Netflix Is A Daily Joke Joel Kim Booster: A Joke About Being Korean
Dec 13, 2025
Joel Kim Booster, a stand-up comedian and the star of the Netflix special 'Psychosexual', shares his unique take on cultural identity. He humorously discusses feeling racially connected yet lacking specific Korean traditions passed down from his grandparents. Engaging with the audience, he playfully calls out fellow Koreans and explores the quirks of how Asians interact with white people. His comedic reflections on intra-Asian prejudices and the humorous revelations from audience interactions make for a lively and entertaining conversation.
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Racial Identity Without Cultural Roots
- Joel Kim Booster feels racially connected as an Asian American but lacks specific Korean cultural transmission from family.
- This creates a partial identity shaped more by race than by inherited traditions.
Crowd Bit About Ethnicity
- Joel asks the audience to identify Koreans and then interacts with an Asian audience member playfully about ethnicity.
- He uses the moment to highlight how he converses about ethnicity in a casual, almost 'white' style.
Learning Regional Prejudices Is Cultural
- Joel notes he didn't learn intra-Asian prejudices from family, leaving a gap in knowing whom to racially dislike within the continent.
- He frames this as a cultural detail he missed out on, mixing humor with a real observation about social learning.