I AM TIRED. I AM TIRED OF BEING FETISIZED. I AM TIRED WHEN THEY WANT ME TO BE SUBMISSIVE, HAIRLESS, INNOCENT LOOKING. I AM TIRED WHEN THEY TELL ME THEY LISTEN TO KPOP, WHEN THEY TELL ME THEY MAJORED IN EAST ASIAN STUDIES WHEN THEY LOOOOOOOVE KOREAN FOOD. I AM TIRED WHEN THEY TELL ME THEY TAUGHT IN KOREA LIKE THAT DOESNT MAKE ME SCARED FOR THE KIDS.

I AM TIRED WHEN THAT WHITE WOMAN TOLD ME THAT MY WORK “MADE HER WANT KOREAN BBQ” WHEN I WAS WORKING ON A KPOP GROUP. I AM TIRED OF BEING ASKED ABOUT KDRAMAS IN THE OFFICE WHEN I DON'T WATCH THEM. I AM TIRED OF HAVING TO TALK ABOUT ZUMBA AND PELETON AND BEING JUDGED NOT BY MY CHARACTER, NOT BY MY WORK, BUT ON HOW WELL I CAN ASSIMILATE INTO WHITE OFFICE CULTURE. I AM TIRED OF WATCHING THE SAME WHITE ASS OFFICE HAVE THE SAME DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION TALK EVERY SINGLE YEAR.

I AM TIRED OF WHITE PEOPLE TALKING SO MUCH IN CRIT SPACES. I AM TIRED WHEN THEY TALK ABOUT SPECULATIVE FUTURES AND EXCLUDE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT RACE IN THOSE FUTURES. I AM TIRED OF THEM MAKING PROBLEMATIC WORK AND BEING PROTECTED FOR IT. I AM TIRED OF BEING POLITE WHEN THEY TALK SO MUCH. I AM TIRED OF USING WORDS LIKE DECOLONIZE OR RECLAIM JUST BECAUSE WE WANT THEM TO SHUT UP. WE JUST WANT THEM TO STOP TAKING UP SO MUCH SPACE.