The Grammys Built an Asian Pop Cage and Called It Representation

The Grammys called Best Asian Pop Music Performance inclusion. RaeRae calls it a language-tested consolation cage, with receipts from the rulebook, Korean coverage, industry history, and the backlash the Academy wants handled quietly.

Miley Gets a Metaphor. Fourteen Asian Women Get a Factory Inspection.

Miley got a metaphor. Fourteen women got inspected for defects. RaeRae takes on the double standard hiding inside reviews of “Wrecking Ball” and “ICONIC BY MISTAKE.”