Instagram/Ronny ChiengThis may seem like a no-brainer to anyone with a map, but Malaysian comedian Ronny Chieng appeared to disagree in a recent segment of The Daily Show discussing new UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
[embed]https://twitter.com/TheDailyShow/status/1584923487319121920?s=20&t=D-U9gVEfpS5i_PqSFFWAXA[/embed] Another tweet read: “I could immediately tell this guy had some connection to Malaysia or Singapore due to that specific brand of racial politics.” South Asians from the UK also clarified, in response to the tweet, that ‘Asian’ colloquially refers to South Asians in the UK, while in the US, it may refer to East Asians.Ronny sarcastically remarked in the video that he might just “blend right in” if he showed up in a Bollywood film — but many pointed to Bollywood actors of minority ethnic groups.“And then there was Danny Denzongpa who acted in over 160 movies in Bollywood, so blending in would not be a problem,” read another response.
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