Drinker's Chasers - Simu Liu Humiliated By Bubble Tea

[@BaronSterling]

"Cultural appropriation" is such a vile concept. Culture should be shared proudly and freely, not restricted to only people with the "right race."

[@ddgnp1057]

No one reinforces racial and societal barriers more than the left.

[@SusanDelgado1177]

Classic woke non-issue bs

[@stavidjenkins]

It's how they openly show hate to white people

Bingo! • * - I should point out that I am not from Italy, the birthplace of Bingo. My sincerest apologies to any Italian who is grievously wounded by my use of the term.

[@crustyroach6921]

I'm polish and I like spaghetti 🤪

[@silverscorpio24]

Simu Liu - Breaking the stereotype that Asians are smart

[@bigmikeobama5314]

I've known many an average idiot Asian in my time so I never fell for it lol

[@vidmikes]

He’s exactly like his character from Kim’s Convenience. 😂

[@nomdeguerre8464]

Only the ones smart and successful enough to emigrate. It's brain-drain and certainly not indicative of average.

[@M-S_4321]

I thought Asians were also sort of attractive, not bland dish towels?

[@nomdeguerre8464]

@@silverscorpio24 only the ones successful enough to emigrate. So, not typical of average

[@gfjungle]

boba tea was invented in 1988 its hardly a massive cultural landmark

[@ΣτελιοςΠεππας]

Simu Liu was born in 1989. Boba tea has the same historical backdrop as him.

[@doopdoopdopdop7424]

Ah yes. The vulgar boob tea.

[@archmage_of_the_aether]

That depends where you live. I'd imagine that in the absence of Asian foreign students, the boba tea would've died in Montreal (or Melbourne or SF) but it's going stronger and stronger every month. New places opening every week, and not "waffles and boba tea" or "cronuts and boba tea", just boba tea. But I'd imagine, in Scotland and Kansas and Milan, these would have all fizzled by now.

[@jonnybgoode7742]

​@@archmage_of_the_aether um what?...

[@mack7170]

Yeah i was gonna say... i had bubble tea when i was like, 8. That was over 20 years ago.

[@enigmawstudios4130]

Simu Liu played a Korean for five seasons on the show Kim's convenience. He didn't have a problem with cultural appropriation when collecting those checks

[@anthonyguidas2012]

That’s because it’s not culture appropriation unless you’re white

[@enigmawstudios4130]

@@mablesfatalfable6021 sure, it's also reasonable for a European to sell boba tea. We aren't talking about reason we're talking about hypocrisy. And trust me, between Asian cultures, there's much animosity and scorned feelings about history and cultural differences, between Japan, China, and Korea in particular

[@Mereologist]

@@mablesfatalfable6021 Claiming all Asians are the same is a lot like claiming all Native American tribes are interchangeable or that there's no important difference between France, Germany, and Spain.

[@HowToChangeName]

​@@mablesfatalfable6021if whole Asian are homogenized, that includes Middle Eastern, Russia and Turkiye then?

[@I-ONLY-BUILD-MECHS-AND-DUSTERS]

Also, the most numerous race on earth is a "minority" according to this genius.

[@maxxpower3d6]

"Hello, my name is Sergio Leone, and I'm looking to fund 'A Fistful of Dollars'..." "ITALIANS CAN'T MAKE WESTERNS. NEXT."

[@mack7170]

Exactly.

[@StefanoBorini]

More than that. It would be like an Italian is offended because Americans make pizza. Now, if they claim they invented it, or that the only original pizza is the american pizza, that would piss me off. But recipes are universal. There's no gatekeeping in recipes. However recipes do represent a culture, and making it elsewhere means appreciation for the other culture. There's nothing wrong with that, as long as it's performed correctly. Personally I love Japanese food, and I did look for actual Japanese websites and recipes and videos (with some help from google translate) to learn how to make them properly. That enriches me as a person, and gives appreciation and respect for a different culture in the best possible way.

[@patrioticcat5768]

*Sad spaghetti noises*

[@ReinoldFZ]

@@StefanoBorini as a Peruvian, where our ancestors domesticated the potato plant, I never would get offended by French potatoes fry nor potatoes being linked to Irish leprechauns, it is nice that the work of my ancestors is permeating into the soul of other cultures (and sad we aren't doing something at the same level tbh) But we have an argument with Chileans about the origin of pisco beverage, although, as you mention about the claim of invention, that's another discussion. Is ridiculous this fake gatekeeping only to put ideology into culture.

[@StefanoBorini]

@@ReinoldFZ ingredients are even more indefensible. I mean.. apples are central asian. I don't know of a single country today that doesn't use apples in one form or another. Does it mean they are all central asian recipes? It's truly a worldwide ingredient. Same for wheat. Culture is in the recipes, more than the ingredients, because they represent the culinary inventiveness of a certain population and their historical background. Pizza was a well established food in Puglia from the magna graecia times, so it's technically greek (because Puglia was greek back then), but as pitta. You can still eat the old form today in Puglia, known as puccia. However, some ingredients are and remain quintessentially part of a cuisine. No matter how much one would try to fit soy sauce in the Italian food zeitgeist, it would still look and feel like asian food.

[@NateO123]

That was legit some of the most pathetic self victimization I have ever seen. Dude is an absolute tool and should be treated as nothing more than a clown for the rest of the time he is a public figure. Just absolutely astounding how far some of these losers will go to pretend something has offended them.

[@madcapmakov2]

Yeah dude is most definitely too much of a tool to be a Ken.

