Escape From Plan A

Teen, Chris, and Trevor (from Champagne Sharks) get together to talk about the wild last couple of days on Twitter regarding Simu Liu's supposedly controversial Reddit posts and the rerun of 2018-style Asian American gender wars, and how and why the dynamics of intense sibling rivalries are operating behind all this. NOTE: Part 2 of this episode can be accessed by becoming our Patreon subscriber at www.patreon.com/planamag TWITTER: Trevor (@champagnesharks) Teen (@mont_jiang) Chris (@JesuInToast) REFERENCED RESOURCES: @NoTotally's anti-Simu tweet storm from 2019: https://imgur.com/a/QLfv1We Simu Liu's Reddit posts in context: https://twitter.com/Katie_Bee__/status/1438785677492035584?s=20 SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Opening Theme: "Fuck Out My Face" by Ayekay (open.spotify.com/artist/16zQKaDN5XgHAhfOJHTigJ)

Jess, Chris and Teen have a throwback discussion about r/aznidentity and MRAsians, and why Aaron Mak's recently-published article trying to revive Asian incel panic is so ... forgettable. All three of us had advised Mak on his article a couple years ago, and he seems to have taken a very deep dive into the 'Asian masculinity ecosystem.' We question his findings. Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/planamag LINKS: “Men’s Rights Asians” Think This Is Their Moment, by Aaron Mak https://slate.com/technology/2021/09/mens-rights-asians-aznidentity-stop-asian-hate-reddit.html TWITTER: Jess (@cogitatotomato) Chris (@JesuInToast) Teen (@mont_jiang) SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Opening Theme: "Fuck Out My Face" by Ayekay (open.spotify.com/artist/16zQKaDN5XgHAhfOJHTigJ)

(Warning: Spoilers!) Chris, Teen, and Filip give their thoughts on Shang-Chi and speculate whether the success of Shang-Chi will be the final act of a multi-decade Asian American internal drama on media representation and Asian American male emasculation issues. Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/planamag TWITTER: Chris (@JesuInToast) Teen (@mont_jiang) Filip (@filipgwriting) SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com UA Theme: "Chairman Mao" by Bambu

Ever wonder what college life is like for Gen Z now? Chris talks with popular Youtuber amandamaryanna (who, among other things, makes highly viewed videos about college life at NYU) about how her generation of college students has dealt with COVID, social media, and the whole idea of turning your passion into your job. Follow amandamaryanna's Youtube and Instagram at: https://www.youtube.com/c/amandamaryanna https://www.instagram.com/amandapanda767/ Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/planamag TWITTER: Chris (@JesuInToast) REFERENCED RESOURCES: is the college experience a myth?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQkQ9xUURCs i don't have a dream job: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=276yr_0khKE why can't black women be the love interest?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzBVpoVa26k SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Opening Theme: "Fuck Out My Face" by Ayekay (open.spotify.com/artist/16zQKaDN5XgHAhfOJHTigJ)

Communist rapper and podcaster Xiangyu, and Luchuan and Hawaiian independence activist Rob Kajiwara, join Teen to talk about the notable differences between the politics of Asian people in Asia, and that of Asian Americans. While it's not surprising there is a difference, Asian American awareness of it is quite low. It's time to change that, esp. as Asian Americans claim a desire to 'reconnect' with Asian culture. Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/planamag TWITTER: Xiangyu (@notXiangyu) Rob (@robkajiwara) Teen (@mont_jiang) SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Opening Theme: "Escape" by Ciel (@aerialist)

In an extended discussion about cultural appropriation that started in Ep. 286 about what is messed up with the cultural appropriation fight as we know it, this episode with Teen, Chris, and our friend John Bai looks at what are legitimate concerns at the heart of the issue. Is it simply inevitable that America turns cultures into cultural products? TWITTER: John (@bohnjai) Chris (@JesuInToast) Teen (@mont_jiang) REFERENCED RESOURCES: Every Culture Appropriates by David Frum | The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/05/cultural-appropriation/559802/ The Shocking Viral Reaction to a Prom Dress by Jeff Yang | CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/02/opinions/the-shocking-viral-reaction-to-a-prom-dress-yang/index.html Democracy vs. The Melting Pot by Horace Kallen | The Nation: http://www.expo98.msu.edu/people/kallen.htm SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Opening Theme: "Fuck Out My Face" by Ayekay (open.spotify.com/artist/16zQKaDN5XgHAhfOJHTigJ)

