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The Pervasive Anti-Asian Stereotypes in France
Lin-Lon couldn't believe it. The same stupid jokes, the same fake accent she used to hear from bullies at recess. Twenty years later, here were two of France's most popular comedians dressed up as the worst, prejudiced stereotype of a Chinese person and reciting stereotype after stereotype on prime-time television. Lin-Lon was upset, but once again, she didn't know how to channel her outrage. She read an op-ed by another French Vietnamese journalist, announcing pervasive anti-Asian stereotypes in France. That article resonated with her. As a journalist, she had a platform for speaking out against these dangerous stereotypes. Her idea: A short video, a humorous