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· Bryan Ke
Congresswoman’s Traditional Indian Dish to Honor Kamala Harris Gets Called Out on Twitter
Twitter users called out Democratic U.S. Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal for mixing up the name of a traditional Indian dish she cooked in honor of vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris. The 55-year-old representative for Washington’s seventh district tweeted the night before…
· Bryan Ke
Asian Names Celebrated on Twitter After GOP Senator Mocks ‘Kamala Harris’ at Rally
Many Twitter users are giving support to Kamala Harris after Georgia Republican Senator David Perdue made fun of her first name during a rally last Friday in Macon. Not-so-classy move: Perdue was speaking ahead of President Donald Trump’s arrival at the Macon rally last week…
· Carl Samson
Japanese ‘Twitter Killer’ Found With 9 Severed HEADS Pleads Guilty to His Crimes
A Japanese man who made headlines for the murder of nine people and the storage of their body parts in his apartment pleaded guilty to his crimes this week. Takahiro Shiraishi, 29, has been dubbed the “Twitter Killer” for using the platform to lure victims into his home in Zama,…
· Bryan Ke
Indian Twitter Calls Out WebMD’s ‘Abominable’ Chai Latte Recipe
Indian social media users were not pleased with WebMD’s chai latte recipe, with some calling it an abomination. The recipe causes a stir: WebMD posted the recipe on its Twitter account with the caption, “Learn how to make a chai latte — without the coffee shop price tag.”
· Bryan Ke
Chinese Ambassador to UK Blames ‘Anti-China Hackers’ After His Twitter Likes Porn Video
A Chinese ambassador in the United Kingdom denied and blamed “anti-China hackers” after people discovered his Twitter account liked a pornographic video. What happened: A London-based human rights campaigner saw the like on Liu Xiaoming’s Twitter account on Wednesday, according…
· Carl Samson
Andrew Yang Teams Up With Twitter CEO to Give Out $5 Million to Americans
Andrew Yang is handing out $250 to 20,000 Americans after receiving a $5 million donation from Twitter co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey this week. The fund, which was announced on Thursday, went to Humanity Forward — the former Democratic presidential candidate’s nonprofit…
· Bryan Ke
Uncultured White Lady Spreads Ignorance On Twitter Over Korean Delicacy
Weather Specialist and BBC TV/Radio presenter, Sara Thornton, caught attention on Twitter for an ignorant reply to a tweet from J.K. Rowling over a creature considered to be a South Korean delicacy. The famed author commented on a post about Urechis caupo, better known as the…
· Maina Chen
Asian Twitter Rallies to Support the Black Community for #JusticeForAhmaud
The Asian American community shows its solidarity and seeks justice for Ahmaud Arbery, alongside its fellow marginalized Black community on Twitter with #JusticeForAhmaud. Ahmaud Arbery was a 25-year-old runner who was gunned down while jogging in his Brunswick, Georgia…
· Bryan Ke
Who is Kim Yo-jong and Why is Twitter Suddenly Obsessed With Her?
Many people online have suddenly developed a fascination Kim Jong-un’s 32-year-old sister, Kim Yo-jong, as rumors circulate about the North Korean leader’s health after a reported heart operation. Unverified reports of Kim Jong-un’s health started to surface when he failed to…
· Bryan Ke
Comedian Resorts to Racism Against Asian People, ‘Ching Chong Virus’ on Twitter
American comedian and avid Trump supporter Terrence K. Williams went on a racist rant against Asian people on Twitter amid the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The comedian’s rant began on March 16 when he posted a three and half minute video of him talking about how…
· Bryan Ke
Rapper Calls Chinese People ‘Nasty as Hell’ in Racist Twitter Post
Editor’s Note: This post is not an excuse to further perpetuate racism towards any other group. American rapper Lil Reese is being urged by his social media followers to delete a post he made on Twitter that attacks Chinese because of the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19)…
· Khier Casino
#KoreansStopLying Trends on Twitter After Quarantined Koreans in Vietnam Accused of Being ‘Snobby’ About Food
Twenty Korean tourists were reportedly unhappy about the food given to them while being under quarantine at Lung Hospital in Da Nang since Monday, prompting Vietnamese locals to criticize them online. A flight from Daegu, South Korea carrying 20 Koreans and two Thai nationals…
· Bryan Ke
Canadian Journalist Loses Job After Coronavirus Joke on Twitter
The CTV Television Network has reportedly fired a Canadian journalist who made a racist joke about his Asian barber and the ongoing novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). Peter Akman, who was blasted online for his tweet earlier this month, is no longer with the network, according to…
· Ryan General
Japanese Robotics Student Amazes Twitter With the Most Techie Business Card
A graduate student’s business card has impressed social media users in Japan for its computer-inspired aesthetics. Twitter user @univ00009, who first tweeted an image of the card that took inspiration from a computer circuit board, said that the business card was from a high…
· Ryan General
Japanese KFC Chicken Rice ‘Hack’ Takes Twitter By Storm
A simple rice recipe featuring KFC Original Recipe chicken has apparently sent local Twitter users abuzz in Japan. As we’ve covered before, KFC became a yuletide tradition for many Japanese mostly due to a brilliant promotional campaign during the 1974 holidays season. Japan’s…
· Carl Samson
Chinese Man Chugs His Beer ‘Tornado’-Style and Twitter is All for It
A 33-year-old Chinese “peasant” has taken his drinking game to a whole new level by spinning the bottle and chugging the “tornado” of alcohol all the way down. With his unique drinking style, Liu Shichao has amassed more than 127,000 followers on Twitter, despite only joining…
· Jin Hyun
American Professor Says ‘Indian Food is Terrible’ and Twitter Isn’t Having It
A White male professor has gone viral after his tweet critiquing Indian food sparked outrage online. Tom Nichols, an international affairs professor at the U.S. Naval War College in Rhode Island, shared his unsolicited opinions regarding “non-American” dishes, especially Indian…
· Carl Samson
Rebel Wilson is Making a K-Pop Movie and Asian Twitter is Livid
Australian actress Rebel Wilson has written a K-pop movie in which she will also appear — and Asian Twitter has mixed feelings about it. “Seoul Girls,” to be released by Lionsgate, follows a Korean American high school girl and her friends who enter a worldwide talent…
· Bryan Ke
Hideo Kojima Just Broke an Instagram and Twitter Record at the Same Time
“Death Stranding” director Hideo Kojima has been awarded two Guinness World Records and is now recognized as the “most followed game director on Twitter and Instagram.” Game creator Hideo Kojima (@HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN) is now a record holder for: ✅ Most followers on Twitter for a…
· Jin Hyun
Constance Wu is Getting Trolled Hard on Twitter After ‘Fresh of the Boat’ Cancellation
ABC’s “Fresh Off the Boat” will conclude the series with its current season, with a one-hour finale episode which is set to air on February 21. The TV series, which follows the story of a Taiwanese American family in the ’90s, is loosely based on a memoir by Eddie Huang called…