Benjamin: I think most importantly is that he is fetishized her mmm normalness. He thinks it's cute just to have this like normal girl and he wants to invent a reality where because he's decided she's good enough she as she is will be accepted by his family Benjamin, why would he change her to fit that life? You're right it's a kind of objectifying her oh yeah absolutelyAbsolutely we've seen before with rich families finding somebody from the you know quote unquote the other side of the tracks but they don't really understand or even empathy for what experience actually is like.
In this episode, we are jumping into our private jet to discuss the modern day rom com classic, Crazy Rich Asians. We explore the varied ways that culture shock can present via classism, immigration status, assimilation, etc. We also, unfortunately, tear apart the ways that Nick does not show up as a partner for Rachel when it comes to managing the complicated social layers and norms of shifting from one culture to another.
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