Here at Audrey Magazine, we’re big fans of Jenny Yang. So when we heard that she was starting a webseries with Buzzfeed, we were more than a little delighted. We were less amused when we saw how the public reacted. Last month, BuzzFeed Video took to Facebook and wrote, “Please reply in the comments with questions you have for Asians-Americans.” Needless to say, you wouldn’t believe the amount of racism, stupidity and ignorance that went into some of the questions asked. We expected to end up rolling our eyes a bit, but seemed as if people were being extra creative with their racism and ignorance. This is why we are especially glad that Jenny Yang is confronting these questions head on and responding with wit and humor. So far, there are two “Ask An Asian” videos up. The first, titled simply “Ask An Asian,” tackles 11 questions out of over 7000 submitted. It’s the “Ask An Asian About Food” video where things start to get hilariously bizarre with questions about chopsticks and whether or not Asians can eat peanut butter. We hope with the popularity of Buzzfeed and YouTube, everyone out there will learn a thing or two. Judging by most of the 7000 questions that were asked, some people certainly need to. We’re definitely glad it’s Jenny Yang who is dropping the knowledge. Check out the two videos below:
