We Need To Talk About How BTS Saved Asians...

What was the real reason why BTS got invited to the White House was it to solve Asian America's problems or are they political pawns? Welcome everybody to the hot pot boys global superstars BTS got invited to the White House to do a one-on-one sit-down with President Joe Biden himself now a lot of people are proud of them doing it and they're happy about it But a lot of people are also kind of confused because they're like wait Why did they go there representing Asian Americans if they're not American? I mean I think you can look at this as simple as these are some global pop stars meeting a president head of state it happens all The time all the way to like man. What are the implications for Asian America? And guess what? We're gonna be talking about the implications for Asian America right now So if you guys are excited about this video hit that like button check out other videos of the hot pop boys and please leave Your comment down below so we got five crazy takeaways But here's the first one guys shout out to the BTS army overall. I thought it was a net positive You know RM. He is eloquent in English. I thought the things they said in Korean were nice They're just like we are different. We have different cultures different histories. We can learn to respect each other I thought that was important to acknowledge differences on the way to peace Uh Biden strangely enough Andrew also had a good bar I said, you know when good people talk about the bad things that are hidden they tend to go down All right. So let's be honest. I don't think any hard solutions came from that conversation You know, it's not gonna save anybody's life But overall did it shed a lot of light onto the issue? Was there a whole record number of reporters in the room? We're a whole other bunch of other politicians trying to get a seat in that room So listen it made people care about this talk whether it was just based off a PR move Using the star power of BTS or not. It can still be positive for Asian America, right? Right whether Biden knew they were pop stars They were the Asian Beatles or he actually thought they were in charge of some type of army or whether or not They're trying to maybe capture some votes from the BTS army demographic that can vote in America It was dope to see Asian guys seem that powerful, you know, and especially they're not like, you know, it's it's pop stars You know what? I mean? They're very Asian the suits. Yeah. Yeah, they're very Asian. Listen, they embody Asian culture So for them to be that famous and be on that stage, you know, whether or not you agree with it It was a net positive in my opinion. I will say I was skeptical at first. I was like wait Why are they at the White House? What is this gonna do? But you take a step back and you're like hey This was still better than nothing and anytime Tucker Carlson gets mad It kind of goes to show you that the Democrats did score a big hit, right? You know what? I mean? Like I said, we're not picking sides I'm just saying in terms of overall how it played even though we were gonna get into the controversy later Like it was a net positive moving on point number two Andrew. It was confusing it sparked some internet debate because they're like wait, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, this is a HNPI which is Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander month And all this stuff's happening in America. Why is this pop group of these like a gorgeous guys? From that are raised in South Korea probably sheltered from a lot of these things. Why are they speaking out as our big dogs? Well, you know what's funny about them? they can actually kind of relate on some level because they Experienced a lot of racism and discrimination from the global music industry, right? Because even though they're from Asia, maybe they didn't grow up with racism for being Asian in Asia, right? But when they entered the global market, that's when they're they're at the high school with everybody else No, I've noticed that a lot of VJs whether it's from America Canada, South America, Australia Not all of them. Occasionally, they'll try to downplay BTS's success. Yeah, cuz they'll be like, yeah Who are these like girly boys like singing and dancing atop of the charts? We like our own music. It's kind of nativist. Yeah, you know, so they're not maybe they're not on the streets in New York or Oakland Experiencing all this stuff firsthand, but you know, they have some context for it. Let's give them some credit No, I think they care about their fan base too Which is located in Western countries probably going through it or at least seeing it online and also doesn't it make sense that it's from South Korea, which is has very close ties and Positive ties with America versus let's be honest pop stars from China Which is definitely the geopolitical adversary right now China would be views as some sort of anything from a rival to a arch nemesis Right now at least and then South Korea would be viewed as like a good homie But you know other people would call it, you know Like I said, there's other words neo-colonial state vassal state not my words But you know, it was interesting to see Biden and BTS hanging out like it was almost like the 1980s You know that like hands across America like Americana kind of like, you