Constance Wu says she was sexually harassed by a Fresh Off the Boat producer

[silverstarry]

I had a pretty traumatic experience my first couple of years on 'Fresh Off the Boat,' @ConstanceWu says at #TAF22. “That show was historic for Asian Americans … and I did not want to sully the reputation of the one show we had representing us. So I kept my mouth shut.” pic.twitter.com/fR4KJyYoKm
- The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) September 23, 2022
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[vikingsmn]

She should have explained this so much sooner though.
Why? Why does the onus fall on women to explain their trauma to the world? Why can't men stop being pieces of shit that believe women belong to them/owe them something?

[fromyourashes]

which user made this comment? i just wanna know.

[friarsfire]

Thank you for this post, OP. This backstory behind that tweet completely recontextualizes it. I’m glad she was able to take time away to focus on her mental health and feel better now share her story.

[skyler_white_yo]

At the time, I thought her tweets were nagl. However, now learning that she needed to leave that environment (which never should have happened in the first place), her tweets are totally understandable.

I hope she has good supports in her life.

[winx]

I don’t know about anyone else but I feel like an utter cunt having used that ‘dislike’ comment meme for so long, especially as a mixed Asian woman myself. We should have done better.
Expecting to be able to leave a toxic work environment for a clean slate and then getting pulled back in must have been so demoralising.

[escalena]

I feel really bad too, but to be fair we didn't have any context whatsoever. And this isn't a complaint about what she did or didn't say, it's just something that happened. An unfortunate combo of her initial comments being vague + the show being beloved by many so no one would've imagined this + this actually being unknown to most people.

[lolitalockheart]

I feel bad too especially for believing the rumors when they were so vague. I feel horrible for her.

[deerlike]

I feel terrible too, for having side-eyed that tweet she made without bothering to consider the circumstances behind it. Learning now of the trauma she'd been experiencing this whole time is just heartbreaking.

And it's on me (and the internet) for judging rather than reaching out to her, to see if she was alright.

[la_petite_singe]

Hmm. I remember a few of us wondered if some sort of on-set misconduct was the behind the infamous "dislike" incident. I believe her, and not just bc this shit is horribly common, but like...between this & the reveal of her suicide attempt, I still kinda wish she'd own up to her own behavior on set? I feel like the fact that she apparently mistreated the people "below her" got totally lost in all this. You can call out bullshit & admit your own shit at the same time (without saying "I guess I deserved to be harassed" or whatever).

[deja_vu822]

yeah i was feeling the same way, like i haven't forgotten that mixed into all of this were the people saying she was a nightmare to work with across multiple sets, not just FOTB. maybe she does talk about some of that behavior in her book and it just hasn't been publicized, idk

[astrofisica]

Those rumors were so vague and difficult to believe to begin with. No one had a real story. It was just vibes.

[belle_chouette]

Maybe she apologized privately to those she allegedly mistreated. I don’t think she owes the public an apology for stuff that we weren’t even involved in.

[anterrabre]

I hope she is doing much better now, and I wanna know who the guy is.

[fubukihakuryu]

It was either Eddie Huang or Melvin Marr, they're the only two Asian male producers.

[vibeology_e]

Eddie Huang was only involved with the show in the first season.

[kiki3291]

The latter. An article about this said the producer's initials was with an M and a tweet from someone who worked on the show confirmed that's who this is about.