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[-] adultswim_antifa@hexbear.net 64 points 3 weeks ago

I gotta acknowledge the effort that went into mixing stereotypically Japanese and Chinese elements with just the right amount of cultural ignorance.

[-] dead@hexbear.net 25 points 3 weeks ago

I believe the comic is depicting a Chinese restaurant in the US. Chinese food restaurants in the US often sell Japanese food or elements of Japanese cuisine because Japanese restaurants were shut down during the WWII Japanese internment camps. US Chinese food restaurants started selling some Japanese foods to fill the market gap and many of the Chinese food restaurants still continue that.

[-] Evilphd666@hexbear.net 11 points 3 weeks ago

Oh god the South Park episode

[-] dead@hexbear.net 3 points 3 weeks ago

I'm not familiar

[-] Damarcusart@hexbear.net 5 points 2 weeks ago

South Park is an "adult" animated cartoon created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, two libertarians who have a "everything is dumb and caring about things is stupid" approach to politics and life in general. South Park often met controversy for its crude humour, and as a result, was very popular with teenage boys who uncritically adopted the smug nihilist attitudes of its creators. You could think of it kind of like the proto-Rick and Morty if that helps.

[-] Evilphd666@hexbear.net 1 points 2 weeks ago

They did episodes with extremely racist characteristic sterotypes of a Chinese resturant owner and Japanese owner fueding with each other in like a turf war. Their pronunciation of their "City" themed dishes sounded like "Shitty" like Shitty Kung Pow. Shitty chicken. It was also mirroring the Japanese and Chinese fueding historically. One would think they'd be allies being practical neighbors but alas.. and in one episode they did a differences between Chinese and Japanese mocking how Amerikkkans think all Asians are the same.

I won't link them but you can find the relevant clips on YT.