Yoko Ono was called ‘dragon lady,’ blamed for Beatles breakup. Now, her legacy is re-examined.

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The new docuseries 'Get Back' is making fans re-evaluate Yoko Ono's relationship with the band. But any reckoning must contend with the racism and sexism she faced, experts say.

But this cultural moment of self-reflection is incomplete, experts say, without examining the sexism, racism and xenophobia that contributed to Ono’s vilification.

Experts said the villainization of Ono was rooted in demeaning stereotypes about Asian women that were inflamed by the political climate of the time. Ono’s refusal to capitulate to any of the criticism and minimize the heavily maligned aspects of herself, experts add, was a subtle yet powerful act of resistance.

like knitting, reading the newspaper, or eating what appears to be a chicken cutlet as the band rehearses. In one scene, she is seen deep in conversation with McCartney’s wife at the time, Linda Eastman. Though omnipresent in the footage, Ono never appears to meddle in the band’s affairs or opine on any of their decisions.

“Yoko’s purported ugliness has all sorts to do with expectations about white femininity, and the ways in which she wasn’t fitting into that,” Hong said.“People really resented the public staging of their relationship and the sexual nature of it. There’s the album cover where John Lennon’s naked and he’s straddling Yoko Ono, he’s passionately kissing her,” Kim said. “It’s like, ‘Why does she deserve to be the girlfriend of John Lennon when it should be a nice English, i.e.

While some are calling for a reframing of Ono’s place in history, Kajikawa said that some defenses of her as an unobtrusive, quiet presence play into other stereotypes of Asian women.

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Shall we put this into context? This is shortly after WWII and she is Japanese.

This is an unnerving story.

time to get over it

If this is news, then you're grasping

She is to blame.

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It was a genuine love affair,it was real for her and John

Experts in lunacy.

This was merely an anecdotal glimpse of a small period of time. We don’t know what happened off camera.

Wrong Yoko wasn’t to blame for the break up it was Lennon for letting his woman run all over him

The beatles sucked either way

That's because you're not allowed to say what you want these days. If I said 'Her screeching into the mic almost made me turn off the documentary' I'd probably be accused of committing a hate crime.

There are many things and situations that contributed to the Beatles breaking up. Yoko Ono was not the only reason, but her presence was clearly very discomforting, especially to George Harrison. She was just another wedge driven between the members.

OMG...This bullsh*t story has been posted 20 times! Who TF CARES

She found a man who was passive , and willing to be totally controlled by her . He was totally p$&y whipped lol 🤣🤣

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I’m not going to lie. Her presence was noticed and her screeching sessions were unbearable even to Linda’s 4 year old.

It’s crazy how so many people don’t understand how important she was and is in conceptual art. Really stunning actually.

It wasnt her race, it was her obnoxiousness.

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Different time, different era. Stop baiting like you want a race war. Yoko wasn't a Beatle, so wtf does she have anything to do with the band other than she married one?

Well, she did break them up, BAD influence on John. He got divorced because of this 'person'. I have zero resect for that witch

She's white she can't be a victim of racism.....aren't those the rules?

I'd care more if it was a better band. They really only had 2 good albums.

Then why did McCartney write a song directed towards John and Yoko after the break up? People who are exonerating her for breaking up the band after watching the documentary are reaching.

I think the art world sees Yoko differently than the pop music world does. She was a pioneer of performance art, and important in conceptual art in the Fluxus Movement.

The problem is in the initial statement. She shouldn’t have had a relationship with the band just because she had one with John.

Experts say!

At ease with the wokeness

How about John’s heroin addiction? Maybe we should place some blame on her for that! She’s what? Chinese? That’s where that sleep drug started.. that’s how she ended Paul’s course.. not ended but slowed.. to passing Elvis

Pretty sure a good chunk already know this or should :/ Appreciative it’s hitting the masses… fingers crossed.

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Perpetuated by the media

Nope. In her case being very annoying transcends race.

I've always liked Yoko as John's wife.

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