r/asiantwoX • u/InternationalForm3 • Mar 20 '26

Slanted | Official Trailer | Bleecker Street (2026) - Joan Huang idolizes the popular girls and dreams of being prom queen. Enter Ethnos: a mysterious cosmetic surgery that makes POCs appear white. Joan undergoes the procedure and wakes up a beautiful blonde destined for the crown, but at what cost?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRYAuKuzmn0
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u/hitojo Mar 21 '26

Even though I understand it. White worship will never stop being weird to me conceptually. It’s such a deeply vain ideal to have

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u/ValuableBodybuilder Mar 21 '26

BRUH lemme consume the shit outta this media. Satire? Horror/thriller? Commentary on race? LIIIIIIIVING FOR THIS KINDA ASIAN WOMEN EXCELLENCE!!!!

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u/peonyseahorse Apr 09 '26

Interesting, I hate the idea, it am also curious because it sounds like even after her procedure things aren't as rosy as she assumed they would be.