Things I Read This Week (5/28)

Tou Thao and the Myths of Asian American Solidarity

When we say that “we Asian-Americans need to examine our communities,” who do we refer to as “we” in the complicity of police brutality and white supremacy?

Trick Mirror: A Reflection on Mass-Deception

In case you were interested in the “Jia Tolentino’s Parents Were Human Traffickers” case.

Stewed Awakening

The bigger implications of the Alison Roman and food media.

when media straddles the line between food as food vs food as lifestyle, when aspiration gets mixed up with whiteness, and when ppl exoticize ingredients like tahini or turmeric like they're not used by millions,

that's when people should be more critical abt their consumption

— jane🎈 (@janesingasong) May 21, 2020

In Defense of Looting

The media’s focus on looting and rioting distracts from the real issues.

so how are these places without cops on every corner surviving? well. those places are more like to have people with decent jobs, access to housing, quality schools. it turns out that when people have the tools they need to survive, we can rely less on punishment.

— josie duffy rice (@jduffyrice) May 28, 2020

Coronagrifting: A Design Phenomenon

Architects and designers try to capitalize on the corona panic with empty and ineffectual mock-ups made to go viral.