, also sit down crossing legs like chinese people, and all kids back then learned it and played it with friends
but now after 17 years I can only remember it with a "I'm so sorry" feeling towards my old class mates who are asian descendants. thank God they don't teach such things for kids anymore.
wtf. What country is this?
“Ignorance is not something to be proud of. Before you act, you should think about what you’re doing.” Great take on the question. Very intelligent woman. I’m going to save that. Great take on the issue. Perhaps you could have Japanese react to Shohei Ohtani being a victim of the same gesture from an opponent.
I think it's really important to speak about this issue. There are still many people who think it's funny to make this kind of gesture. Even some of my friends. When you tell those people to stop, some of them just say that it's a joke and continue to do it in the future. It's just wrong to try to like the whole population of a certain country. Everyone is and looks different so that's simply not possible.
As an American, I would never make a slant-eye gesture and not think SOME people would find it offensive. You're picking a body characteristic that is different and trying to focus on it. No one wants to be characterized by their body, especially when one eye-shape is no better than another. These people were just trying to celebrate but they should consider how to do it appropriately in the future!
So... Koreans sure know a lot about racism when it involves them, but still don't understand blackface? If it's so clear that what the Mexicans did was racist, how can they support blackface and say its just comedy? Jeez...
?Many korean people criticized that racist comedian.
well done it wasn't done just once, or just by one dude, that's why i am pointing it out. Didn't meant to sound rude tho, it's just that i don't understand such double standard..
When black celebs made racist jokes about Asians you guys were quiet about it. So shut up
SD K keep that same energy about them Asian people getting beat up for “ having the corona “
The interviewer did a great job. This is my first time hearing about this. I don't know how in this day and age people don't know making the slant eye gesture is offensive. Hopefully, everyone learned something and won't do it again.
I think this proves that we get easily offended by things that are close to us, but we don’t act with enough sensitivity when we don’t feel concern.
In your video about Black face in China, there was a lot of people feeling like it wasn’t offensive. And in this video we hear that “it’s like making fun of black people because they are black”.
I find it pretty funny when they agree its racist but dont find blackface racist and offensive 🤷🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️
racists are often hypocrites, they offend others without remorse but get easily offended when they are mocked.
I remember a few years ago when I was in primary school, people used to do that all the time and do other racist things to Asians. There excuse was "there's no Asian people in this school". People tried to get me to do it, but I would tell them that it was racist and to go away. I ended up being the only decent kid in the school.
I'm now in year nine and compared to everyone else in my year in that primary school, I'm the most accepting with things like sexuality, gender, race, etc. (My friends in the same year as me were making transphobic jokes a few months ago. I haven't talked to them since).
noodleminhyung I’ve never related to someone so much. i go to a 99% white catholic private school. im the only asian. all they would do is make racist jokes and stereotypes. ik they are joking but it still makes me feel bad. i feel like I’m being treat different and special. they stare only at me in the hallway, the teacher also talks to me slower than the white people.
Out there asking the hard-hitting, important questions I see.
as an asian myself at this point if someone does the slant eye thing i just sigh and ignore it which is already showing that im so used to it it doesnt affect me anymore which is a really messed up thing if u think about it. I hope other races realize that yes, we can see no different than u do and there is nothing wrong with monolids. Asians should learn to embrace a feature that makes them unique and shows their ethnicity, dont listen to all the western beauty ideals that only big eyes can be pretty. Sadly the double eyelid surgery rate is massively high and i know it has to do a lot w the message were sent that we cant be beautiful with smaller eyes. i love my monolids :)
As Mexican I felt so offended when I saw other Mexicans were doing this. It's so racist and I apologise. Love you Koreans 💖
Te ofendiste???? De que wey!!! No seas ridículo jaja
I don't live in Korea, but I'm from Korea, so I look "korean/asian", and I feel quite offended by that honestly..
Love the interviewer! He is super handsome and amasian
yes he is :)
I was annoyed and mad when I saw that. As a Mexican I was embarrassed. I agree that it was wrong and offensive. But there’s no need to fight racism with racism. 🤦♀️
Personally I feel like we shouldnt throw the word racist around so easily. people label everything with 'racist' that they've forgotten the meaning of the word and what it REALLY looks like. Yes this is offensive in the highest degree, but lets call it that and not use 'racist' unless that person expresses hatred, ill treatment, or violence against someone because of their skin color/nationality/race. If you look at treatment of people during the civil rights era and compare it to now, you can't use the same word to apply to both.
