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These 2 Asian Actors Were Mistaken For Each Other Again – And It Was Cringier Than Ever

Witnessing it all play out online was like opening a Russian nesting doll of microaggressions that wouldn’t stop revealing themselves.
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'Fire Island' Stars Recall Their Wildest Nights Out On New York's LGBTQ Beach Haven

Joel Kim Booster and fellow actor Matt Rogers shared memories of a "200+ person orgy" and more on an episode of the "Finding Fire Island" podcast.
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Writer Claims 'Fire Island' Fails The Bechdel Test, And Twitter Users Have Thoughts

Many felt Hanna Rosin's critique of Hulu's LGBTQ-inclusive comedy — which features many queer actors of color — was misdirected at best.
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‘Fire Island’ Remixes A Classic Jane Austen Tale — While Blazing Its Own Path

Joel Kim Booster and Andrew Ahn discuss making a movie about queer Asian joy, and the Austen adaptations and rom-coms that influenced them.
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Twitter Calls Out The Hollywood Reporter For Photo Of Wrong Asian Comedian

The publication tweeted an article about "Saturday Night Live's" casting of Bowen Yang ― the first Chinese-American cast member -- but with a picture of Joel Kim Booster.
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Comedian Joel Kim Booster Responds To Dave Chappelle's Racist Asian Joke

In his Netflix special "Sticks & Stones," Chappelle performed a blatantly racist impression of a Chinese person as part of an anti-trans joke.
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Joel Kim Booster On Finding The Comedy In Hurtful Queer Asian Male Stereotypes

"No matter what you do, you’re pathologized as a gay that’s trying to act masculine or an Asian trying to be masculine."
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