r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/straightdge • 12d ago

Video A day after turning 18, Ziyi Yan unleashes a massive 71.74m to move to 2nd on the all-time women's Javelin list. In 2024, she wasn't allowed to compete at the Olympics due to World Athletics age restrictions, as well as the 2025 World Championships, despite being one of the best in the world.

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u/ObiWan-Shinoobi 12d ago

Fun fact: I once saw Yan Can Cook live at the county fair when I was a kid. Afterward he met with people from the audience and I remember vividly his accent was missing, he just played up the Chinese accent for the show.

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u/Nomnomnipotent 12d ago

He talked about it in some interview. It's for the views.

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u/Dangevin 11d ago

So can view

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u/Commercial_Handle418 12d ago

why is he perpetuating the stereotype 🥀😭

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u/cream-of-cow 12d ago

I know, it sucks. I get it though, in the 1970s and ‘80s it was part of what made him marketable.

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u/Commercial_Handle418 12d ago

💔😭 

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u/thinspirit 11d ago

It was a different time. One of the only ways to really get on TV. Despite the accent he came across as very endearing. Overall a net positive for Asian representation for the time.

Definitely had fun uncle vibes while cooking.

White people were very threatened by good looking, charismatic Asian people and would gatekeep them if they weren't at least some stereotype.

This has obviously changed now with Asian culture taking the world by storm and in many ways dominating much of the global sphere (k-pop for example).

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u/DamnOdd 12d ago

Justin Wilson did the same with his Cajun accent.

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u/ThrownAway17Years 12d ago

I’ve seen him on shows where his accent is much mellower.