I’m Singaporean and yes, the slanted eye gesture is offensive but let’s not forget that most of Asia is racist too. Korea still does black face on variety shows, my mutual told me recently they did black face on the Philippines tv too. In Singapore there are people on tv who imitate the uncouth China mainlanders or Indians. It’s everywhere. Ignorance is prevalent when there a lack of exposure to other cultures. It should be a subject or course in school to be honest. We need to educate people from a young age about respecting race and culture and using it as a comedy tool.
I love people's eyes. Y'all have beautiful eyes 😍❤️💯
I’ve been in love with Korean culture for almost 20 years now and when I was much younger I had heard that Koreans could have eye surgery to make their eyes look more western and at the time I had wondered if I could do the opposite and make my eyes look more Korean. However I have been consuming so much Korean media that I often find that the physical differences between them and me have completely disappeared in my mind and I don’t even notice them at all anymore until a video like this pops up lol. It’s definitely rude to make this gesture but I doubt (or would like to think) that they weren’t thinking about it at the time and meant no harm by it though that certainly isn’t an excuse. I think we all need to think a bit more before we act. That being said I can remember making that gesture in the mirror to myself when I was younger wondering what I would look like if i could have gotten such a surgery lol.
i have managed property owned by koreans for 26 years; i use a korean plumber, korean electrician, korean carpenter; my pharmacist is korean. wonderful people!
I was hoping the question would be addressed (one guy kind of did but it didn't go far) which is :
Were you guys holding that same energy when that Korean show was doing black face? Or is it now only a problem being mocked because it's your own race?
tman229 true
I mean, just look a Momoland's music video for the song BAAM. The girls appear dressed in such a way that could easily be taken as an act of racism towards mexicans (you know, sombreros, big moustaches resembling those of the key figures of the Mexican Revolution a hundred years ago and overall stereotypical garments). But in all honesty, that's not worth losing our minds for because they probably didn't intend to insult anyone; they're just kinda ignorant, just as the mexicans doing the slanted eyes gesture were.
Alvaro Zacarías I'm sorry, but why wearing a Sombrero and fake mustache would be considered racist?
Well, "racist" might not be the right word here because it's more about culture than it's about race (so, I guess that's on me), but it is without a doubt a nasty act of cultural appropriation. First of all, the whole practice of wearing sombreros and fake mustaches implies a superficial, ignorant and quite basic representation of Mexican culture, which needless to say, is in fact extremely rich and diverse. Right off the bat, you could tell that such a reductionist account of the history and culture of a country that has gone through thick and thin to thrive can easily be considered offensive. Furthermore, sombreros and the likes have traditionally been a way in which other countries, north and south of Mexico, have mocked Mexicans, portraying an outdated caricature of a community that, despite having its flaws, is extremely hardworking and caring for others.
I can see why for a foreigner wearing sombreros could be thought as a fun or friendly way to pay homage to Mexicans (or whatever it is the supposedly non-inappropriate reason to do it), but it's really not. I guess what it all comes to is that this things, just as the slanted eyes gesture, are offensive, regardless of wether it is because you're mocking a phenotypical trait of a race or because you are mocking an aspect of a culture. In the end, no one should try to put themselves on the high moral ground as long as we (Mexicans, Koreans and pretty much everyone) keep condoning this demeaning behaviors.
Gu I'm sorry, but why a mustache is different from slanted eyes?
I think possibly they might've been trying to convey "we are like and you are like us, we are brothers", unfortunately choosing precisely the wrong gesture in which to do it. The only explanation I can think of. Those last two gentlemen were remarkable in their openness and willingness to be a part of fixing this problem of honest ignorance and miscommunication. well done, very honorable.
Throughout my entire childhood I hardly ever met or even seen an Asian individual. It wasn't until I was an adult that I understood what was considered offensive. And that is only because I educated myself on different cultures. I'm still learning to this day what is polite and what isn't to people. But I understand this group possibly not knowing it was offensive. I also think they should have thought more carefully about how they were going to thank them, even if that meant they had to research into Korean culture.
