Today's Barbershop Talk podcast discusses the impact of Ken Jeong and his character, Leslie Chow, from the highly successful comedy film "The Hangover." which went on to pull in a massive $1.4 billion at the box office.
According to a recent poll we did on our Asian Menswear Instagram, it looks like people's thoughts and feelings about Ken Jeong vary. Some people feel he sold out, others didn't see a problem with his character at all, and some don't agree with what he did but understand why he did it.
Today's podcast will explore why so many Asian Americans hate him passionately even though The Hangover was released over ten years ago and how Ken has responded to the backlash. Should people forgive him and move on, or should people continue to criticize him?
In this episode, we discuss:
-Why Ken Jeong is a hot topic amongst Asian Americans
-Why do people hate him
-How Ken Jeong's participation in "The Hangover" propelled him into fame
-How has Ken Jeong addressed the backlash
-10 years later, should he be forgiven?
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