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Any multi-racial people out there reading this? 🙋🏽‍♀ For the sake of my mind, please, I need to know someone that has gone thru something similar than I have 😭 Being multiracial is a very complicated feeling/situation: if youre too proud youre pretencious, if you dont have the look youre not enough, but if you do look like it youre discriminated. This video unpacked a lot of feelings that I didnt want to think about, I had repressed them because every time Ive wanted to voice them every one had kind of shut me down (perhaps my issue is that I havent met anyone that has the same issues). In my case I have a complicated relationship with ethnicity, because my father is caucasian-french and my mother is half "white" latina (theres probably some european in there), 1/4 sinhalese and 1/4 black. But my problem is that Im the only child of both of them, but they both have several children and I dont look like any of them. My father has like white, blue and green eye kids and my siblings on my mothers side look south asian, the kicker is that somehow with those genes I actually do look latina (ive had people say to me that I look like im from Chile, which is not even my flavor of latina, and some times even a little eastern asian). So its really strange to grow up in this enviroment where even my own family would mock my features (when I was little my mother would say to me that I was born with my eyes upside down, becuse theyre smaller than hers, and I thought it was true), but from the outside I would tell my friends that I didnt know where I fit and them saying like "What are you talking about? Youre clearly latina", almost like anoyed that I was acting "pretencious" (yeah well its easy for you to say when youre a full breed). Or having people come to me and speaking english (and even russian once), then asking my fully french sister what did I looked like and her being like (also anoyed) "Latina, of course". And then not only that, but being raised with one culture you dont look like is a whole other layer to unpack. I know theres probably no one reading me rigth now, but just getting out of my chest (not nowkning anyone with a similar experience yet) mayes me feel better. And if theres is someone that read this and has gone thru something similar, I hope its at least validating to your experience.

Great video

They've been doing slightly better with wasian representation like in the new Star Wars series Skeleton Crew, Kyriana Kratter who plays KB is wasian. I do wish they didn't cover her eyes as much.

I had no idea Vanessa Hudgens was Filipina until now lol and I’m full Asian American. I never saw it because she was always shown as hispanic

24:31 I always thought of God Bless America - And All the beautiful women in It more as an ironic song making fun of the political landscape at the time rather than an attempt to make a patriotic-esque song, specially because of the use of gunshot sounds and the lyrics “Even walking alone, I'm not worried” while also poking fun at the “Free Land” ideology of the US

I have a question- can you help me understand what you meant at the end when you said understanding her place in the american political landscape as useful and selfish? I loved your video- but that was the one talking point i didn’t quite understand. Thank you!

Where I grew up in Canada, my Chinese identity was constantly in question, by other Chinese and by white people. It was like everyone was convinced I could be tricked into being white. My existence and experiences were just too outside what they wanted to understand or comprehend.

I used to like her as fan since 2012. Ever since she came out as a zionist and signed a letter of support to joe biden, I view her as the dirt beneath my feet

The Duolingo bookmakers lol

31:19 This comment made me think and realize that the song by Bo Burnham which he released during the covid shutdown, "all eyes on me", follows the same chord progression as the intro to love and thus this album

I’m only a quarter Korean because my mom is half Korean and half Puerto Rican and my dad is white, like his siblings are various levels of redhead, so I’m basically Emily from PLL lol. But my mom was born and lived in Korea until she was a teenager. She always had Korean friends who were also from Korea even after she moved to the US, so I’ve always felt connected to being Asian American. Except most people think I’m either whatever slight ambiguous ethnicity is prominent in that area (native Alaskan even I was growing up, Mexican in California) or Filipino. I’ve always felt like an imposter with Korean people, Puerto Rican people (and I recently learned that my mom’s bio dad was afrolatino which also was interesting to learn bc my mom has always looked mixed to me but I thought we were like JLo Puerto Rican) and white people. But then I read crying in h mart. Holy shit. It took me about 1.5 years to finish it because I basically sobbed my way through it. I’ve never ever felt so seen. On top of that, it’s so interesting how popular Korea is now in the west. I always grew up with Korean skincare, Korean music, Korean shows since the 90s. When I was a kid, Japan was popular and so many kids didn’t even know what Korea was. I love that it’s more popular but it’s wild. Also growing up, on multiple occasions, white guys would tell me they like Asian girls and Asian guys would tell me I’m not Asian enough for them.