🗣 keep this same energy for blackface
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Yeah answer racism with more racism. great idea. With that attitude racism will never end.
a i wasn’t being racist. i was saying that i wish Koreans would be this passionate when they do blackface and understand how they feel when they do it us. Can you read?
D S wtf are u even talking about? my comment wasn’t racist. I said that Koreans should keep this same energy when they do blackface to us. They should understand how we feel about blackface when they do it to us because they don’t like it when other people do racist things to them. But clearly your dumbass doesn’t have the mental capacity to understand that. smh
Yes offensive. I actually find this interesting. Growing up as a little girl in Nigeria, we saw girls/boys with slanted eyes as being beautiful actually. We use to call it 'cat eye'. So sometimes, we did our eyes like that hoping it'll become permanent like an Asian eye lol. It's informative to know that Koreans find this offensive; so the world needs to know to stop. I wish the people in question went on Google and just searched for how to say 'Thank You' in Korean rather than making the slanted eyes! We learn everyday :) Thanks Asian Boss!
Deborah A. David It's funny cuz when they mock people like you with the blackface thing nobody cares oh well...
That's false. People know it is offensive and have been criticizing the media which performed blackface.
Exactly! I couldn't agree with you more. I think black people's dark skintone is very attractive and beautiful for sure, but I will NEVER do the black face to appreciate them. Because pointing out someone's appearance is rude and black people think it's not pleasant at all. We don't even have to say about the 'harmless" intent or tell Koreans to be more generous.
criticalhard I’m Nigerian, and it pisses me off when people like you keep mentioning blackface under this video. Yes SOME Koreans have done blackface but it has NOTHING to do with this video. Racism is wrong period. I don’t wish for “revenge” against SOME Koreans for being racist, I’ll stand up against racism whenever for happens. It’s embarrassing actually ... it seems most blacks hold on to old grudges wayyyy too long compared to other races. Many people have mentioned that most of the perpetrators of blackface have been condemned. But people like you CHOOSE to ignore the facts just to play the victim. We have radical groups like the KKK in America, but we know that most of our population condemn them. How would you feel if people outside America claimed that “nobody cared” about the KKK all because their ignorant ass hasn’t even lived here to know?
@@princess-yy5gl Blackness do not have as much negativity as it is in the Western world. Black men/ women are oftentimes regarded as admirable figures. Those kids who painted their faces black, they did it out of admiration; they thought it was cool. It's fundamentally different issue with this because its clear none of them want nor thinks slanted eyes as desirable trait
I've just started the video, so I don't know if this happens later on, but I wish the reporters would then follow these questions up and ask how the people then feel about the use of blackface in Korean comedy in comparison.
Edit: Just finished it, really kinda disappointed that comparison wasn't posed. :(
다양한 시각이 아닌 편견을 고집하는 채널, 아시안보스
My Lovely Tiny Eyes is Perfect 😀😀😀
I love tiny eyes do not understand why asiatic people feel ofended about that
I even prefer smaller eyes to big outward kind of staring eyes.
Now that I have to think about it I find the typical Asian eye shape to be more mysterious and sexy.
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As a Asian this comment made my day
Asian boss can you ask Koreans what they think about black face and if they know the historical context behind it
Great content, yet again! Interesting to gain insight on how seemingly harmless gestures towards Asians are perceived as racist by Koreans. I wonder how they compare this incident to the many blackface incidents in their country.
Yeah no need to elaborate that, racism won't be solved by another racism.
I've never seen this picture before ! My first thought from this pic was "Omg why do they have to do that ? It's... Kind of rascist isn't it ?" I was kinda lost lol (I'm french by the way ^^)
Next time I want to thank a black person, I'll make sure to paint my face black first.
SimonCleric ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
SimonCleric that's not funny 🤦🏾♀️
Black people have done nothing wrong here. Leave them out of this.
If you said this as an example, then you definitely chose the wrong one.
Also, rather than retaliating to ignorance with more ignorance, educating people about their mistake is better and wiser.
