A TikTok video about the difference in reactions between Asian Americans and Asians regarding cultural appropriation has gone viral.
Read choicewho has more than 4.5 million followers on TikTok, uploaded a video on Thursday highlighting how Asian Americans react differently to foreigners wearing traditional Korean clothing than to Asians.
In the video, Choi pretends to be a foreigner wearing a hanbok.
Choi responds like an Asian American, saying, “Are you wearing a Hanbok? That’s cultural appropriation. Stop colonizing my culture. That’s insulting.”
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Contrary to the seemingly outraged reaction, Choi goes on to portray how a person who grew up in Asia might react.
“Wow, it looks so good. You look so handsome. You did a good job. Very cool!” Choi says in Korean.
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“Maybe…they appreciate the culture, and we shouldn’t blame them for not knowing our entire history?” Choi wrote in the description of the post.
The video has since been viewed nearly a million times and over 170,000 likes, and viewers agreed with the reality of Choi’s sketch.
“This one! I have a Japanese kimono that I got as a gift, but I’m white and can’t even wear it,” explains one user. to blame and make me sad. It sits in my closet collecting dust because I have no heart to throw it away, but refuse to wear it.”
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“When I was [in] Seoul, I woke up a Hanbok and all the grannies said I was really beautiful,” said another viewer.
“Facts. The same goes for Africans and African Americans. I think our experiences are different,” commented one person.
“Transracial” Influencer Oli London responded to the post with two smiling emojis, prompting one user to reply, “Oli, you’re the problem here.”
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Featured image via readchoic