[@4knkr722]

Chill

[@EmptyAltruism]

You can call someone a tool and still be chill. They aren’t mutually exclusive. Chill with telling ppl to chill

[@nomdeguerre8464]

@@4knkr722 are you telling Simu to chill? If not, why?

[@williamlangeii4012]

Well, he has to get attention somehow since his MCU future is gone.

[@Draconisrex1]

Boba are TAPIOCA balls. Tapioca is from South America and has been part of south (and north) American cuisine for over 150 years. All the Taiwanese did was put it in tea.

[@kyledabearsfan]

Regardless, this idea of "cultural appropriation" is stupid. That's how technology and things are developed. I hate the idea that things should be limited to their native land. Alright, give us back the potatoes everyone! Since they are from South America, nobody can have any! You are culturally appropriating our native food! See? It's just absurd.

[@Ghost7065]

So, he appreciated MY culture!! I need reparations ASAP.

[@danicaza420]

I miss the days of cultural appreciation...

[@Boudicca527]

@@SailorGreenBoba is made with tapioca flour, so not the balls you’d find in tapioca pudding but it would not exist without tapioca making its way from South America to Asia.

[@luchomscyfy]

​@@SailorGreenyou forgot the /s

[@flyinpigmusic331]

"The Haggis Connection" would be a killer name for a Scottish rock band

[@Doxymeister]

😂💯👍

[@zenybiscuit]

They aren't Scottish but Canadian and they're called "Enter the Haggis." One of my favorite bands.

[@RadioSpec93]

Underrated comment…. For now.😂

[@TheSmokeyDawn]

Somebody get on it!

[@konstantin.v]

Is it a brand of *diapers?* 😄

[@johannderjager4146]

Remember that the Bobas are made of Tapioca/Cassava starch, which is from SOUTH AMERICA.

[@kdash2657]

It gets even better. Boba was created in Taiwan in the 80s, not China where Liu and his ilk come from.

[@stigmaoftherose]

The chinese will never give up Taiwan, nothing like an authoritarian leftist wanting to control other people's lives.

[@craigcole9337]

@@kdash2657 Taiwan is the Peoples Republic of China.

[@osets2117]

​@@craigcole9337no it's not, they are their own country commie

[@lJ0blixen]

@@craigcole9337wrong.. mainland Taiwan needs to stfu

[@LevanEvan]

"Sorry sir you're not Chinese enough to sell this Indian drink filled with Brazilian plant starch." - Simu Liu

[@ManCheat2]

its not even indian its a taiwanese thing made with brazilian plants lol

[@Mercuryoconnor5980]

@@ManCheat2 China is where Tea Originated, Milk Tea originated in India,

[@kekistanihelpdesk8508]

You miss the point ​@@ManCheat2

[@Mereologist]

@@Mercuryoconnor5980 Milk originated from UR MOM! Snap!

[@PeregrinTintenfish]

​@@Mercuryoconnor5980isn't boba tea with milk?

[@nicholastotoro7721]

Never forget he played a Korean on Kim's Convenience. Is he saying Asians are all monolithic... ? Otherwise, that's cultural appropriation. He better not open a pizza place.

[@skylx0812]

He's from Canada. The frontier that birthed Sweet Baby Inc.

[@deeem2628]

​@@skylx0812jews birthed SB Inc

[@johnqpublic407]

I've always felt strongly, that this is why the Chinese movie market poo poo'd his superhero movie.

[@michaelkrull3331]

That's what they piled on Lindsay Ellis for wasn't it?

[@cobaingrohlnovo]

They all look the same that’s for sure even though you can tell that he looks nothing like the Koreans in the show lmfao

[@justinrodriguez5957]

That face at the end says it all, he is not used to being pushed back saying essentially "You dumb fuck, what are you complaining about?"😂

[@isingwer]

As an Irishman, I'm offended that Japanese whiskey exists as that's my culture and heritage and it makes me sad that non Irishman are profiting off of making whiskey

[@planescaped]

As an Australian I demand people cease... uhh.... They have to stop... hmm....

[@luminousmonkey4512]

@@planescapedUsing Wifi

[@Fear_the_Nog]

That's not what happened. This video clipped the actual original so out of context it's pretty much gone. The start up was not trying to replicate a traditional bubble tea recipe, in fact, what they were doing would be essentially if Suntory Whiskey were to make a "fruit punch whiskey, REAL Irish SCOTCH!!!" thereby trivializing what whiskey even is, and totally confusing the Irish and the Scottish names (because they don't care). Additionally, the two folks asking for money started out by saying that they were going to revolutionize bubble tea and that they've come up with a whole new way to "make it better," further implying that the already extant drink from Asia is somehow not really good so they're there to make it palatable. That presentation was f-ed from the start and it even pyssed me off. Then when Simu asked what they have done in terms of sourcing, they had the gall to respond with "bubble tea is no longer having anything to do with ethnicities."

[@megasalexander5196]

As a Mexican I demand you stop using electrical breaks on your cars and stop eating tacos as it’s part of my cultural heritage and you’re appropriating it!!

[@nork22]

@@Fear_the_NogI've seen the whole clip and Simu's argument is still dumb. Throwing in "cultural appropriation" to his arguement is one of the dumbest takes that makes him sound like a douchebag. Let people try to make things better and see if the market will respond to it.

[@AveryRowe-f3w]

Sim Liu is insufferable brat, he’s hasn’t been a star. His upcoming projects are tv shows and cheep movies.