SimonCleric 😂😂
Prince Jimin of Busan r/woooosh
I am Mexican and i deeply and sincerely apologize for the people who did this racial gesture.
Well, tbh we've all done racist gestures without realizing sometime or the other! Now that i think about it, it was wrong though it wasnt meant to hurt anyone but still! I wont like any other person mocking certain features i possess! It's good Asianboss is bringing up such topics and spreading awareness about issues which are often neglected!
I like how the media is making more of it than the average folk in SK.
Firstly, I'm Asian but neither me nor my sister's or my parents has slanted eyes. So this doesn't reflect me personally.
However, it does reflect to some. What if we Asian painted our skin with brown paint to show a gesture to the Mexicans? Will they be offended then?
You will look like chinese people lol. It will not work.
Comedians do black face comedy in Korea it becomes a huge issue here and is heavily criticized. Koreans do know it’s wrong. In Mexico people make that gesture and tons of pictures and videos go viral???? and you’re telling me no one knew it was wrong? Absolutely no one? Not one person went on social media to inform people that it was a racist gesture? Come on at least some people must have known it was wrong. People saying it’s not racism but ignorance and people did it without knowing are stupid. It doesn’t make sense
As a Mexican I can tell that my country still has a lot to work on these topics. A lot of people is not aware at all of how offensive can this stuff be. And it's something that happens daily. Being ignorant doesn't make it less stereotypical or racist.
It might seem rude but I really hope Koreans remember this feeling next time they say or do something towards foreigners. Because not all of them, of course, but if they are saying that Mexicans are ignorant and should learn more about the country or think before doing something, then they should learn how to do it too. Respect and you will be respected!
I'm so, so embarrassed for my compatriots. Let me deeply apologize for their actions. I'm so so sorry.
"I'd try to talk to them, Why are you doing that?"
"I mean.. unless the person is huge and scary, I would just walk by" LOL
The shape of an Asian person's eyes is one of the things I really like about them. It is unique and belongs to them and looks very beautiful. In fact think about when someone who isn't Asian has slanted eyes, most people like it very much and if it's a woman say she is very beautiful and if it is a man they say he is handsome and unique looking.
So overall I love Asian people's eyes 😁
I was wondering if you guys could do a video on idol/rappers in South Korea who wear dreads? Show people the pictures of said celebrities and then the backlash they receive from international fans due to the lack of understanding African American/hip hop culture? Maybe you could see if another TH-camr could come in and give their take on it, too, like Megan Bowan? Also, Blackface, which is sometimes done in comedy skits for variety shows, and the use of the "N" word.
I think if they wanted to do a gesture which in some way represented Korea they should've done finger hearts or maybe aegyo/peace signs. It also would've been easy to find pictures and examples of these too, all it would've taken was 1 Google search!
I'm pretty sure they didn't know about those... not every one is familiar with Asian culture
and they were too in the moment of celebrating so Google is out of the question... they literally went for the first "Asian" thing they could do to show their gratitude
Zanele Mnguni second part sweetie....GOOGLE
Zanele Mnguni that's a pitiful excuse which only encourages ignorance. It's 2018 if you are seriously suggesting that they are not already aware of the connotations of their actions then you need to reflect on yourself.
+Emily Guiney I'm not encouraging ignorance, I'm calling it what it is... I don't understand why you would have me reflect on myself, it's not like I am defending them. like I said I'm calling it what it is which has also been mentioned in the interview that even Mexicans themselves do not know the connotations behind their actions...
There is many ways to thanking instead does that slated eyes
as Asian myself i have many racist experience and yes that gesture is one of them, i often visit the state for my job and whenever i take picture around the city specially around tourist area and building 3/5 i would have some tourist doing that gesture on the side thinking i didnt see them
to be honest i dont really understand why the hell they did that, just like how the hell some decide to eat tide pods
but i guess some people just dont use their brain
I am Mexican who lives in the U.S., and I saw those pictures, and I did not like those pictures one bit because I find them disrespectful (though not necessarily racist). I talked about this issue with my co-worker (also Mexican), and asked if the gesture is racist. He said yes. In my case, my first impression of the issue wasn't that it was racist but that it is an immature thing to do, not something that I would expect from an adult. And one thing for sure was that I'd like to hear the Korean perspective, and I then I ran into this video, and I'm glad I did, because I learned from this video. What struck me was when black-face was mentioned.