First time I ever saw Olivia Rodrigo was in An American Girl movie in like 2015 and I thought she was white 😭😭 just now finding out she's half Filipina

Interesting points made, but i wanted to ask what kind of complex experiences would you like to see more of from wasian characters ? I'd like to think more about this as it's so intriguing and this video really gave me great food for thought!! Im also wasian, and i do see that many of these wasian characters hinge on very relevant themes that i myself have experienced. Obviously there are many flaws and thosen aren't helped by the scarcity of these roles and celebrities. But it is true that, even having grown up in asia but going to a white school, there is a huge emphasis on physical appearance - to assimilate to this appraised white look would earn you a lot of privilege within the white confines of the school but also within an east asian population. The more white passing = prettier = the easier the life. Language is another major topic and culture too. And yet even knowing both languages there is a sense of non-nationalistic belonging. I am neither fully white nor fully asian and i grew up in none of my originating countries. In my experience, i broke free from the longing of being more white when i moved to more cosmopolitan cities such as london. There, being different became a highlight and i felt appreciated for my diverse culture and how I've mixed them both into my life - from values, etiquette and perspectives, i felt like a concotion of both my countries' history and culture yet without wholly being a part of them. And yet, the longing for whiteness still lingers sometimes, and its something that seems so superficial when it comes to looks and nonetheless it still heavily impacts my life. So many of these representations, even if theyre not well-made or casted or scripted media, i do appreciate many of their interpretations of wasians and there is in my case a pervasive alienating feeling when you don't find your cultural community. I suppose the wasian experience is largely uncategorical and non-generalisable, but i thank uou for giving a space for wasian conversations :)

What about the world’s most famous Wasian, Keanu Reeves? He’s spent his whole life playing white roles. Actually do Hawaiians count? They’re often phenotypically Asian, but not of the continent

Everybody thought it was cute when every black character was cast as a mixed person, but now we got a problem? 😂

Lust for Life was the first Lanas political album, there’s a line before and after this project. Actually, the first half of the album is like the “old Lana” and the second half is like the “new Lana”, the one who talks about politics, poetry, feminism, the future, getting older and living the simple life. It’s a transitional album for me.

As a wasian, I've noticed there's a factor to social identity that is based on just how you look. My sister is fully Japanese and I am half but she has received racial comments and attitudes all her life, while no one ever suspects that I'm asian unless I tell them because I don't have any of the obvious facial features. This has led to my introductory phrase being that I'm half Japanese, but there are times I feel like an imposter because I wasn't born in Japan, don't know the language, and my mom had already been somewhat Americanized by the time I was raised. However, I don't feel like I'm white either, despite my family's jokes. I don't see myself in American TV shows and movies and there was only one time that I saw someone who had a similar face to mine (Angela Aki).

Your analysis is so deep, insightful and introspective, I'm literally in love here!! WE NEED HER WHOLE DISCOGRAPHY PLEASEEEE

I’m black, and it’s nice to see that other races are dealing with the same thing, and also surprising. Some of the wasian actors named, I didn’t even realize were half white. It made me realize that when you don’t have representation of what Asians actually look like, it’s easy to think the media is correct. Just like how a lot of white people don’t understand that biracial actresses keep being promoted as fully black characters

I think it's important to mention some of the earlier drafts of the songs and the early tracklist of the record because it somewhat emphasises the feeling of being torn between the past and the contemporary time, as well as political themes, though features more personal imput on the topic with draft titles like "Right Reasons" and "Good Intentions", though also some borderlime nihilism such as the draft "End Of An Era" and "Something Real". For example, the demo of Lust For Life talks more about how she feels the time is unstable and she feels trapped in it. The demos also generally have a more eery witchy production than the released versions.

Same thing happening with mixed Black people!

All her albums are great, Lust for Life walked so NFR could run.

There should not be this modal view of mixed race children; Either their one race or the other. One can argue that they are not half this or half that, but that the two race that makes up the individual makes them FULL citizens in both. It's dehumanizing when we talk about people's identity solely on race and colour when it is obvious that this is too narrow of a lens.

There is no final season of How I met your mother in Ba Sing Sei

10:03 Major Change(casual salute)

I think anything that ppl find confusing is rlly bc they're just too dumb to understand bc every part of the lyrics are clearly significant and have a deeper meaning

Amazing video thank you. You have to check out “Red Code” by Keezano! 📚✨ This book dives into the dynamics between men and women, offering insights on charisma and leading a joyful life. It’s been a total game-changer for me, and I just know you’ll love it too! A must-read for sure! 💃

I still wonder why wasians take any role for their ambiguity especially portraying Hawaiians or Natives like that’s strange. But again is Hollywood lmfao. I can’t count by how many actresses portray an indigenous woman 🗿

I think Charli XCX's Brat album would fit in so well in your discussion of Wasian pop music! In her case, being half British and half South Asian. A lot of the themes of "not belonging" she talks about are similar to Olivia Rodrigo's and Mitski's work. p.s. you may have mentioned this in your second part video, but I haven't gotten there yet! Sorry

