 So apparently ABC can't tell the difference between ABG's the show the Bachelor just got two Asian Contestants mixed up and people are debating. They gave the credit honey to Leia for kissing the hot white guy But they should have went to Gen Tran. There's no justice We got to talk about this Andrew the Bachelor sparks controversy for tagging wrong Asian American contestant We're talking about the mix-up between Gen Tran and Leia Kyanon and This is such a trivial thing, but you know trivial things especially when they involve hot ABG baddies They go viral so make sure you like subscribe and turn your notifications But you know what is another thing they need to check out small I saw sold out for now But come back and check later. Also follow the Instagram account Is it right to say that it sparked a controversy or is that hyperbole or Or What is it? You know of all the news that we cover. This is really not that big of a news honestly personally I don't care because I don't watch the show, but But I will say there happens to be two Southeast Asian girls on the show. They share similar Features and like a similar like silhouette, but what percentage do they look similar? They look like they could be cousins I think they definitely look like cousins, but they don't look like the same person But anyways, they got mixed up Obviously in a time of like Asian representation, obviously There's a history of other minorities like two black girls who got mixed up on the show as well by the producers So, you know, it's just a really white show So they're getting the the the minority girls mixed up literally isn't the show 28 girls Some of them are white some of them are Latina some of them are Asian some of them are black and they're all just trying to make out with this hot Italian guy, right? That's the premise of this season, right? I want to kiss Joey. I don't watch the show. I just know this is his name is Joey Jen you do you did it on the first episode you would Joey he tied a record for most first kisses You were one of them. All right, so here's my reach take on all this. All right, I'm not saying this is serious I do not care about this bachelor incident, but I will say this I think it kind of speaks to the larger dynamic of like not treating minorities with care and especially Asians where it's like They don't really care who they tag and they're just like I Asians or whatever. Well, like is that her? I think it's her or whatever forget it, you know, so I just think that you know, but who are you talking about you talking about? Potentially, I'm guessing like a white intern Social for social media again This is not the biggest crime in the world, but it's also just goes to show you that like when it comes to Different types of people a minority people they don't people don't really They don't want to they don't care to be precise They don't put in that extra effort because maybe also there is no sense that there's gonna be a backlash or consequence And that's why and this is my reach is that I think it's also related to how people treat like, you know Vulnerable Asians on the street where it's like sometimes, you know Crazy people will want to attack them or lash out on them because deep down. They know there's no consequence Basically, whether you offend an Asian, okay in this sense slightly offended them or you Offensively hurt an Asian like physically you just don't feel like there's a consequence period or you just don't even feel like yeah You just feel like it's not an issue that needs to be treated with velvet gloves. You kind of are just Yeah, just treating it like something that you have to do, but you don't really care But but I do think from the comments I see in the conversations I've had I think a lot of black people would feel the same way about their position, too So I'm not saying everybody's the same, but I definitely think that Yeah minorities women have been mixed up on the Bachelor before Clearly on whoever there runs their social does not have the most nuanced sensor for scanning Minority faces right what I can tell However, it is true that sometimes celebrities are these in this case baddies or ABG's whatever you want to call them They're kind of like quasi glam ABG's in my opinion almost have like an Italian style of makeup There's true that other celebrities do look like each other though Zoe Deschanel and Katy Perry These two girls have they been mixed up though. No, they would people get them mixed up on the red carpet Maybe maybe not other people in entertainment, but fans do oh, yeah fans of course fan dude fans get us mixed up with other people David Well, they're Asians me and you mixed up for each other, too They get us mixed up for each other and then they get us mixed up for wang fu and I countless others I could name But anyways regardless listen people so basically did this cuts to the core of the debate here Is that yes? They do look similar Cousins to sisters depending on who you are and how you're judging it But it doesn't excuse it because I guess there's a lot of blonde women on that show that oftentimes looks similar do similar makeup Similar contouring similar eyelashes, and they never get it mixed up right because I guess the white people who would run the bachelor On the back end social side would have a more it nuanced sensor For what they are which is probably white sure anyway, let's get in the comment section It's a white wash show no surprise here consistent for this show They're talking about all the other times that it happened other people are saying even the white girls look the same on that show But they never get you know confused for each other and of course a bunch of guys came in and said I'm Asian, and I'm here to say who gives the ish man It's just what are we even talking about all these of course? I know they don't want to say it Andrew, but they're probably thinking man. What the hell? It's just either the hot Filipino girl the hot via girl. Dude's making out with the white guy. Why do I care? What am I offended for them for yeah, they're two two girls that are just trying to get with this one dude, so Really, I think the best way to not care about this in the protest is to just not watch the show Which I