[@AveryRowe-f3w]

He acts like a bigger star than he actually is

[@AsdfGhjkl-bd5mh]

I don't understand where he gets his ego from. I saw the Shang Chi movie because Tony Leung was in it, and as expected, he was the only good thing about that movie.

[@AveryRowe-f3w]

@@AsdfGhjkl-bd5mh because he was a star of a Marvel movie. That came out 3 years ago, and the biggest thing after that was a small supporting role in Barbie

[@M24071]

Yeah he was in one marvel movie which didn't even make half a billion and he acts like he is RDJ

[@HowToChangeName]

Basically Stevel Seagal his career since MCU

[@thelargeicestorm7955]

Honestly as an abc(australian born chinese) I've always thought cultural apropiation is overblown and stupid. By that logic I should not be wearing the clothes I wear, not gone to the school i went to or the uni I'm going to and not live in the house i live in.

[@iainmcdonalds4018]

As another Australian, I was rather confused by your comment, how could one be an Australian Broadcasting Company? That aside, I'd never heard the term abc used in that way, so that's new, but I'm also sort of torn with regards to cultural appropriation. On the one hand, culture basically *always* involves taking things of the people inside it and from other cultures, you can even track when civilisations meet each other historically as you start to see ideas propagating from one culture to the other as soon as trade starts to occur between them. But then I would feel super uncomfortable if one culture just came in and took stuff from another without any real care or respect. A good example of that I think would be Assassin's Creed: Shadow and all the controversy that the game has been mired in, even though that is a more extreme example because some level of historical accuracy is implied in the franchise (or at least it was).

[@Herr_Affe]

Right. The problem is that people often don't think before spouting nonsense about "cultural appropriation." It reminds me of Yellowstone (the show). In one episode, the native American chief guy says that his goal is to restore the native American lifestyle and culture to how it was before the arrival of the white man. Fast forward a couple of episodes, and they're depicting horse racing (or something similar to it. It's been a while since I watched it) as part of their culture. Complaining about cultural appropriation while using things you only have access to thanks to cultural exchange is a bit silly.

[@moonknight4053]

Damn so is Yellowstone woke?? I wanted tkk ok watch it so bad

[@Herr_Affe]

@@moonknight4053 I wouldn't say that. It can get a bit preachy with the issue of colonization and such, but it's not intolerable (or super heavy-handed), as that narrative mostly comes from the native characters in the show, since the show sometimes switches the perspective from the Duttons (the protagonist family) to Chief whats-his-name and company. I simply used that particular scene to illustrate my point, I wasn't trying to say that the show was woke. It's not a bad show all in all.

[@LadyBeyondTheWall]

@@Herr_Affe Hahaha that's hilarious. I don't watch that show so I wouldn't have known about that otherwise and I'm so glad I do.

[@Midtable1881]

A drink, this man is getting worked up over a drink. No wonder his people don't take him seriously.

[@PaulVandersypen]

Thank goodness for Simu Liu. Without him, I'd continue eating at the Outback Steakhouse, which is an American company which has nothing to do with Australia. Whew, I dodged future bullets, and I am ashamed of eating delicious meals! ... Egad, as I typed this, I realized something WORSE: Here in Canada, we have a restaurant chain named Boston Pizza. It was founded by Greek immigrants to Canada, sells Italian food, and is named for an American city. The horror, THE HORROR!!!

[@Doxymeister]

IKR? Going forward, every city outside Germany that holds an Oktoberfest, I should get a cut of the proceeds, LOL, I can't believe the cultural appropriation going on here! (In light of the whole Haggis Connection, I renounce my Scottish heritage!) 😂

[@william4996]

Wtf boston pizza is Canadian?

[@LadyBeyondTheWall]

Are you telling me that Bloomin' Onion isn't the food of the people of Australia? Noooooo! I'm so sorry I love those onions. I'll flog myself the appropriate amount of times.

[@WolfRamAndHart]

Chinese fortune cookies...pure American fiction, that caught on most everywhere...how to remedy this cookie injustice?

[@billm3210]

I thought Boston Pizza was founded by that former Cop now billionaire old white dude from Dragon's Den Canada a decade back ago? I have no idea how they still exist. Crap food. Was good the 1st year it open near my theatre are in GTA.

[@cliffpereira4280]

Oh fuck me! Did they actually straight up hire an actor to play a businessman on sharks den. 😂😂

[@theblocksays]

Guess they'd thought id be a ratings boost. Like when Shark Tank had Jeff Foxworthy for some reason as a guest shark SMH (all it does is give more credence as to why Simu is an insufferable bundle of stix)

[@williamlangeii4012]

Well, it is scripted

[@termnus77]

I mean, who said you had to be smart to be wealthy? 😅

[@jfb.8746]

Canadian television for you.

[@mpeacraft8585]

Well better than doing Old Spice commercials lol.

[@liokaizer1662]

Didn't Simu Liu REFUSE to sign any copies of the original Marvel 'MASTER OF KUNG-FU' comics? He did the fans a favour in that case - it would only have diminished the price of those CLASSICS.

[@MonkeyKingsformerroomate]

@KatDog-g3g Yeah, I usually don't root for people to fail but in his case, bombs away.

[@craigfin3222]

Lesson, when trying to say something is "culture appropriation", make sure that it actually comes from your culture. Tapioca which is used to make Bubble Tea, is from Brazil not any Asian country. Besides from that the idea of culture appropriation is stupid, every country/ethnic group has essentially taken from others.

[@kdash2657]

Boba isn't even Chinese, like seecum lu here, it was invented in Taiwan.

[@NateO123]

Rules for thee but not for me.

[@anthonypludwig]

You don’t understand cultural appropriation.

[@vikramprasanna8908]

​@@anthonypludwig and you don't understand cultural exchange.

[@EmptyAltruism]

No such thing as cultural appropriation, only cultural appreciation…

[@YegRon]

Imagine an Italian losing it over Pizza Pockets. That’s how ridiculous this was. The only thing that Simu proved is that he’s an ass hole.

[@thibaldus3]

Agreed. But at least Pizzas have been part of Italian cuisine for centuries. Bobba Tea is a few decades old and made of American ingredients.

[@Sue_Me_Too]

@@thibaldus3 American pizza and Italian pizza aren't even the same thing. In my humble opinion, pizza was perfected in Detroit when some schlub realized the sheet metal drip pans they used at the Ford plant were awesome for baking in.

[@HowToChangeName]

Or looking at Hawaiian pizza, its visually travesty but its surprisingly good.

[@scottcrawford3745]

@@HowToChangeName first created by a Greek Canadian.

[@kenji5063]

​@@Sue_Me_Tooruined, not perfected.

[@argelmangune6529]

Heck, Even boba-fett was not offended

[@flyinpigmusic331]

Dress shoes with no socks... tells you all you need to know about this guy. I've never once trusted a man who wears dress shoes with no socks, and it has never led me astray. Same goes for turtleneck sweaters.

[@Hollyclown]

Must be a cultural thing he made up.

[@skylx0812]

When did the Miami Vice 80s Crocket look come back?

[@bkblair71]

I remember growing up my mother wanted me to wear Penney loafers and polo shirts with the collar straight up. I was like F THAT. I don't want to look like a douche bag or worse. I saw an elderly man with loafers, no socks and shorts and polo shirt. I was thinking, yep, I was right in my fashion sense. Jeans, t shirt, regular ass shoes. All i need.

[@chasehedges6775]

@@bkblair71 Hoodies are also good.

[@chasehedges6775]

@@HollyclownDefinitely a thing he made up for sure.

[@davidsummer8631]

I'm so glad I don't see the world through cultural appropriation

[@carson21211]

We are all so tired bro.

[@dbsommers1]

In his defense, he is also humiliated merely by being Simu Liu: Male Karen. Even Deuce Bigelow, Male Gigalo commanded more respect

[@fobinc]

Simu Lu*, some poor guy named Simu Li might get flak for doing nothing due to this. Edit: OMG SIMU LIU** now I may have accidentally made a random Simu Lu in the world get blamed

[@bujharvard9313]

Any time I see a man wearing dress shoes without socks, I automatically assume he enjoys pleasuring other men.

[@Whookieee]

"Don't make me he-bitch man-slap you"

[@LastSunrise1981]

If Brandon Lee were alive, he would've been the perfect Shang-Chi.

[@chasehedges6775]

Or Jackie Chan when he was younger.

[@radrobd123]

Henry Goulding. He played Snake Eyes the same year Simu played Shang-Chi

[@leileyaravencroft]

OMG HOLY HECK YES!

[@flyinpigmusic331]

These people dodged a bullet when Simu Liu turned them down. They'll be fine.

[@pendorran]

Now they're being swarmed and harassed by Twitter morons off of his stupid comment

[@RuslanMartuza]

​@@pendorranvery dumb to see this man

[@Uzarran]

Thank you, Platoon, for calling out the China-Taiwan issue with Liu's "cultural appropriation" statement.

[@kiiltochii1607]

Well, China thinks Taiwan is part of their territory and vice versa. They both think they're the legit government of China. Simu would be majorly cancelled in the mainland if he would make any suggestion Taiwan is not part of China.

[@davidsummer8631]

I have seen Forest Gump and I can tell you for a fact that Bubba wasn't from Taiwan

[@DlcEnergy]

Bubba is the reason you don't drop the soap... He'll Bubba you up 🧼

[@iamnotyu5548]

i have seen assassins creed and know for a fact that bubba was the original samurai and he brought bushido to taiwan before sharing it with the japanese

[@fobinc]

​@iamnotyu5548 that violation of multiple cultures made me laugh so hard. But of course, I know you meant it as a joke and not as insult. Thanks for the laugh -Chinese/Taiwanese

[@mattschtik8622]

Coming from a Chinese guy who played a Korean in a sitcom.

[@brockdavid]

He’s not Chinese, he’s Canadian.

[@mattschtik8622]

@@brockdavid Don't be obtuse.

[@fobinc]

​@mattschtik8622 I rather he be a Canadian than Chinese.

[@JustTooDamnHonest]

Not to mention Liu spent most of his live in Canada.

[@blacklivesorblackvotes2985]

@@mattschtik8622 that’s not being obtuse. That’s just a fact. Chinese isn’t a race. Don’t be obtuse.

[@vikramprasanna8908]

As an Indian, other cultures using '0' in their numerical system is cultural appropriation 😤

[@warrentalbot329]

Im pretty sure it was a blank faced emoji you people misunderstood ....O....0 SEE HES PLAYING POKER

[@DarkRebecca]

Okay, but the Greeks get all the other numbers.

[@gsigs]

I agree C percent!

[@moreau1755]

@@gsigs Per cent is from Latin, so unless you are Roman you can't use that!

[@gsigs]

@@moreau1755 oof, my bad! M apologies!

[@beowulf1005]

I'm mad at Donald Glover for appropriating a Sicilian surname for his stage name, Childish Gambino. Still waiting for my apology.

[@giulizpaviz6381]

Exactly! Where's Italian justice when the mexicans appropriated our flag?!

