Like most families in China, we always spend part of our Chinese New Year’s Eve watching the CCTV Gala, one of the most watched annual events in all of television with an annual viewership of about 400 million people. (By contrast, the Superbowl is watched by about 100 million people). This year, though, we had Read More
Tag: Racism
The Racist Reason You Think MSG Is Bad For You
When you think of MSG, what are the first thoughts that come to mind? Probably that MSG is bad for you and that it is used in Chinese food. But have you ever wondered where this belief came from? Have you ever really researched MSG and its relation to Chinese food? A recent episode of Read More
Penny Dreadful is Pretty Dreadful – Part 2
(It was after I started writing this that I realised just how long this post was, so I decided to break it up into two parts. Yesterday’s post focused on women in the show Penny Dreadful; today’s post focuses on people of color, specifically Chinese characters, in the show.) People of Color To begin with, Read More