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5 min readYou walk through the gym, passing the mirrors. Hello, you. Oh my. Are those four-way stretch supportive leggings? You know they are. It's not just light day. It's also debuting your new baby pink buttery soft leggings day, obviously. And you snap them up for $17. Not that anyone can tell. Prime Arc activeware. Sweat the work out, not the price. That's so Primark. Shop in store. Hello, Mamas. Topic number four hundred and thirty-two of things we will fondly remember talking about and arguing over when we're cooking squirrels over a fire when the sun explodes and there's no more fresh water. Arwagians problematic this episode is brought to you by me a forgotten wage. A secret variety. A forbidden wageon. When you think of Wasion, you think of Alyssa Liu, you think of Hudson Williams, you think of Lovey. You think of there's more of them. There's lots more, and that's the point of today, but you don't think about the other mixes. Where are the Indian wagons? Where are the South Asian wagons? But that's actually not even what we're talking about either. Since what was the what was the inflection point? When did when okay? Thought experiment. Comment down below when you first discovered Wasions. When you first the first time you met a wage in the first time you heard the word wave, the first time that um you heard people talking their little mouths about Wagans. This has been like t
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:00) **Ad Read - Primark Activewear** - Sponsored ad for Primark leggings.
- 2 (00:32) **Episode Kickoff: The "Wasian" Discourse** - The host introduces the topic of "Wasians" (White-Asian mixed people) as a major point of online discourse in 2026.
- 3 (03:01) **The Central Park Meetup Controversy** - The host uses a specific "Wasian meetup" in Central Park as the catalyst for the discussion.
- 4 (06:30) **The Problem with "Asia" as a Monolith** - The host argues that the broad term "Asian" erases the vast diversity and historical conflicts within the continent.
- 5 (08:48) **The Statistics of Wasian Identity** - The host presents key data on interracial marriage rates among Asian Americans.
- 6 (10:17) **The Core Thesis: Proximity to Whiteness** - The host introduces the central argument: the Wasian moment is less about a unique mixed identity and more about celebrating proximity to whiteness.
- 7 (11:57) **The Host's Personal Experience: A Family Erased** - The host shares a personal story about their own Indian and white mixed heritage to illustrate the drive to assimilate.
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Show Notes
Ben does not feel invited to the matcha pop up.
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