Comedian gives a lesson in how not to be racist while dressing up as 'Squid Game' characters

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“It’s totally ok to put on a tracksuit and a wig just don’t get racist with it.”

The video currently has 5.3 million views and thousands of comments that support Mayer’s satirical approach. Some users said that it’s acceptable to cosplay without “Asian fishing,” and some begged people to just wear a green tracksuit or pink jumpsuit when dressing up as “Squid Game” characters.

One user said, “Dressing in clothes from an Asian show=fine. Pretending to have a feature that people get abused for having=not okay.” The video touches on the racist connotations behind the “slant-eye gesture.,” On TikTok in 2020, slanted eyes were deemed “trendy” by makeup artists who stretched back their temples or elongated their eyes to get a narrower eye shape that is reminiscent of how Asian eyes appear naturally. It was called the “” and many Asian TikTokers criticized it as being in the same vein as yellowfacing in old Hollywood films.behind “Squid Game.” That video has over 12.8 million views as of this writing.

 

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