Margret Cho

I thought Margret Cho's stand up was interesting to watch. I felt like a lot of the experiences with stereotyping she talked about helped to make people aware of how ridiculous stereotypes sound. The fact that people assumed that Cho's native language was something other than English or that she only ate rice and fish because she is Asian seems silly. I thought that her skit pointed out how quick people can be to make assumptions about someone or link them to a certain stereotype. I could not believe when Cho told the story about someone being hired to teach her how to be more Asian. What standards does Cho need to meet in order to be Asian enough and whose to say what the standards are?

Ashley Allen, Post 11