'My eyes looking Korean': can Asian rappers defeat stereotypes?

US rappers often fetishise Asian culture – but are a new crop of their east Asian counterparts fighting back, or falling into self-parody?Sympathetic portrayals of east Asians in western popular culture are few and far between. It’s not surprising that every time we are recognised by the mainstream media, there comes a flurry of tweets and thinkpieces proclaiming a new era of social acceptance.Before it was released, Crazy Rich Asians – a romantic comedy centred on a very pr...

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