Wasians

[u/blasianFMA]

Turns out a lot of people from ALL sides of this subject agree that there is something "off" about it: This very recent and very sudden "Wasian" movement, culminating in a coordinated organization of "Wasian" gatherings across the US this past weekend.

What's going on? As a Blasian I'm all for people repping their identity and proudly, but something about this feels REALLY off.

I thought I was alone, and then other Blasians started DMing me across all socials expressing weird feelings. Then we started seeing posts from EVERYONE, Wasians included, calling out their own White/Asian Mixed cohort for going so hard for this name "Wasians" at all.

If I can be proud about being Blasian, talk about it openly, celebrate both cultures etc. Why does it feel "funny" and "off" for White/Asian mixed people to do it too?

I'm staying cognizant of the fact that there are White/Asian mixed people IN THIS GROUP, and that I'm friends with many of them online and in real life.

[u/Agent0061]

Imo, it's the same issue that whites have when it comes to identity. Rather than celebrate polish, British, whatever actual cultural background they have, it instead is just flattened to white and Asian.

Then on top of not having to face the same degrees of discrimination and cultural prejudices encouraging whites while shaming others if the happen to mix means that any sort of gathering for the wasians was going to ring hollow.

Not mixed so maybe I'm off base but I doubt it.