It’s kind of sad that the positive side of this story wasn’t said with the fact that *some* Mexicans/other Latinos made did this gesture, some with no ill intent, just pure ignorance and those with the intent to mock.
I am so sorry that some of my Mexican people did this. But that is not to say that those that did this gesture didn’t receive backlash. You can probably search this but on a Spanish tv channel there is a morning show called ‘despierta America’ and two of the people who were on that show made the racist gesture and were indefinitely suspended from the show.
I won’t say the slant-eye thing isn’t racist but I find it ironic that they find it offensive while still doing black face or wearing Afros and think it’s just a lighthearted joke
Man as someone who grew up in a European country with kids constantly mocking me for my ethnicity, seeing this hurts :/ Sad thing is I still wouldnt know how I should react.
I used to do the slanted eyes as a joke when I was younger and not knowing it could be racist since I didn't know much at the time, and no one told me, now I know more about how people can get mad at u for doing something u didn't know was wrong bc no one told you, but ig thats why we should start teaching kids about manners as we teach them the alphabets and math.
omg you guys I've been reading so many racist comments towards mexican ppl from Koreans here, i get y'all are mad but you shouldn't fight racism with racism, what do y'all gain from this? just try to nicely educate them!
사랑합니다 te amo i love you. 예뻐요 tu eres bonita You are pretty
???what raicist commets? i haven't seen one comments talking bad about mexican ppl from korean????동영상 올라온지 얼마안됬을때 이 댓글 바로 달아서 밑에 싸그리 훑어봤더니 그런댓글 하나도없었는데 어디서 약을파네 ㅋㅋ 한국말 읽을지도 모르면서
Heavy Rotation well every people admire things they dont have. Westerners love thick lips and tan skin so get something like injections or tanning spray. You guys should love your natural thin lips and white skin. No one all aroung the world would think these are ugly. This is definitely from inferior feeling on ur perspective right?
Heavy Rotation are you nuts? They are clearly making fun of our facial features, it’s rude and ignorant. Why should we accept and smile like idiots when they clearly don’t show any kind of respect for us.. Having monolids doesn’t mean you are less attractive, physical features don’t determine a person or a whole race. Not all Asians have slanted mono lids and not all Asians have to be mindful if the other part behaves like an idiot. 😒
I love EVERYBODY!!!!YAY!!!!!!
Black face is repeatedly used on Korean comedy shows and people don't speak up against it. Can you ask them what they think of black face and maybe compare the two situations to explain how both actions are racist?
T N That was 30 years ago. No one on tv does it anymore.
Cubs Chicago there was literally like 3 last year in Korea.
Sallie Andrea Sorry about that I just looked it up too. Those comedians deeply apologized for their actions and people criticized them for doing it. Sorry if you were offended
atleast koreans don't paint their face black !!! Grow up Kid !!
the comedian's life became totally ruined. we cannot see him on tv anymore.
I am south Asian (Thai) and I want to have slant eyes, it makes me look mid ethnic and more eastern ethnic which is associated with higher class and is more attractive here. So I pull my eyes so that it stays like that, it is a desirable beauty trait, and so far it is working slowly, although my international Korean friends try to widen their eyes all the time when they’re in the North America regions
Here's the real matter of fact. Cultural differences will make you perceive the gesture differently but no matter where you're at, you know it's used to refer to Asians. As a Mexican, I say we play around too much, our jokes and conversations would offend most of the world but we do it so constantly that we're desensitized to it - it's an everyday thing for the greater part of the country, not all. A foreigner or outsider might see how we verbally joke with family and friends as harassment it's how we get along.
I would, however, agree that putting that on social media is stupid because unless the world knows you as a playful person, there will be backlash. Doing that in the states is pretty unacceptable under any circumstance because we're such a blend of cultures and have been educated on socially acceptable do's and don'ts to approaching different cultures.
I am Mexican, living in Mexico city and I HATE football with all my heart. I´m really ashamed of what other mexican people do when it has to do with football because they let themselves go without thinking in the consequences of their actions.
