There’s a girl in my Mandarin class who is an East Asian studies student. She’s caucasian. The first day of class, a group of girls chatted about what they were majoring in, and why. When she was asked what she was taking, she replied, “a bunch of East Asian studies courses. East Asian cultures are so fun!”. When I heard this, I cringed. What do you mean they’re “fun”? “Fun” is not an adjective I would use to describe another culture. It belittles and mocks it.

The fuck outta here.