[@The-House-Cat-777]

but he said "I dont give a fk about my family name" hehe

[@drdreddmanofmystery9482]

Shark Tank which this show is based on has a board of very successful venture capitalists. Here's my question, what fucking successful business has Simu Liu founded and ran that gives him the authority to tell others how to run their business?

[@LaloLanderos16]

His ego

[@LaloLanderos16]

@KatDog-g3g and he probably gets his basic knowledge from his financial advisor.

[@peanutsthebard]

This show came long before shark tank lol. The original is from the UK in 2005, but was actually based off an even older Japanese show. Shark tank didn't premier until 2009

[@drdreddmanofmystery9482]

@@peanutsthebard Not my point.

[@matthew5226]

​@drdreddmanofmystery9482 "Shark tank which this show is based on"

[@vginsprdsobepr9698]

3:09 Tanookis are mythical creatures in Asian cultures that look like raccoons. So the raccoon drinking bubble tea is actually appropriate for Asian cultures.

[@Noodles.Doodles]

Well, kind of - tanuki are mythical but are also real animals found only in Japan. If the business owners had said it was a tanuki, they would likely have been dogpiled even more, despite boba being (formerly) popular in Japan, and Simu Liu himself treating 'Asians' as monolithic in this clip. It's lose-lose.

[@matthewrowe9903]

A Chinese Canadian not liking something from Taiwan hmm

[@mattmark94]

made with Tapioca, which is from south america

[@beastmaster6943]

And complaining in English, which came from England

[@matthewjohnathanwarburton8342]

Sounds like he's got a certain "Government Sponsorship".

[@busybillyb33]

He's Trudeau's classified foreign agent.

[@dksoulstice6040]

For the record guys, Simu Liu is Chinese, but his Chinese origins are *not* Taiwan. His family is from Harbin, China. In other words, guy is full of shit.

[@fobinc]

So he was Manchurian? Not even Han Chinese origin

[@JustTooDamnHonest]

But he spent most of his time in Canada so therefore he is Canadian.

[@ethanedward01]

​@@JustTooDamnHonesthaha He's himself is too messed up

[@JustTooDamnHonest]

@@ethanedward01 No he is just up his own ass.

[@derekrichardson7853]

Can’t believe Simu is culturally appropriating the English language. And culturally appropriating the culture that invented suits. The culture that invented film making. Also he plays a Korean in the show “Kim’s Convenience”. Where the fuck does it end, Simu!?!

[@harbl99]

Man works in cinema. He's profiting off a French invention without giving credit or attribution. (Hey, I'm just playing by the rules he set)

[@Sue_Me_Too]

Blyat!

[@harveybaldry1969]

00:59 what are they talking about? Boba tea is still really popular. You can get it at almost any shopping mall, asian store, or matket area

[@andrewc31394]

I'll be honest, I think they just want to shit on anyone/anything with any ties to Marvel/Disney or their actors

[@harveybaldry1969]

​​@@andrewc31394It does sometimes seem that way. Also, Simu Liu said that it's part of his cultural heritage and they mentioned him being Canadian as some kind of gotcha. But it's not. He can still be Canadian and inherit aspects of Chinese culture from his family. Drinker is Scottish. Assuming his parents are, if he were born in England, Scottish culture would still be something he inherits from his parents, therefore making it a part of his heritage. Implying Simu doesn't have a claim to his Chinese heritage because of his Canadian upbringing is wild to me.

[@SonnyBear5]

1:03 about what I expected to hear when a bunch of non-asians talking about boba. it’s been around for decades, I even worked in a boba shop in high school. it just picked up in popularity recently and if it’s popular, these guys will shit on it. But I get it, they’re just talking about Simu Liu and “boba tea” was just in their crosshairs, it is what it is lol I don’t blame them for being profession shit talkers and call themselves “critical thinkers” Commenting for the algo, you’re welcome. ❤

[@harveybaldry1969]

@@SonnyBear5 yeah. It very much feels like because Simu is talking about boba tea, and they don't like simu, they feel the need to downplay the popularity of boba tea in order to make it seem like Simu is interested in investing in something unpopular, making him seem silly. It just comes off as retarded.

[@jimmy_the_sound]

I'm white AF, and I love bobba tea, it's delicious 😅😅😅

[@haitch2676]

I wonder if he knows about Chinese Chippies in the UK? Is that cultural appropriation? After all, it’s a British dish being served up by Chinese immigrants

[@kieranelliott5607]

The Haggis Connection is definitely some kind of tartan noir thriller. Or soon will be.

[@newtpondskipper]

I'd watch it.

[@TheMausebert]

Thats a move to make when your movie is successful. This is not the case.

[@mpeacraft8585]

Lol bro did one marvel movie and thinks he’s a hotshot, breaking down barriers.

[@JJokerMoreau]

I mean, the tea is served here a lot and people seem to like it. I dunno where "it came and went" is coming from.

[@TheRealJabbergeist]

Yeah, that was a weird take... Plenty of places around here sell it and people regularly walk in to my store with it. I've never thought of it as a "fad".

[@vanessac1721]

​@TheRealJabbergeist maybe its not popular in Scotland where he lives. Definitely popular in London but there's a significant Asian population here.

