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Nov 26, 2019

This past week, I published an article addressing the cultural insensitivities of Queer Eye Japan. Lots of learnings and also four key lessons to share with you.
 
In this episode, we cover:
  • Feedback from the show
  • Following Western advice all of my life as a queer Asian man
  • Why Western ideologies don’t work for Asians
  • Embracing the edits
  • Doubting myself before publishing the article
  • Why all of our intersections and identities matter
  • Why it’s important to focus on the good
 
Resources:
My Culture is Not Your Toy: A Gay Japanese Man’s Perspective on Queer Eye Japan
Netflix’s ‘Queer Eye: We’re in Japan!’ highlights a big problem with mainstream LGBTQ advocacy
 
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So much love for you and I’ll talk to you later. Bye! ♥️