On the Topic of Asian Hate...Our Experiences Growing Up in a Western Country

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S N A P C H A T: Brettybang | Eddy.Chen

[silviag]

Those aren't minor incidents that Eddy was talking about. Even if he brushed them off, who tf goes to a pub with 8 of their closest friends in order to publicly verbally assault some random stranger? That's messed up.

[adityachatterjee]

You know its serious when they don't do the usual intro

[huya]

This is how famous people / influencers should use their fame for. I'm proud of being a part of TwoSetCommunity.

[franburns]

I'm white, but have a Koean daughter-in-law. We were at a restaurant, and I was shocked at how a waitress spoke to her. Little did she know, I knew the owner, and spoke with her about the way she had been treated. The waitress was fired.

[zhengchao]

Support all my Asian homies, stay strong and stay safe

[jomz]

I stand for this! As a 16 year old Asian American I've been harrased, spit on, people would come up to me and take off their mask and pretend to cough on me. I mean I experienced racism my entire life because of my race but in the end it doesn't make it right to be racist.

[michellebee]

I think Serious Saturdays are becoming a thing. But I’m really glad you’re talking about this important topic. NO ONE should have to get discriminated based off something they can’t choose or change

[emilyporter]

I was on the train last week and this woman was yelling Asian slurs at 2 Asian kids and calling them disgusting and dirty. I stood up to her but it made me so furious and scared and sad cuz the only person (on a train with over a dozen other ppl) who called her out was a 5'0" (152cm) half Asian person. I was the only person willing to protect a couple of kids from that. When I think of my grandma or other ppl going through that and no one doing anything, it just makes me cry.

[aiaiapplepie]

I would just like to say how grateful I am for this channel and these videos of addressing serious topics. Twoset doesn't abuse their fame, rather they use it for wholesome humor and for spreading awareness about serious topics like this. Mad respect to Brett & Eddy - I'm very lucky to be a part of this community.

[aznplucky]

"In Taiwan... I wasn't the Asian kid, I was just another person."
I totally get that. As a Taiwanese who grew up outside Taiwan, visiting Taiwan for the first time as a teenager, that's exactly how I felt. It was such a strange feeling of relief.

[trashpanda]

I can't believe that no one told the 8 guys at the bar who were chanting at Eddy to stop. What is wrong with our world?

[sahajkaur]

You know, when Eddy mentioned the Asian woman who was assaulted and no one came to help her, it reminded me of something that recently had happened in my own country, India. In the capital, infact. Its not related to racism, but still on hate. This man, in broad daylight, stabbed his wife multiple times while yelling out to everyone surrounding them, 'not to interfere, cause its their "personal matter" '. The reason was she wanted to work after marriage which is still in some communities in India considered as an absolute no-no. I don't know why I am typing this out but it just appals me how when one can see a human, a person getting hurt whether physically or mentally, one can't step in and stop it. People think it is their own "personal matter" and they'll figure it out themselves and then they see examples of sever hate crimes and wonder why it happens? It happens because people refuse to open their fucking mouth and speak up! This is why I really appreciate twoset and other people who have a platform to influence people in the right manner are using it spread awareness about this atrocity that is discrimination. Kudos to you guys! I don't know if such a day will ever come, but I hope that one day will all will live on an earth filled with peace, love and empathy.

Thank you for coming to my Ted talk😅

[robertdixon]

When I was in high school I made some joke to a Chinese friend of mine and he told me straight to my face "Could you please not make jokes like that around me." and it shocked me. I hadn't even considered if it was offensive or uncomfortable having jokes about your race being made around you and I told him sorry and stopped making racist jokes after that. I think back to that moment a lot because I wonder how I would be if he never said that and I just went through my life saying things without considering how others felt. If your friends are making fun of you or making you feel uncomfortable please tell them, not only is it good for you but its good for them. Some will surely get mad or give you some back lash but people who can't see their wrongs when its plainly in their face are people you don't want to be around.

[Olivia-rlhq]

can we take a second to appreciate twoset actually addressing and talking about serious things once in a while on their channel

[shelbym]

Brett's breakdown of implicit vs explicit racism was really, really good. It can be hard to really word that well in order to go "yeah, you aren't getting something yelled at you or beat up, but it's still something racist". A lot of people think that unless it's physically harmful or something purposefully done, it isn't racist. Even the stuff that you might do without realizing the effects or without realizing that it might be racist can be racist, and really those acts do start from somewhere.

[danielpinzon]

I am Latin American, and I did my masters in US, and you are right about the implied racism. They usually didn’t say bad things to my face, but they always closed their social circle for me, and kind saw me as that “Latino” guy. They didn’t take me very seriously in general. It is tough being the “foreign guy with an accent” in another country.

[Zometh]

"they just treated me like I was a normal person"
It's insane that after all this time, we still can't treat each other with basic respect. Why do people want to hurt and offend others. I don't understand what leads a person to think "that person looks/is/sounds different. I want to make that person suffer"

[estherpettigrew]

8:04 "Until...I went to Taiwan...I was like "Why is everyone so nice to me....why is it like a sense of relief....everything just felt normal...Until it clicked...I wasn't the Asian kid...I was just another person. I've endured this implicit racism."

I have the same experience. It's not just you. Thank you so much for sharing your experiences.

[kianrashid]

As a 18 year old Asian, who grew up in Europe, I've experienced a lot of racism thats been casually been set aside as a "joke". I'm so proud that you guys are making a video addressing this! Spread the word people.

[Barbruhhhh]

Eddy's interpretation of _that_ _asian_ _kid_ was just heartbreaking and weirdly comforting knowing i am not the only one.. When you know that someone knows or understands your pain.. It smh kinda eases it .... Thank you for that eddy 🌻