**This post was mysteriously lost and has been mysteriously restored. It's very late.**
I've avoided commenting on the Alexandra Wallace debacle, mostly because it's become such a frenzy. The video, which I'll pass on linking (it's never going to die anyway), was ignorant and offensive, although the most startling part for me was that she taped it herself and posted it online. Really?
And then the backlash: rage, vitriole, off-with-her-head shouts from the understandably unhappy Asian-American community.
The silver lining in this whole racist cloud was this video:
and the creator's classy, courteous remarks on NPR:
Jimmy Wong Wants to Give Alexandra Wallace "A Big Hug"
I want to give you a big hug, Jimmy Wong ♥
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