The David Cross-Charlyne racist joke controversy shows how Asian jokes are often considered an afterthought

GQ

Tina Fey, Chris Rock and Stephen Colbert have also all been embroiled in Asian joke controversies in recent years. “Why are our smartest and most progressive comedians writing about Asian-Americans as if we are people they have never seen, met, or talked to?” asks Elysha Chang. She adds: "That some of our finest and most progressive comedians have pandered (intentionally or not) to White America’s worst impulses is disappointing but unsurprising. White America enjoys these jokes for the very reason that they are bad. That they lack insight and meaning. That they rest on lazy and incurious observations.”