KPOP Reviews — Page 7

HogansHero said: "Ke3 said: "Nothing I love more than when this board with an overwhelming white membership tries to tackle racism. Neverfailsto be a....thrilling discussion."

what is the alternative? How else could it be tackled?"

Listening. Though it's a little late with all the Asian board members chased away.

Good afternoon guys. I saw this show because of my cousin being involved in the production. I am Chinese- American and it's wonderful to have a nearly all Asian cast on a Broadway stage. I enjoyed it but I needed sun glasses! It was extremely bright in our eyes. But in my opinion, Mr. Green knew what he was doing, what he was saying, and he could have been more respectful to us. There is quite a painful history of hatred against us and mocking us for our "slant eyes". It hurts and I hope we can be better than this in the future, because art is about bringing people together and sharing in its collective beauty. Take care.

Updated On: 12/5/22 at 12:22 PM

VintageSnarker said: "HogansHero said: "Ke3 said: "Nothing I love more than when this board with an overwhelming white membership tries to tackle racism. Neverfailsto be a....thrilling discussion."

what is the alternative? How else could it be tackled?"

Listening. Though it's a little late with all the Asian board members chased away."

Asian board members were chased away? News to me, and I'd love to hear why. But re "listening:" its totally possible I missed it, but I have no idea what the racial, ethnic makeup of anyone here is unless they explicitly state as much. And I've "listened" to multiple Asian-Americans say they didnt find Jesse Green racist, or hateful. Those perspectives are to be discounted, I assume? They dont get listened to, huh?

An accusation was made re the NYT theater critic. I heard it, i re-read the words in question, and found the accusation weak to the point of disingenuous. The suggestion that this means I am not disgusted by actual anti-Asian violence and sentiment is predictable, but tired. And the further suggestion that White people can't discuss the accusation is self-defeating, and imagines a world where any perceived offense is simply accepted at face value regardless of the merits. And of course simply accepting any accusation of racism, antisemitism, sexism, homophobia as automatically true and worthy of condemnation, just dilutes and diminishes that very real instances of all those injustices.

Closing this Sunday, December 11

The New York Times Responds to KPOP Review Controversy

"We saw the open letter written about The Times’s review of KPOP and quickly convened a discussion among editors and members of our standards department. This group was in agreement that Jesse’s review was fair. More importantly, we wholly disagree with the argument that Jesse’s criticism is somehow racist. We always welcome feedback and reaction to our journalism, and have conveyed a similar reply to the producers who wrote the open letter."

PipingHotPiccolo said: "VintageSnarker said: "HogansHero said: "Ke3 said: "Nothing I love more than when this board with an overwhelming white membership tries to tackle racism. Neverfailsto be a....thrilling discussion."

what is the alternative? How else could it be tackled?"

Listening. Though it's a little late with all the Asian board members chased away."

Asian board members were chased away? News to me, and I'd love to hear why. But re "listening:" its totally possible I missed it, but I have no idea what the racial, ethnic makeup of anyone here is unless they explicitly state as much. And I've "listened" to multiple Asian-Americans say they didnt find Jesse Green racist, or hateful. Those perspectives are to be discounted, I assume? They dont get listened to, huh?

An accusation was made re the NYT theater critic. I heard it, i re-read the words in question, and found the accusation weak to the point of disingenuous. The suggestion that this means I am not disgusted by actual anti-Asian violence and sentiment is predictable, but tired. And the further suggestion that White people can't discuss the accusation is self-defeating, and imagines a world where any perceived offense is simply accepted at face value regardless of the merits. And of course simply accepting any accusation of racism, antisemitism, sexism, homophobia as automatically true and worthy of condemnation, just dilutes and diminishes that very real instances of all those injustices."

The review is not racist! Everyone loves to play the blame game by saying racist.