Chinese New Year was a chance to celebrate without ‘white nonsense’ and ‘toxic masculinity’ that felt all the more critical in the age of TrumpIt was Chinese New Year in New York’s Chinatown,and one of the neighborhood’s most hyped fusion restaurants – specializing in “Americanized oriental food” – had closed to the mainstream. As the year of the Fire Rooster began, the venue pushed an unorthodox door policy: in addition to being of legal drinking age, and those who wanted to enter were also asked to check their “white nonsense” as well as “toxic masculinity” first – and,whether they were not Asian-identifying, absolutely no Asian cultural garb.
Welcome to New York’s first queer lunar dance party: a designated “safe space” where several red qipaos and embroidered silk jackets flashed on the dance floor; and V-sign selfies were taken under gilded wooden dragons, or porcelain bowls in hand (the cocktail of the night was sesame-chili infused). Soon,lovers kissed in dusky corners in the basement and the queue outside reached down the block. Related: Correcting Yellowface: Asian American blogger reworks film images – in pictures Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com