know back in like the Rambo days like good guy was good guy All right guys point number three David does this show that Asian Americans We just don't have that many stars to represent us that can draw this much attention Yeah I mean I think if you would have assembled like the famous Asian American Avengers of the past like six seven years You'd have like Michelle Yo BTS Rich Brian would show up Maybe Henry Golding would be there and none of them would be American. Yeah, even see movie I think he has a Canadian passport. Yeah, but you could have Jeremy Lin and Awkwafina show up But as far as like drawing the attention right now, I mean, yes I think and we're gonna get into it in a later point I think a lot of Asian Americans are starting to realize that the global narrative is kind of our narrative Yeah, I think that it's interesting you can learn like almost like better American skills in an international school overseas Sometimes than you can as an Asian American and it's so funny because Eileen Gu who is a gold medalist of the Olympics She won the gold for China and not America. So I don't think she'll be meeting with Biden Oh if Eileen Gu had won it for the US I guarantee you she would have went to the White House by now, but I'm sure she's completely forever banned from the White House Alright point number four is that the Asian American identity is becoming more and more complex and that we may have to Accept a global narrative as our Asian American narrative What I mean by that is that there is so much talent Asian talent coming from overseas not just from Asia but other westernized countries even if that's Australia UK or you know other Asian countries like Indonesia and Adding to the rise and the representation of Asians in media that we kind of end up accepting them as honorary Asian Americans But do we accept them or is it just like the game is the game? No, I feel like some Asian Americans. They do accept them as Asian American and some do not as you can see on the internet There's like a lot of debate But with so many immigrants coming over at the age of 5 10 15 or people growing up in international schools And they're representing Asians in media It's almost like the the lines are becoming so murky and blurry that you don't really know Who's that American passport holder or not? And does it I have a question leave it in the comments down below does it really matter as Asian Americans? Are we just buying into this old-school? American why they're not Asian American. Let me finish. Let me finish as Asian Americans Are we just buying into this old-school American exceptionalism by judging these Asians being like you're not American like me You didn't grow up exactly like me in in Seattle. You didn't grow up in New York like me You didn't grow up in Oakland LA like me. No, man, you know why it is why it's cuz they didn't get picked on enough. Ah they've got they got to grow up and be the elites and Have all the systems where they're from That's an assumption because if you're Asian and you grew up in a Western country high likeliness You still got bullied in some respect. Yeah, but it might have not been in the American way But like I said BTS still went through discrimination joining the global market of the music industry So I'm not I'm not saying they experienced it like Asian Americans, but they're not those same roses from the concrete I'm just kidding guys. I mean, I think it's up for debate guys I don't really have a strong opinion on it. I will say this though. It is what it is to our final point Listen guys, whether you support BTS being like the big dogs of Asian America or not, which I think there's valid arguments on both sides Asian America, it's just not at the point of development and we didn't put the work in and we didn't have the unity to gatekeep So we got to take the help that we can get if our like Older cousins or like second cousins from Asia want to come and represent us and they have that much more clout and power than us We have to take it. So be it. I mean like well, you know Maybe we can grumble internally and be like, oh we don't have anybody, you know I wish we had Bruce Lee again or whatever or I wish Jeremy was still killing the league We could say that but at the end of the day we got to be happy for BTS, but Bruce Lee is like The only sort of Asian American, right? Yeah, so I think just accepting the fact that you know What guys like whoever can help Asian Americans? That's Asian is almost Asian American like at this point if you have Asiatic blood flowing through your veins if you got the mongoloid features and you're doing something cool. You're talented and positive We'll take you Asian American I don't know because it still has an impact because listen also when we talk about Asians in America That's not just including people whose English is their first language. That's actually just Asians living in America in this context Anyways guys, this could be a longer conversation I want to leave it up to you to leave it in the comments down below what you think those were our five Takeaways, like we said overall net positive very interesting, you know Like I said, it's as serious or as silly as you want it to be Hey guys, so let us know in the comments down below Please check out other episodes of the hot pot boys David Andrew and until next time we out. Peace