I looooove this video and your takes on the album! Very well worded

As much as i love this video, i think it only represents American wasians. As a wasian, non American. My white part is french British Swiss (it’s complicated) but something ive noticed is being American is kind of a strange identity, for me growing up in Asia AND london, i speak Taiwanese mandarin , English, Korean and Japanese and i feel so much more connected to my asian culture than most fully asian Americans (probably due to me living there) it feels like Americans SPECIFICALLY over every other white culture because Americans can be ethnically from Africa, Latin America, and now Asia too- its like your ethnicity doesnt define you if your from America which is really really weird to me. I think every other wasian who arnt related to America, living wise, ethnic wise feel a lot more close to there asian Side

18:57 the random ai picture??? 😭😭

11:35 Lana did live in a trailer park though for a year before video games came out?

the fact that she was "proud" of the Obama administration and said shed no longer be showing the american flag bc trump got elected is CRAZY to me when Obama was graping kids and Trump is the only President in the History of the United States to ACTUALLY VOCALLY ADDRESS child&human trafficking .... and TAKE DOWN multiple trafficking rings .... Why do yall think they HATED HIM SO MUCH?!?!? Bc he KNOWS what those sickos DO TO CHILDREN!!!!

your videos are awesome and youre very articulate !!! I love your channel and coverage!! my comments are Not in any way a direct attack towards you! <3

in the words of Emily Dickinson "The Abdication of Belief makes Behavior small, Better Ignus Fatuous, than no ILLUME AT ALL."

maybe ill get lucky and the DERANGED "swifties" will come after me and blow up my page ....RAGE RAGE RAGE!!!😡🤬

im gonna get so much hate for these comments but i dont really care.... SAY WHAT YOU FEEL, ITS NOT BEING RUDE. ITS CALLED BEING REAL.🖕

Heroin, 13 Beaches and White Mustang are my favorite

also I LOVE this album but HATE the songs Lust or Life & Love ...... so fing boring basic and LAME bro

"rose to fame" by going viral when her dad literally works for an online advertising agency 😅---- not saying i dont love her music just point out the FACTS and MY OPINION which im ABSOLUTLEY ENTITLED TO BECAUSE THIS IS AMERICA AND I HAVE THE RIGHT TO FREE SPEECH THAT IS PROTECTED UNDER THE US CONSTITUTION😊😇😍

i cant believe she actually thought she could cast out DJT w a spell 🤣 like wow lana youre soooooo fkin EDGY n ANGSTY OOoooohhh weeee 😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

just came across your channel!! thank you so much for all your videos love how critical / analytical you are of lana’s an artist / person! glad you mentioned “paradise is very fragile” i think it’s actually really good and i like how she connects her personal relationships / feelings to nature / society at large, though ofc it ends up being shallow / liberal / privileged many times 😭

Also i think there is a major distinction between critiquing representation in a film or TV vs critiquing REAL PEOPLE for being a “bad” representation of their culture. Do they have some responsibility to be a good role model for young people and to not feed into stereotypes or fully feed into our idea of whiteness?- yes, but it’s also unfair to burden young artists and actors with the idea that it’s their job to perfectly represent an entire culture of people with everything they do. It ultimately puts the burden on 20 year old asian girls to resolve the underlying issues of how minorities have historically been seen and portrayed in media, an issue that they did create yet are they are expected to resolve.

Saying they all returned to their initial selves in reductive to the point of being erroneous in my personal opinion. By that time barney had engaged twice, married once, and had a child, which they show to have completely changed his stance on one night stands. Marshall and lily are still together, but they've grown and matured in some ways. Marshall was close to being tied down to his job as a corporate lawyer, but ultimately worked toward becoming a judge which he felt would have a more meaningful impact on his environmentalist goals than even being a environmental lawyer. I think your pov gains more steam if we're just talking about ted and robin, though, I don't really see personal growth on their end, but they also weren't as problematic as barney to begin with either.

I was today years old when I found out Olivia Rodrigo and Vanessa Hudgens are pinay, I thought they were latinas (as a latina many native south american/white mixed latinas look like them which is why)

I love how you looked at Lust For Life in a critical manner. I think you’re so right about what it is and it doesn’t make me like the album any less than I did before. ❤

Quick correction: 'Lana del Rey' is not a character hut rather a new image. Lizzy Grant (her former stage name) also cling back to nostalgia. This was always a part of her artistic identity. So it's more like how lounge and jazz divas of the 40s and 50s present themselves on stage. Gaudy and theatrical for a song but not necessarily a character. She did however, had a character named Carmen for the song with the same name and in 24, she impersonates Nancy Sinatra.

White media loves to fetishize asian women sexually, they are always make them desirable and pretty whereas the asian men are always the butt of the joke and getting stepped on.

The fact that she just married a republican🤐