LEMON

Phillip Kuoch & Tom Tan

LEMON delivers the latest juice of celebrity & pop culture news, as well as topical social and cultural issues relevant to Asian millennials. Hosted by Phillip Kuoch and Thomas Tan. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lemon.

  1. 12/02/2021

    Lunar New Year But Make It 2021

    Surprised? We're dropping in your feed a bit earlier this week because we wanted to celebrate Lunar New Year with you guys This week we're talking about how Lunar New Year has become more important as we get older - especially if you're a child of immigrants and don't have many family near you. We understand that for many people, Lunar New Year will be a bit different. Just hours before we started recording, our city Victoria in Australia went into a 5 day lockdown so we're also spending it a bit different. In this episode, we talk about New Year superstitions and how some of them sound a bit unrealistic. We also discuss how even though we may not necessarily believe in many of them, we have kind of followed them by default because it has been drilled into us since we were young by our parents. We also discuss whether as millennials living in Western countries, if we will be continuing these traditions. This week for recommendation time, we are recommending you to get behind the #AsiansAreHuman & #TheyCantBurnUsAll movement to rise awareness about the increased hate crimes against Asians everywhere around the world. Join in on the discussion on our socials! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lemonpodcastshow/ Instagram: http://bit.ly/2TPE0df Twitter: http://bit.ly/2TEpfLa Our Spotify Playlist: https://spoti.fi/2IMmpxJ Hosted by: Phillip Kuoch: http://instagram.com/phillipkuoch Thomas Tan: http://bit.ly/2TU4QCk Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lemon.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    26 min
  2. 08/02/2021

    Kung Fu Vagina

    Another month, another cultural appropriation! This week we are switching things up. You might notice the show sounds a bit different and that's because we'll only be focusing on one topic per week to give us more time to really dig deeper into the topics we cover. Also, we're both expecting really a busy year for us personally so we wanted to make it manageable for ourselves. BUT let's talk about the problematic sex and relationship coach Kim Anami's music video called 'Kung Fu Vagina'. Anami landed in hot waters last week after she culturally appropriated Asian culture to sell and promote her online courses. There's a few problematic things about the video - It samples Carl Douglas' catchy but problematic 70's song ' Kung Fu Fighting' which has the oriental riff - The music video fetishizes Asian women - Anami wears chopsticks in her hair - Mismatch Chinese & Japanese culture: although the intention to appropriate Chinese culture, she wears a Kimino... - It uses the WONTON FONT, which further perpetuates what Westerners think Chinese characters look like Since recording, we have learnt that she's been deleting comments about those pointing out the cultural appropriation and Twitter users have found that she's publicly liked anti-BLM tweets. Do we see a pattern here? This week, Phil recommends watching the Korean drama 'True Beauty' which is available on Viki. Join in on the discussion on our socials! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lemonpodcastshow/ Instagram: http://bit.ly/2TPE0df Twitter: http://bit.ly/2TEpfLa Our Spotify Playlist: https://spoti.fi/2IMmpxJ Hosted by: Phillip Kuoch: http://instagram.com/phillipkuoch Thomas Tan: http://bit.ly/2TU4QCk Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lemon.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    26 min
4.8
out of 5
102 Ratings

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LEMON delivers the latest juice of celebrity & pop culture news, as well as topical social and cultural issues relevant to Asian millennials. Hosted by Phillip Kuoch and Thomas Tan. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lemon.

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