finally got around to watching the big sick. i knew i wouldn't like it, but damn that was a greatest hits of poc liberal assimilationist bullshit /1
hit #1: the opposite gender of your ethnic/racial group is an obstacle to be hurdled in order to be with white bae /2
hit #2: white parents whom you barely know will care for you and bond with you more than your actual parents /3
hit #3: becoming a doctor, lawyer, or engineer is a fate worse than death /4
hit #4: your ancestral culture is embarrassing and icky, except for when it might come in useful as an ice breaker in picking up strangers at a bar 5/5
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