[@MrDementedninja]

It's predominantly a US and UK thing. I haven't seen a shop selling it in my country for a good 2-3 years

[@isuridae]

just a couple FYI's, Boba is still very popular in many parts of America, and Vancouver has a very large Asian population, though we don't often think about that when we think of Canada

[@RandoCDN87]

Vancouverite here, when we think about Asian cuisine like Pho, Sushi, and Dim Sum hold more relevance than Boba tea over here. Boba is pretty new in comparison to the rest of Asian cuisine already here. Heck a Japanese chef over here is known to be the creator of the California roll. Simu is a prick, and this idea of cultural appropriation needs to be stamped out, its food people.

[@D123-f9k]

I completely forgot I heard people in China think he’s ugly

[@glovedcop69]

I think he's cute... as long as he doesn't open his mouth

[@stevenmark4407]

@@glovedcop69he looks like a kind approachable guy until he opens his sad, pathetic mouth, and then he transforms into a piece of shit

[@SusanDelgado1177]

Seen a million much better looking Asians

[@M24071]

Yeah china straight up hates his guts

[@celesteyar27]

As films are primarily escapist entertainment for the PRC, they prefer more conventionally attractive leading men such as Lewis Tan or Jiro Wang.

[@Pelicanzzz]

The dude sounds french Canadian. That's a minority in Canada.

[@PrincessLockette]

Because they were this is the canadian version of that show. Those two were from montreal.

[@Garrus1995]

10% of Canadians speak French, the other 90% let them.

[@mrhoneystinger3676]

Maybe next time they should put one of those rice hats on the mascot to make Shang Chi happy. Wotta 🤡🏆

[@nomdeguerre8464]

@mrhoneystinger3676 lol, yes with deeply slanted eyes. Something akin to WW2 propaganda pieces about the Japanese

[@AnonymousNoNayme]

@@nomdeguerre8464 Couple big chiclets for front teeth "AH SOOO!!! U RIKA BOBA TEE?! HAI!"

[@mrhoneystinger3676]

@@nomdeguerre8464 you just reminded me--big buck teeth would be a nice touch, too🤷‍♂️

[@tomjames9681]

Simu Liu: “…b-but I said the race thing…” :( 😂

[@charlesnorm4883]

I’m usually on the right, but I understand his position. It’s not something that’s easy for Europeans to understand, except maybe Italians but Asians take great pride in their food culture. It’s part of their identity. Boba tea is a part of that identity. It’s the same way if an Asian company suddenly started reinventing Scottish whiskey and marketing it as a whole new drink when really they’ve just added a bit more ice, and no reference to Scotland. It’s hard to make an analogies because Asian and European culture is so different but this isn’t so black and white

[@TI4438]

"In this house Boba was a clone! End of story!" - Tony Soprano

[@PhilomenaMerritt-e5e]

Enjoyed every second video! You did great!

[@fionnaitsradag5152]

He's not even Taiwanese.

[@EvilDoresh]

Disney must not be pleased he acknowledged Taiwan either way

[@fionnaitsradag5152]

@@EvilDoresh True! LOL!

[@JustTooDamnHonest]

@@EvilDoresh Well Disney can go screw themselves.

[@ErikPT]

Apparently man's roots is from Northern China... which is closer to Russian

[@JustTooDamnHonest]

@@ErikPT He would denounce it in a heart beat for it doesn't fit his narrative.

[@chasecummings1529]

Bro wishes so hard he could be seen as someone like Ryan gosling but tries way too hard and gives off a Brie Larson vibe heavy, it’s beautiful to watch everyone realize it lmao

[@mg2537]

He must be the most insufferable person on the planet.

[@kathyflorcruz552]

Unfortunately no..there are brigades of them as a political party.

[@eightysea3780]

What an absolute fool, reducing his Canadian-Chinese heritage to Bubble Tea. I hope he's boycotting all of the Canadian pizza shops too.

[@chrismartin2074]

This guy rose to prominence in Canada for being on a CBC show about a Korean convenience store where he played a Korean. He thinks of himself as Asian, even though he is Canadian and lumps Chinese people, Japanese people, Koreans, Taiwanese, people… Etc. etc. all into the same category of “Asians”, of which he considers himself one. He is the product of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Like Kamala Harris he is not particularly talented or adept in his field… Rather, he is the right skin colour at the right time.

[@Thx1138sober]

Hollywood people still think it's 2020

[@Eccentrix-fg6le]

this is why some actors shouldn't talk unless he's given a script.

[@Mr.TrouDeCul]

So he had culturally appropriates his clothing, Language,acting, money and success from American. But boba tea, he draws the line.

[@lukesmith4698]

And somehow there are more insufferable marvel celebrities. I think mark Ruffulo wins the competition. Chris Evans, Dave Bautista, Don Cheedle, and Tatiana Malsnay are fighting for second place.

[@chasehedges6775]

It’s like being in the MCU messed these people up for the worst.

[@chasehedges6775]

Thank goodness for other MCU celebrities like Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston. At least they turned out normal. Somewhat.

[@Fe7Ace]

Huh Dave Bautista sucks now? Didn't hear about that one. Then again I have zero familiarity with his wrestling stuff. Just thought he might have been fun because he was fun in Guardians I guess.

[@Garrus1995]

Ruffalo honestly comes off as a parody of a Left-winger than he does a real human being; that guy seems like he’d be a nightmare to hang around. Bautista seems like a massive tool and I don’t get why some people think the guy is secretly a great actor; he very clear isn’t.

[@MrRichardfam8]

I'm guessing he has a little note on every single item around his house telling him where it came from.

[@philipperobinson1605]

I think you guys missed the mark on this. I see the point you are trying to make, but it is an Asian product originally, and “reimagining” the boba by putting it in a can and “inventing”popping boba(which is already a popular option far before this) is just lazy. These entrepreneurs are québécois just like me, and Boba is a very popular product in this province. They could have easily made a “québécois twist” on this product and pay homage to its roots and I think it would be an amazing idea.

