[TW: rape] "Beef" star, David Choe, describes raping a Black woman in now-deleted viral video

[varioussaints]

Twitter removed a viral video of BEEF actor David Choe seemingly describing a graphic rape because he filed a copyright claim. His co-stars and friends have not yet commented, nor have producers, Netflix, or A24. BEEF is the No. 2 show on Netflix right nowhttps://t.co/YcDtWdx1kQ
- kelsey weekman (@kelsaywhat) April 17, 2023
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[mayjailer]

Shit. Beef deserves better than to be tanked by David Choe’s history of rape normalization. But what he boasted about was grotesque, and if he did it-he claims now he didn’t-it was criminal.

this is a story he told with his entire chest nearly a decade ago. i can get on board with those involved with the series who were unaware/uninvolved with the decision to cast him not deserving this moment to be ruined for them, but fuck everyone who falls outside of that category.

[kamikashi]

yes to your comment but also wtf to jeff yang's tweet in the first place?

hes learned of the rape history and his focus is on the show's reputation? hello he raped a black woman, maybe she is the victim that deserves better, not the show?

[sandstorm]

The (Deadline?) article I submitted this with had him going on and on about how he was playing a character like shut up, no one believes that shit you POS.

[varioussaints]

sorry for sneaking into the queue first! if you have the link handy I’d be happy to add it in.

the whole thing is just sickening.

[sandstorm]

oop, it's Variety;

"According to the Times, he said the masseuse story was fictional, and a work of performance art"

https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/beef-star-david-choe-rape-joke-podcast-clips-removed-twitter-1235585677/

[thereinventions]

That's sick and disgusting art. It's giving M@rylin M@nson.

[anydoppelganger]

here's the ONTD post about the video back from 2014: https://ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com/87528752.html

I like Wong and Yeun a lot but FUCK em for being friends with Choe. Absolutely disgusting. I hope everyone goes down for this

[varioussaints]

thank you for this! I've edited it in.

[sisterruth]

The comment on the last page is crazy.

[piratesswoop]

are you talking about prophecypro? he was a straight dude who would make comments hours after a post's popularity ended but it was always some random anedcote or semi-related comment. i wonder what happened to him.

[thereinventions]

I knew there was something about him I didn't like when I watched "Beef." I couldn't stand his character.

Also, I was rooting for you Steve and Ali! 😭

Not they locked my account for tweeting that video of David Choe admitting he’s a r*pist. This is NOT the way to do damage control, actually pic.twitter.com/XZBEbpTZTZ
- Meech (@MediumSizeMeech) April 16, 2023

[sandstorm]

Also...you don't have to support everyone you share a demographic with if they do heinous shit.

[mizzyoung]

Exactly. I'm dreading the "we need representation!!!" spin they'll probably use to spin this.

[inandoutofgrace]

I’m the represented in this sitch and more than anything this is yet another reminder that no man, white or MOC, can be trusted

[inandoutofgrace]

Also you know what? If someone tries this spin I hope they are ripped apart. As if people who look like me haven’t been subjected to enough in the wake of covid, now you want a POS like this to represent us? I hope like hell nobody was actually raped but even in that case, someone who is this comfortable with talking about brutalising women is disgusting and I want them to have no part in repping me, thanks. I’m not going to listen to his ‘performance art’ but I’m assuming there was misogynoir mixed into it and I’m not down for that, tfoh