Of all the problems of disenfranchisement and discrimination that genuinely hurt people, this politicization of identity is the least interesting. > "Only cert

Of all the problems of disenfranchisement and discrimination that genuinely hurt people, this politicization of identity is the least interesting. > "Only certain dishes like noodles, dumplings, kebabs, and rice bowls have been normalized. The majority is still largely stigmatized because, bluntly put, white people have not decided they like it yet." You know what: if you like whatever dish and you wish others would too, then write and vlog about it and try to popularize it. Use a pseudonym if you think your name connotes the wrong ethnicity for your audience's sensibilities. I do. > I myself had many of my pitches labeled by as "too niche," only to find those same topics surface in articles by white people years later. Or perhaps you were pitching the right thing at the wrong time. We'll never know. > Please, think about who you give the microphone to. If you want the microphone, take it, it's yours. But please fight battles with more obvious foes and more serious stakes. There are lots to choose from.