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Ali Wong Vented About Her “Beef” With Getting Asian Food With Non-Asian People On “The Kelly Clarkson Show,” And She’s Not Wrong
Ali Wong Vented About Her "Beef" With Getting Asian Food With Non-Asian People On "The Kelly Clarkson Show," And She's Not Wrong,Well, she's not wrong...

Ali Wong Vented About Her “Beef” With Getting Asian Food With Non-Asian People On “The Kelly Clarkson Show,” And She’s Not Wrong

This week, Ali Wong sat down with Kelly Clarkson on her talk show, The Kelly Clarkson Show, to discuss her new hit series, Beef, which dropped on Netflix on April 6. During the segment, the two played a game called “Kelly and Ali Can’t Stand It,” wherein Kelly presses a button that spins and randomly selects a “beef” for them to rant about.

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“Then we’d go to dim sum, and they’d be like, ‘What is that?’ ‘Ew, what is that?’ ‘What is that?'” Ali said. “And they’re basically asking, ‘Why is that not a sandwich?’ It’s like, ‘You asked me to take you here!'”

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“Oh, I don’t do that,” Kelly chimed in, also annoyed by the behavior.

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“Also, with dim sum, it’s all pork and shrimp. Just eat it,” Ali commented. While Kelly revealed she’s allergic to shrimp, she confirmed that she does love pork.

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“I’m not that person. I will generally try anything,” Kelly said, to which Ali agreed, emphasizing that it’s mostly the excessive questions that frustrate her.

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Kelly then shared that she thought Ali’s beef would be about people who claim to love Asian food but only eat the most basic, Americanized version of the dish. “They’re like, ‘I love Indian food,’ and it’s like chicken tikka masala,” Kelly said.

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“It’s more that people are squeamish and ask a ton of questions,” Ali said.

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“I don’t like when people food shame either,” Kelly added. The two then agreed on their mutual dislike for people “yucking your yum.”

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“And there you go,” Kelly concluded the round. “That was so helpful. America, you’re welcome.”

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While the venting session happened in the context of a talk show game, fans were happy that Kelly gave Ali the space to actually talk about her “beef” and related to Ali’s exhaustion and frustration with people’s rude reactions to Asian foods.

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Once again, Kelly Clarkson proves that she’s an incredible talk show host.

So, that’s all to say, if you’re trying food from another culture, try to be mindful and ask any well-intentioned questions respectfully rather than insult the culture and your host.

Have you dealt with someone trying food from your culture and — knowingly or unknowingly — offending or annoying you? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!

Watch the full clip of Ali venting about her beef on the Kelly Clarkson Show here:


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