don't Jen Tran the girl who did the kissing and didn't get the credit for it said we look nothing alike I'm really shocked by these comments Of course other people are like, uh, but you guys do look alike So is the fact that you can't see her face when she's kissing the dude and it's just the arm does it completely excuse it? Because other people were drawing this conclusion of like, oh, I don't want to be Accusing everything of racism all the time, especially when two people look the same. Yeah. Yeah, no I don't think it was like a racist act. I just think that people just Are a little bit careless when it comes to identifying minorities. That's that's really what I'm saying Oh, man, I will tell you this Andrew the people when crazy rich Asians came out They were looking at that sheet of who was who they were trembling the people I'd access Hollywood. Oh my gosh, which one Was the crazy I know Asians on the red carpet that are still getting mixed up for each other I mean David, you just wore a Jermelyn jersey during the height of Linsanity in some non Asian lady A white woman just say who it is. It was a white woman Questioned even you if you were Jeremy Lynn for a second Yes, I have been asked if I was actually Jeremy Lynn at the Pika Linsanity Which was crazy because I was like wouldn't I be way taller and needing to be at an MBA game right now? Why would I be at the Chinatown parade? Just fit in her mind, you know people want to see who they want to see So this leads to our next comment where these girls were basically saying not surprised I worked on a show with NBC and everybody mixed me up with another Asian girl who was like four inches shorter than me I get the idea that many people only see us as our race Not as individual people with unique characteristics and a bunch of people had a bunch of anecdotes You know what about yeah, this happened at my work I will tell you this it happens more in places where Asians are not common Like in tech it's gonna happen less. Would you agree with me in stem less than in media? Media typically is not a field that Asians enter I mean the more Asians that you see you're gonna get a better radar for them and you're gonna scan their faces more Precisely right so you're gonna process. Oh this person kind of has rounder eyes or the this and they do their makeup like this Okay, I can make them out but sometimes they're just like Asian I used to work at a Verizon store that was managed by a Korean guy yo shout out to Kevin So my my in college Andrew yo the people the district manager used to come up to me Huh, how's the numbers for the store this month Kevin? All the time and I was like yo, I'm like the lowest ranked employee here. I'm just selling blackberries Um, what if you were like? Oh, yeah, man. So that David fun guy works for us though Best employee ever. Yeah. Oh give him a right. You know what we need to promote him Immediately Somebody just said I'm a hundred percent Vietnamese and I get asked if I'm Filipino all the time So these were people kind of chiming in saying do viets of Filipinos often get confused for each other Yeah, yeah, especially just depending on style. I mean, I think for them. It's maybe they didn't Maybe as children, they didn't look exactly alike, but I will tell you this as far as like stylistically stylistic makeup obviously Leia's eyes are rounder and the but their cheekbones are kind of similar Contouring is very similar in these photos at least their skin tones are similar Maybe they're a similar height. I mean, you know, I don't know Somebody said when are they gonna include in Asian men on this show? Basically, of course, Andrew the comments always turn to this being like Like what the eff man? I'm tired of like just talking about To whitewash Asian girls that love white guys half Asian bachelor and no was there never It's possible. I'm not gonna lie. I got a look into it There was three other Asian girls on this season of the bachelor and they were all mixed I believe there's a half Indian girl a half Chinese half Mexican girl and a half black half Filipino girl from Hawaii So those were the other Asians. There was five Asians Well, you know the rough thing is about having an Asian male contestant is that less people would watch the show Unfortunately, so that's why they won't do it, but I think they should they should do it with all this D Like all this diversity push. Why not? Korean make him career enter it doesn't matter how crazy the DEI diversity push gets Because that's still like that They're just why they're like, yeah, the diversity push doesn't apply to aliens. Why can't you just find a five? There's 511 Asian guys out there. Come on. No, like a Tim Tim John. There was Asian contestant bachelor Contestants but not then Asian bachelor I think I'm not gonna lie from I think those Asian guy to contestants and they lost super early, you know round one Anyway guys, I think it's an easy mistake to make and you could argue about like the macro takeaway versus the micro and the micro I think it's a pretty small deal. But yes, you could say like to your point and or that it is representative of a larger narrative that Impacts all Asians not and the guys are not even in there to get confused yet But even the baddie ABG's with the glamour makeup getting confused. Yeah, yeah, I'm gonna be honest I hope like Southeast Asian women. This is not the only representation they get this year, you know on TV Like I think they're gonna get more and they should but of course this is kind of like right now I guess I don't know in 2024 the The most popular show that has them so Yeah, yeah, actually all the girls are Southeast Asian. Yeah, they'll get better representation I don't think there's the best representation by the way, but anyways, uh guys Let us know in the comments down below. Do you care about this at all personally? I don't but I do think maybe it speaks to larger dynamics Whatever you let me know in the comments down below and until next time Let me tell you this Andrew ABC had the pilot for ABB for Asian baby girl, whatever so it goes to show you man ABC is about some ABG ABC is open Asians. I'll tell you that. Alright, everybody. Thank you so much for watching until next time We out peace