{"id":76113,"date":"2024-01-13T18:25:35","date_gmt":"2024-01-13T18:25:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/?p=1647578"},"modified":"2024-01-13T18:25:35","modified_gmt":"2024-01-13T18:25:35","slug":"why-are-people-calling-out-donald-glovers-asian-problem-ahead-of-mr-mrs-smith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/13\/why-are-people-calling-out-donald-glovers-asian-problem-ahead-of-mr-mrs-smith\/","title":{"rendered":"Why are people calling out Donald Glover\u2019s \u2018Asian problem\u2019 ahead of \u2018Mr. & Mrs. Smith?\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Many people would kill to be as talented as Donald Glover<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

After all, this is a man who wrote for 30 Rock<\/em> in his twenties, won 5 Grammys, 2 Globes, and 2 Emmys, and was so hilarious that Dan Harmon would simply write<\/a> “And then Donald says something funny” in his scripts on Community<\/em>. <\/p>\n

As you might guess, I’m a fan of the guy. But with the upcoming release<\/a> of his Prime Video Mr. & Mrs. Smith<\/em> reboot, some uncomfortable questions about his attitudes to Asian people, specifically Asian women, have been brought up once more, driven by the fact that his fictional wife and co-star is Maya Erskine, who is the half-Japanese. <\/p>\n

So, just why are people calling out Donald Glover’s “Asian problem” ahead of Mr. & Mrs. Smith<\/em>? We have the scoop below.<\/p>\n

Anti-Asian and fetishizing themes in his early work<\/h2>\n
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Let’s start at the beginning, specifically with his album Camp<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The problems with some of his earlier lyrics are well documented<\/a>. Some of the worst lines include these from “Kids (Keep Up)”:<\/p>\n

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“Finding you is like finding Asians I hate\/\/ But they say I got a fetish, nah, I\u2019m skipping all of it\/\/ Black or white girls come with a set of politics”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Then there’s the plethora of \u201cYellow Fever\u201d staples, like reducing the women he raps about to nothing more than their race\/ethnicity. Without the context of the rest of the album, some of these lines might be relatively innocuous. For example, “Chillin’ with a Filipina at your local Jollibee” from “Bonfire” seems like a harmless reference that was most likely put in for rhythmic reasons, but when it’s part of a larger whole, it’s a lot harder to ignore. <\/p>\n

The line \u201cThis Asian dude, I stole his girl, and now he got that Kogi beef” also appears in the same song, showing that it’s not just Asian women on Glover’s radar. Again, if this was the only line in the album it could be dismissed as an insensitive and poor attempt at getting a funny line in, but it isn’t the sole questionable lyric.<\/p>\n

With that said, his Childish Gambino rap persona was especially jokey in his earlier days, so a very generous interpretation of these bars might be that they are simply of their time, and not indicative of a wider lack of respect by Glover. This would kind of make sense, especially if you check out his stand up special Weird<\/em>, which definitely strays into the cringey when watched through today’s sensibilities. However, there have been other strange comments that keep the argument alive.<\/p>\n

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Bet he not even getting paid , they just said asian romantic interest and he hit the gym https:\/\/t.co\/zx1HbowEkd<\/a><\/p>\n

— IJusBeTalkin \"\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddec\" (@thelastnara) November 16, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n