The term “internalized racism” gets thrown around a lot in Asian American online discussions, but what does it really mean? While the phenomenon of internalized racism is undoubtedly real and has been historically apparent across all racial (usually non-white) groups, would online discussions be more productive if we were more articulate and specific in what we are saying when we use this term? Oxford and Jess welcome two first-time guests, Diana (a stand-up comedian) and Ken (an engineer), in talking through this topic.

Intro/Outro Song: "Answer: Love Myself" by BTS

Intro Voice Track: Highlights from "Take Me Out" (Australian dating show), "Why is China furious at RiceGum?", "The Hangover," and Esther Ku's standup

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Jess (@cogitatotomato)

Diana (@discoveryduck)

REFERENCED RESOURCES:

"What Is Internalized Racial Oppression and Why Don't We Study It?" by Dr. Karen Pyke: http://www.irows.ucr.edu/cd/courses/232/pyke/intracopp.pdf

"Far Away From Me" by Jenny Zhang: http://www.rookiemag.com/2015/04/far-away-from-me/

Tim Chiou on dating as an Asian guy: http://www.thickdumplingskin.com/post/4719422289/tims-response