'I’m Korean, people need to accept that': Oli London defends ‘transracial’ identity against Black woman

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Is it possible to be a 'transracial'?

British personality Oli London has continued to defend transracialism in a documentary series called “Would You Rather?”to look like BTS member Jimin, most recently identified as a Korean woman using “they/them” pronouns.of the Channel 4 series, London sat down with a Black woman, who was not named in the video, to discuss whether someone can identify as “transracial.”

On the other side of the table, the woman opened her response by immediately rejecting the idea of transracialism. The woman also discussed cultural appropriation, which she described as devaluing what ethnic minorities do. While acknowledging that “no one can take away what a minority group has been through,” London claimed that “millions and millions” of people are already “combining cultures” by incorporating Korean elements from K-pop or K-dramas into their lifestyle.The episode concluded with both parties standing their ground., London identified themself as a gender-fluid Korean woman.

 

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