White men do not own the English language, and no one should be held up to this standard to be understood — I have become desensitized to the “ching-chongs,” the barks telling me to go back to my country, and White men telling me they “love Asian girls.” …

At its most obsessive, this admiration of Korean popularity borders on appropriation — Whenever I meet a new person enamored by Korean culture — often referred to nowadays as Koreaboos — I’m reminded of a piece of romantic advice shared in an Ann Landers column: “Rose-colored glasses are never made in bifocals because nobody wants to read the small print in dreams.” Before…