[@大-g4b5]

I think the lesson here is that if you're Asian and you've ever had moments where you're constantly thinking that you're not as good or smart as your other asian peers, just remember that Liu exists.

[@MusicaNota]

He is the guy in the neighborhood your parents warn you not to end up like.

[@magnusskallagrimsson6707]

Western Canadian here - bubble tea/boba has been huge in the Vancouver area since at least the early 00's and it's popularity is across the board. We have a large, varied Asian population here. Montreal's was not as large or varied when I lived there, I cannot say how deeply it penetrated the civic scene there.

[@johnren1100]

He's a northerner! He's about as close to bubble tea as us southerners are to sorghum grains.

[@EezeeGroover]

I think his reaction was a bit extreme, however, that French couple was also a bit disrespectful for claiming to be making boba better and healthier when they didn't even know what's in boba. I've had my fair share of encounters with white French Canadians and they definitely seem to tend toward having a superiority complex, which seemed to shine through with this pitch.

[@RCTPatriot75]

All the Asian business owners that have these shops probably aren't too happy about being Peter Dinklaged.

[@DlcEnergy]

We need more of these jokes, they're in short supply.

[@DlcEnergy]

Shutting people down. Big man...

[@DlcEnergy]

It's over Simu Liu, i have the highground. You turned her against me! You have done that yourself. Boba Yoda senses bad things in this one, mmhm.

[@Elmgren76]

”Peter Dinklaged” 😂 I almost spit out my coffee reading this comment. Well played!

[@sanw.718]

isnt bobba owner talk shit about boba tea first? like sugary "unknow" drink? and call their chemical poppin boba as a upgrade. After watching full EP I'm with Simu on this.

[@GratefulPrimate]

NOBODY OWNS AN IDEA. You can invent something like dreadlocks, skateboards, democracy or spicy food, but the idea then belongs to everyone AND YOU CAN'T CONTROL AN IDEA ONCE IT IS CREATED.

[@fobinc]

​@mablesfatalfable6021 and some Chinese factory will find a way to steal it fair and square (?)

[@GratefulPrimate]

@@mablesfatalfable6021Cultural ideas are not "intellectual property" because NOBODY CAN CLAIM OWNERSHIP of deadlocks, boba tea, skateboards, democracy, or spicy food as these are broad IDEAS. Such conceptual Ideas writ large cannot be claimed as intellectual property. Trying to copyright "jazz" or the mambo as one's intellectual property would be hilariously futile.

[@tylertheguy3160]

Turns out a career built entirely on playing the race card isn't exactly the most stable.

[@TheSupart91]

As a Hispanic.... If selling boba drinks is cultural appropriation....the taco bell/suchurros/chipotle/ etc should sell their businesses 😂🤣

[@ohnosmoarlulcatz]

In my area, Yoshnoya and Jack in the Box both sell milk tea and so do the local Mexican restaurants because of the large Asian population here.

[@patrioticcat5768]

@@ohnosmoarlulcatzi bought bobba horchata tea from my local Chinese food place that's run by Korean and cooked Mexicans/south Americans 😂😂 I came in one day when they were short and Jose needed to make another batch of spicy chow mein

[@TheSupart91]

@@patrioticcat5768 😂🤣😭😭 my local big Chinese buffet restaurant has my fellow Mexicans working in the back

[@mychannelforlisteningtomus495]

And taqueros should stop using trompos, which come from middle eastern immigrants. And northern mexico should stop making music with accordions, which is a result of Polish immigration. Burritos are Tex-Mex, so Chipotle should only exist in Texas. Day of the Dead appropriates fashion from colonial Spanish nobility. Nobody gets any culture in their world.

[@fobinc]

My favorite Peruvian place in the Bay is operated by a biracial Hispanic owner and his Japanese wife. Sometimes cultural appropriation is awesome.

[@Nagaash]

Drinker: boba is still incredibly popular. A little dismissive to suggest it’s run its course just because you personally don’t see it much.

[@Brandonweifu]

Ehh he's pushing 40,I'll give him an excuse not being up to date on certain stuff 😂

[@VALonYouTube]

The investor who got back at Simu Liu later removed her support for the brand.

[@DaimonAnimations]

Here in Canada Boba is still pretty popular.

[@jonathanzappala]

There is a family in Thailand grateful an Austrian brought Red Bull to the world. Just sayin’

[@jtho8937]

Native Asians: Love foreigners being interested in their culture Asians migrated to the west: Coloniser REE

[@blazingmonolith4323]

Remember those anti drug commercials with the egg and the frying pan? This is what your mind looks like when you're on woke.

[@arnick2]

Simu Liu - obscurity is calling.

[@davidwiltfong1]

I live in Southern California and Boba Tea is everywhere. Starbucks is even starting to sell the stuff now

[@MaryRohwer]

I was thinking that it might be one of those things that is really popular on the coasts and big cities. My daughters took me to a boba tea shop on the east coast. I tried it. I was not a fan. My daughters each got boba tea. I got a hot black tea with sugar.

[@Yetiboy34]

Maybe its just a west coast thing but boba has been popular for years and still super popular here in cali

[@ohnosmoarlulcatz]

Out here in California, boba was popularized by chains like Quickly and Tapioca Express, long before any Taiwanese companies attempted to do so.

[@fobinc]

Heh looks like we grew up in the same era, except F Quicklys, always gave me runs. TapEx better.

