Do South-Asian Comedians 'Promote' Racism Through 'Stereotypical' Jokes? Man's TikTok Rant is Viral

All those who follow comedians know the fan base that these people enjoy on the basis of the ‘relatable’ jokes that they crack. One TikTok user, whose video is now going viral talks about how these stand-up comedians promote racism with their jokes. He begins by saying, “This is something that has really been bothering me as a person of colour who mostly grew around white people.” The caption of the video read, “the voice is something so many first gen immigrants in comedy do and it bothers me so bad.” Have a look at the video: the voice is something so many first gen immigrants in comedy do and it bothers me so bad pic.twitter.com/vrXNLS8sws— ke December 10, 2022 He also mentions how he had to laugh off the jokes made at him in order to “fit in.” The video has garnered 148K videos. Another person wrote, “I have an ex that told me he wouldn’t go get Indian food with me because Indian people stink and he couldn’t stand the awful smell.I don’t believe he’s actually ever been around Indian people at all.” Here are a few responses: Hate it. https://t.co/SnyixQM94S— Seeby | حسيب December 12, 2022 Me seeing this literally as I'm talking about how Mindy Kingling's writing and characterizations of Asians and other People of Colour in her work is the complete opposite of positive representation.She feeds into and perpetuates every negative stereotype of South Asians.