We were talking about the TV show King of the Hill in class and the only thing that went through my mind was Episode 6 of Season 10, "Orange you glad I didn't say Banana". The reason this was going through my mind was because we had discussed the insult to black people was being called an Oreo, and in this episode Kahn is called a banana which is the Asian equivalent. The is insulted for being to white Americanized. So during the whole episode he tries to go back to his roots, only to realize he enjoys acting white. This can really send a mixed message, it seems like the show thinks that being Americanized is the best and any other way is just not good enough. He says he escaped Laos to find the American dream, which from the message of this episode would be to be like an White American which might not be the best.
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