MADISON: Hi! You mind if I eat here with you?
KEN: Of course!
MADISON: Okay. So weird being the new kid! I’m Madison.
CASEY: Oh, I’m Casey.
KEN: Hi, I’m Ken.
MADISON: So, where are you from, Ken?
KEN: I’m from San Francisco. I was at that branch for a little bit. Just transferred down.
MADISON: Where are you from from, though?
KEN: Um. If you’re asking me where my family’s from, China, I guess.
MADISON: Cool, you’re Chinese!
KEN: American.
MADISON: Oh. Right. Chinese-American. That’s awesome. You know I’m from the Midwest and we’re not the most culturally diverse part of the country, you know? Oh, I forgot my coffee at my desk. I’ll be right back.
KEN: Can you believe this girl?
CASEY: What?
KEN: “Where are you from from? Oh, you’re Chinese!” So ignorant.
CASEY: I mean, she might not honestly know much about your culture. It’s true what she said, the Midwest isn’t very diverse. Trust me, I’m from Kentucky.
KEN: Oh no way! That’s cool. I don’t think I’ve ever met anyone from Kentucky before. What are you guys called? Like, Kentuckers, Kentuckets?
CASEY: I think the proper term is “Kentuckian.”
KEN: Huh. You live there your whole life?
CASEY: Born and raised.
KEN: That’s crazy! You have no accent.
CASEY: Well, I just didn’t pick one up.
KEN (in exaggerated Southern accent): How them grits, son?
CASEY: …What was that?
KEN: Kentucky’s part of the South, right? That’s my Southern accent.
CASEY: Well, not all of us speak like that. You understand–
KEN: Oh my gosh!
CASEY: Okay.
KEN: Look what we’re having for lunch. Kentucky Fried Chicken! What a coincidence, huh? I bet you love this stuff! Here, have some!
CASEY: I actually don’t eat it that often.
KEN: You know what, I just remembered, my roommate in college was actually from Kentucky. His name was Cory. Do you know Cory?
CASEY: You want to know if I know Cory because we’re both from Kentucky?
KEN: Uh-huh.
CASEY: No, I don’t know Cory.
KEN: Have you ever been to the Kentucky Derby?
CASEY: No, I’ve never been to the Kentucky Derby.
KEN: But it’s in Kentucky.
CASEY: Yes.
KEN: So why don’t you go?
CASEY: That’s true.
MADISON: So, I was thinking. Ken, you must have been born here because you don’t have any accent at all.
KEN: Okay Madison, just because I’m Chinese doesn’t mean I have a Chinese accent by default, okay? It doesn’t mean that I eat orange chicken and fortune cookies all the time. it doesn’t mean that I know all your Asian friends. It doesn’t mean I hang out in Chinatown every night! Why don’t you go educate yourself, okay? Don’t be so ignorant! Geez.
MADISON: Oh my–
CASEY: Yeah.
MADISON: I didn’t mean for my questions to be offensive! I was just genuinely curious.
CASEY: I just think that we can all be more culturally aware in the situation.
MADISON: Be more sensitive toward others.
CASEY: Right, right. You know, I actually do really miss this stuff. Do you want some fried ch–…I’m going to throw it away.
* * *
Hey everyone, I hope you liked that sketch. It was actually based on a true story. I met a guy named Casey on set once and he was from Kentucky and I was asking him all these questions about where he was from. And then I caught myself right in the middle of it thinking, “Man, if someone was asking me these questions about being Chinese, I would probably be pretty offended.” But he took it cool, so thanks and sorry Casey. I was just genuinely interested in Kentucky.
Anyway, if you hadn’t heard yet, Wong Fu Productions is making a movie! Yep, we are nearing the end of our fundraising campaign and the support has been so incredible so far. It’s amazing to see everyone contributing just because they believe in us, so thank you so much to everyone that’s already contributed. We can’t wait to start making this movie in just a couple of months. If you haven’t yet, check out the link below for all the information. There’ve been a lot of updates and progress on the project and we put in new perks as well. So you have about a week left to get in on this so don’t delay. Check out the website. One more week! Thanks guys! See ya!
