The Uncle Earl video “Streak of Lean Streak of Fat” has been removed by myself and the band. We, the members of Uncle Earl, are very sorry for the pain and damage inflicted by our video “Streak o’ Lean, Streak o’ Fat”. It is racist and hurtful. We used our superficial understanding of a comedic kung fu movie genre from the ‘70s and ‘80s to inspire ignorant and appropriated aesthetic choices. In our video these include server costuming, prop selection, bad overdubs, and slapstick physical comedy that all perpetuate harmful Asian American stereotypes. Another glaring failure was the lack of Asian American people being involved or consulted on the project. As white women, we believe these errors add up to an unexamined reenactment of a white supremacist tendency to take from another cultures’ creativity to benefit one’s own work. 

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