Chris and Millie, along with EFPA's favorite guest Trevor Beaulieu from Champagne Sharks, go in on the latest ridiculous cultural appropriation brouhaha involving attacks on a white British woman, Pippa Middlehurst, for authoring an Asian cookbook. They look at the root causes of this cultural appropriation angst among minorities, as well as the possible reasons that young white women seem to frequently be the target of these cultural appropriation crusades, which are often spearheaded by women of color. NOTE: Part 2 of this episode can be accessed by becoming our Patreon subscriber at www.patreon.com/planamag TWITTER: Trevor (@champagnesharks) Millie (@onemillicentcho) Chris (@JesuInToast) SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Opening Theme: "Fuck Out My Face" by Ayekay (open.spotify.com/artist/16zQKaDN5XgHAhfOJHTigJ)

Jess, Teen, and Chris discuss the aftermath of Roberta Kaplan's resignation from Time's Up (for her pro-Cuomo work) and how the whole #MeToo/#TimesUp movement has come to resemble some twisted melding of a religion and a mafia-like protection racket. TWITTER: Jess (@cogitatotomato) Chris (@JesuInToast) Teen (@mont_jiang) REFERENCED RESOURCES: Who Actually Gets To Create Black Pop Culture? by Bertrand Cooper | Current Affairs: https://www.currentaffairs.org/2021/07/who-actually-gets-to-create-black-pop-culture The Women's Movement by Joan Didion | NYT: https://www.nytimes.com/1972/07/30/archives/the-womens-movement-women.html The 9.9% Is The New Aristocracy by Matthew Stewart | The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/06/the-birth-of-a-new-american-aristocracy/559130/ SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Opening Theme: "Fuck Out My Face" by Ayekay (open.spotify.com/artist/16zQKaDN5XgHAhfOJHTigJ)

Considering how the Plan A founders met online well into adulthood and have now become close friends, four of them (Jess, Jong, Teen, and Chris) get together to discuss the importance of continuing to make friends as you get older, as well as the new ways we have of doing so, such as through the internet. TWITTER: Jess (@cogitatotomato) Chris (@JesuInToast) Teen (@mont_jiang) Jong (@calicoarse) SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Opening Theme: "Fuck Out My Face" by Ayekay (open.spotify.com/artist/16zQKaDN5XgHAhfOJHTigJ)

Adam and Filip are joined by returning guest Connie Griffith to discuss the recently filed case against Blizzard Entertainment (and its owner Activision Blizzard) and the rot at the root of the video game industry in general. As a former Blizzard employee and industry veteran she provides a vital and unique perspective to make sense of the case specifically and what it could mean for the future of the video game industry. The trio also discuss the walkout that Activision Blizzard employees staged on Wednesday, July 28, the 'Cosby' Suite story related to the case, and some of the awful responses from Blizzard Entertainment / Activision Blizzard executives. Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/planamag CHECK OUT OUR LIVESTREAMS ON YOUTUBE (and subscribe!): www.youtube.com/channel/UCv1W1syiwY053urp-IH-OjQ Twitter: Connie (@gamedevconnie) Filip (@filipgwriting) Adam (@snbatman) REFERENCED RESOURCES: Connie's Twitter Thread in Response to Mike Morhaime: https://twitter.com/gamedevconnie/status/1418946551834157056?s=20 California sues Activision Blizzard over a culture of ‘constant sexual harassment’: https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/22/22588215/activision-blizzard-lawsuit-sexual-harassment-discrimination-pay Activision Blizzard employees call leadership response to harassment suit ‘abhorrent and insulting’: https://www.polygon.com/22594765/activision-blizzard-open-letter-harassment-lawsuit Blizzard is encouraging its own employees to attend Wednesday’s walkout with paid time off: https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/27/22596957/blizzard-pto-sexual-harassment-walkout J. Allan Brack Response: https://drive.google.com/file/d/12uVBSRkbEP5tOHymCf0Lllpol4JMrjYh/view?usp=sharing Fran Townsend Response: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DW5m6xLgc3ulz6hu4x-DLqRnAYOMsr1l/view?usp=sharing Inside Blizzard Developers’ Infamous Bill ‘Cosby Suite’: https://kotaku.com/inside-blizzard-developers-infamous-bill-cosby-suite-1847378762 SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Opening Theme: "Untitled" by Ciel