[@icecreami]

Quickly is a Taiwanese company. Tapioca Express is founded by Taiwanese-Americans. get your facts straight.

[@fobinc]

@@icecreami Quickly sucks, at least in CA

[@ohnosmoarlulcatz]

@@icecreami Quickly is headquartered in Taiwan, but it started in California.

[@heartysquid]

3:38 The Haggis Connection is a hell of a good name for a band.

[@BreadHart]

This is like that crazy Karen that recorded a video being mad because asian people owned a place that served boba. She thought they were appropriating black culture, and she was mortified that the place wasn't a black owened business.

[@johndurham6172]

Paul Chato brought up the fact that he played a Korean on a Canadian sitcom even though he's Chinese.

[@annjacobs7764]

You are so talented, don't stop creating content!

[@NegativeSteve]

Robot Head - "Maybe that's why he's not wearing socks" That comment deserved more love

[@EasyEight3674]

Boba Tea is the result of cultural fusion -- it's not some deem asian culture thing. The Dutch introduced milk and sugar to Taiwan hundreds of years ago, and people in Taiwan came to like sweet milk teas. Then someone added tapioca balls to it in the 1980s -- tapioca which comes from the Casava root from south america... Boba Tea has been around for 40 years, it's now just a globally accepted drink with no particular ethnic link now.

[@howlingbeast3x6]

As a canadian, bobba tea has its niche here. Its not as popular as it once was, but it's not gone

[@wesman808]

Have to correct you there Drinker, Boba Tea isn’t a fad, it’s very much a part of Taiwanese and Asian cuisine at this point. It may be a fad in foreign countries, but not in Asian communities.

[@EvilDoresh]

Also _taro latte_ is amazing

[@DrSmokeTrees]

Not just Asian people. I'm in the Midwest and there are lots of boba places around, and they're busy all day long. Drinker being an out of touch white guy here

[@TheRealJabbergeist]

It's not even a "fad" in America. Plenty of people drink it here because they like it. I don't like it myself, but regularly see it around. Weird take.

[@somechinesedude5466]

​@@TheRealJabbergeisteven in its origin, not alot of people like "milk tea + boba" They use it on anything sugary, like syrupy tea, or slushie Its basically texture while drinking sugar water

[@sclarin2]

@@TheRealJabbergeist maybe it's regional but I never see people drinking boba tea where I live in FL.

[@Booma4142]

Boba tea was invented in Taiwan in the 1980s. Simu Liu isn't Taiwanese, he's a mainlander who moved to Canada after his parents did.

[@tlk4554]

Not that I dislike Simu Liu, but I feel like his big push for stardom just…didn’t work. And now that he’s done this, his hole has been dug.

[@mpeacraft8585]

Old Spice will give him a call..

[@Brandonweifu]

That's what yall said about his reddit comments...then he was in barbie 😂

[@MusicaNota]

American here. Boba tea is actually super popular in the states, particularly amongst the younger gens. Even my small hometown in rural Arkansas has a boba shop, though it is run by a lovely Thai woman. I went to university in Texas and there was a line of boba tea shops outside my campus, as well as many others scattered throughout the city.

[@davidjames2431]

I'm going to start referring to myself as a 10th generation American of mixed European heritage so I can annoy others with my identity politics.

[@Fe7Ace]

Lol for some reason this stuff reminds me of being 13 years old on Crunchyroll and other random social areas of the internet. Everyone would trace back their heritage no matter how far they needed to put something "exotic" in the ethnicity box on their profile. I used to always say I was German. At some point I acknowledged that neither me or any living relative I knew had ever lived in Germany or spoke the language, so it was just a juvenile way to try to be different from the crowd. Turns out there are fully grown adults that double down on that instead of just growing up and getting on with life.

[@themittonmethod1243]

"bubble tea" has been a staple here in Vancouver BC, as primarily a beverage in japanese-canadian shops, for around 30 years... while i have never tried it myself (no interest) it has been a relatively popular niche beverage among some circles. Cheers!

[@genkibob]

I legit honestly found haggis crisps once in the imported foods section of a Carrefour in mainland China.

[@currentlyeatingpies1274]

I'm gonna get some bobba tea. Purely to amuse myself with the idea of him crying.

[@sclarin2]

drink while burning the chinese flag for that little extra pizzaz

[@DlcEnergy]

Italy: "Mamma Mia! They're eatinga da Pizza! They're eatinga da Spaghetti and Spicy Meat-a-balls!" 🍕🍝 India: "Madar Chod! No no no! NO! Do not redeem Curry coupon! No!" 🍛🎟 Germany: "NEIN! NEIN! NEIN! NEIN! They've seen our wieners!... And our hot dogs!" 🌭 France: "Sacre Bleu! Those baguettes are copying our desserts!" 🥐🥖🧁 Arnold: "Glaahggh! Put that cookie down!" 🍪

[@carelessmike]

Tbh as a white rural Canadian, we’ve had boba tea around in larger cities and Asian heritage areas. It’s often called Bubble Tea here, but has the same tapioca balls and everything. I remember having it in university 18 years ago

[@Treblaine]

Wait, we wasn't even born in Taiwan, he was born in Communist China then moved to Canada when very little.

[@krisj827]

Simu Liu reminds me why I never wanted him to be Shang Chi.

[@planescaped]

Cultural appropriation is a cornerstone of Chinese society, history and culture itself, so much that they have an actual word for it - sinicization. Don't anyone tell this guy about the Yuan, Northern Jin, Northern Wei or Qing Dynasties. >__>