Italian chef apologizes for racist slant-eye pose

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Italian chef Gianluca Gorini issued an apology after a controversial photo of his team posing with a slant-eye gesture prompted many social media users to call the group out for racism toward Asians. - NBCAsianAmerica

“So please Victor, I would love to invite you to come in Italy and spend some days here in my restaurant as my guest, to celebrate the meaning of the relations between different cultures and make a four hands dinner together.”Neither Gorini nor Liong responded to NBC News’ request for comment.

“Dialogue and true communication are the best weapons to defeat prejudices and show that cuisine can be a bridge linking cultures and lifestyles across the globe,” the statementWhile the problematic photo has been replaced with a picture of Gorini appearing embarrassed, many Asians on social media platforms, including prominent chef Edward Lee, have continued to slam the team for its racist pose, as well as Gorini’s apology.

Gorini may have felt his team behaved in jest, however the gesture itself has painful roots, Adriel Luis, curator at the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, told NBC News. In the United States, anti-Chinese propaganda was perpetuated during the Chinese exclusion era of the late 1800s. Chinese people, many of whom had arrived in the U.S.

Funny thing is the most racist people I know always insist that they aren't...as if that corrects it all“Even if this chef’s intentions may not have come from the same place, it’s rooted in a painful global history,” Luis explained.

 

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