Cultural Foods & Food Politics: Addressing my experience w/ @Jennywiththegoodeats
If you have been following my Instagram for the past few days, you may have seen the interactions between @jennywiththegoodeats and myself unfolding in real-time. I wanted to take this time to share all of the deleted comments, posts, and her now-private account for full transparency on how this contributes to the minimization of Asian American concerns — specifically Vietnamese and Vietnamese Americans in this instance.
What’s the “big deal”?
At first glance, it seems innocent enough. For context, this was posted Friday, March 26th, 10 days after the Atlanta shooting where Asian women were targeted and murdered. I saw & commented on her post on Sunday, March 28th.
It has been quite difficult seeing an influx of Asian “inspired” content all over social media (mainly for profit) and not an influx of Asian solidarity. At best, things are done subconsciously (mainly because they have the privilege to be subconscious about it) and at worst, it’s done intentionally.
How SEO Perpetuates Cultural Appropriation in Food Blogging?
If you don’t understand how marketing, algorithms, SEO, or how anyone can monetize off of a “trending” (even though the attack had less that 48 hours of national coverage) trauma, please head over to Billy Green’s Instagram, where he details how YT food bloggers and influencers have profited off of movements like this.
Updated Aug. 6, 2025Billy Green has since archived this post.