I´m not gonna defend them, since they are guilty, even if their intention was not that, they should apologize, even if I know they are not gonna do it anyways.....
For example, the majority of football fans love to shout "Ehhhhh, puto" in stadiums, but that is an homophobic and transphobic word that hurts me and other non-heterosexual and non-cisgender people, even though they say that´s "not their intention".
What I please ask you is not to say things that could hurt people that actually support fight against any type of oppression by saying that "all mexicans" or "mexican people...." as if we were all the same. Korean people are not the same either.
Racism, classism, homophobia, sexism, transphobia, nb-phobia, ableism, etc are worldwide problems, no country is exempt from this and we should point out whenever someone does something oppressive, but you can´t point out the racism of one person attacking with more racism (and no, reverse racism is not real) or homophobia, or something else.
Imagine that an european calls out koreans because of their eyes and they suddenly start attacking this person´s sexuality, gender, physical appearance (calling that person fat, for example), etc.That´s feeding discrimination. Yes, we have the absolute right to defend ourselves when somebody discriminates us, but remember that when you fight discrimination with more oppression you are not only attacking that person, you are attacking a whole group that did nothing to you. Just direct your defense and attacks toward that person, not others.
This is coming from an agender and pomosexual person that has lived all their live fighting against oppression and "machismo".
Love ya.
wow, you are literally the FIRST mexican I come across ever who hates football. still thanks for opinion, slanted-eye gesture is indeed offensive to most of asian friends
I'm mexican, one of my friend did that too after the game thanking Korea and i told her it was so wrong and offensive like people being racist for our skin color, and i explained her everything, she was so sorry because she wasn't 100% aware how offensive this was, she apologized a lot for her ignorance and i truly tell you that all the mexican people who did this after the game werent doing it with offensive purpose, everyone was really grateful with Korea, EVERYONE, so this was just ignorance, and i'm talking in the name of those people in particular, but yes, Mexico has racist people LIKE EVERY OTHER COUNTRY and we need to learn more, we still an ignorant country, like korea with black people, you can't beat racism with more racism,
I think you should ask all Asians that question because that is one thing that unite us Asians.
We have common enemies.
Asian Boss in any next videos of yours can you show Koreans this video and ask if they're being ignorant or if they do regret their choices?
I don't know about Koreans, but "I" find 'slant-eye' offensive and I'm caucasian.
Peter Cohen good....you should
Same.
I’m part Japanese and I find bastards that mock my ethnicity using the ‘slant eye’ is extremely offensive
Hello I am a mexican living in Korea and when I saw this reactions from my fellow people, I honestly felt embarrassed. On the other hand, there was also many other Mexicans showing appreciation to koreans in unimaginable ways (like the huge group of Mexicans who went to the korean embassy in mexico city to thank the head chief with mariachi and tequila). Mexico is a warm hearted society which still has a lot to learn about respecting others cultures and differentiate what is proper and what is not. I also really like how the interviewed people responded with objectivity and intelligence, unfortunately this people dont reflect the average thinking among korean population, I myself have been denied entrance to a place in Seoul for the simple fact of being a foreigner, korean people is specially racist towards black people and they show a really limited capacity to integrate foreigners into their culture. So I totally agree with this answers but at the same time, I think in order to judge others vision you need to clean your house first.
I'm Mexican, and I'm not interested in the world cup. However, when I saw all these pictures on social media, I got really mad. I even shared a Korean news outlet video in which they explained what that gesture meant, and that they prefer the heart sign. Still, a cousin of mine got mad and took it with irony. I visited Korea last year, and I felt very welcomed and undeserving of their affection. I aplogize on behalf of my fellow citizens. Us Mexican kpoppers are still trying to educate the rest.
Asian Boss, great video.).
Maybe, Asian Boss should do a follow up video on what Asians think about Latinos and how much they know about them .
If they know what the difference is between a Mexican and an Argentinian?
So, they will know there are more races than " Yellow and White" :)
noneednow Asians are much more educated than Latin country’s. Ok, we prob can’t tell the difference between Latin countries, but do Latin people know the difference of Chinese and Korean. Japanese and Korean? Probably not. So just accept that every country has some kind of racism