Jean Yoon Joins Simu Liu in Speaking Out About Issues During Kim's Convenience

[justen]

In response to a Globe and Mail article that essentially summed up the situation [see this ONTD entry] as Simu Liu being wrong and ungrateful (though not in those exact words), Jean Yoon, who played Umma on Kim's Convenience, spoke out to amend the record.

Dear sir, as an Asian Canadian woman, a Korean-Canadian woman w more experience and

Comments

[lovelydress2087]

A couple quotations from the globe and mail article:

"He makes some valid points and others that amount to impenetrable office politics being aired in public." - idk this just made me angry

"Yet a glance at the credits for Kim’s over its five seasons lists 13 women as writers at various times, contrary to Liu’s suggestion the show lacked “female representation.” Further, the writing credits do indicate diversity - does an Iranian-Canadian not count?" - this is such a white man thing to say.

I hated reading that whole article. Go off people on twitter. He missed the entire point, which isn't a surprise but ffs.

[iburiedjohn]

That article was so condescending.

[gabsy]

That's the Globe for you.

[pseudonygma]

FFS. That is NOT the right type of diversity for a show about the Korean-Canadian experience.

[alex_haruko]

You're much stronger than I am because I couldn't finish reading it.

That part about the Iranian-Canadian writer just killed me 😂 like, both are entirely different cultures?? What would an Iranian-Canadian woman know about Korean culture?!!!