Thu 28 Feb 2013
Eddie Huang Speaks on Combating Racism and Stereotypes at #TED2013
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The homie Eddie Huang, a.k.a. Mr. Fresh Off the Boat, made his TED Fellowship official last night as he gave a speech at the TED 2013 conference in Long Beach, California. The restauranteur-slash-writer-slash-hip-hop nerd recalled his first encounter with racism, and explained how his initial reaction — to fight back and distance himself from the dominant culture — only served to isolate him. It was on a trip to Taiwan when he realized that living without these barriers would allow him to live a full and free life. Always with the dope insight. Check out some audience-filmed footage of Eddie’s speech below.
Watch Eddie Huang’s TED2013 speech after the jump…
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February 28th, 2013 at 10:53 am
TED is a cult Eddie talked about it on a podcast he said it felt like being stuck in a scientology camp
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February 28th, 2013 at 2:08 pm
Yeah the JRE(Joe Rogan Experience), pretty sure this is the last time we will see Eddie at TED. JRE 330 if anyone wants to check it out. Really good podcast, he even gave a shout to Dipset and Killa Season the movie.
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February 28th, 2013 at 11:31 am
Thanks info for posting this. I dealt with some racism yesterday and it really got to me and i lashed out but knowing that it isnt african-american who have to deal with this and knowing there are other ways to handle it makes me feel better.
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February 28th, 2013 at 12:05 pm
OMG!! I love this!! Thanks for sharing!!!
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February 28th, 2013 at 1:41 pm
This is really great. Ted is such an amazing platform for the world. I’m so glad to see this post on this site. Two of my fav sites,
Miss info X Ted
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February 28th, 2013 at 2:13 pm
…And then he got his fellowship revoked immediately after.
Great talk tho.
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Miss Info Reply:
February 28th, 2013 at 2:22 pm
wait what? hahaaa
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February 28th, 2013 at 4:33 pm
Kids shouldn’t be forced into retaliatory situations. Teachers should have suspended Edgar, and if he did it again he should have been expelled. It was a lose lose situation for Eddie. If he beat up Edgar, he becomes the Asian kid who does kung fu regardless of if he actually did kung fu. And if he lets it slide then he becomes the weak Asian kid. Same for other minorities, especially black men. If you stand up for yourself then you’re angry. If you don’t stand up for yourself then you’re “unworthy” of a powerful position. Society should beat down the Edgars of the world.
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February 28th, 2013 at 4:39 pm
lol I appreciate the thought process here.
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