🐯 Welcome to the Jungle: The Official Den of Johnny (Tiger) Tai

One of my favorite jokes is that Chinese people are the only people Chinese people are racist against. And before anybody gets upset, relax. I’m Chinese,  I was born Chinese, I grew up Chinese, my parents are Chinese, my relatives are Chinese. I’ve spent over forty years dealing with Chinese people; I think I’ve earned the right to bitch :) The funny thing is that whenever I make this joke, every Chinese person within hearing distance immediately starts nodding and chuckling. Not cautiously, not politely—just full recognition, like I’ve just said something everybody already agreed on but nobody wanted to say out loud. Now I’m not saying Chinese people are uniquely terrible. Every culture has its own internal chaos. But there is something uniquely funny about how a Chinese person can walk into a room full of Chinese people and immediately find twenty-seven reasons to dislike the other Chinese people in that same room. In the video attached to this post, I go into the ...

So, apparently, I’m a “toxic male.” At least, that’s what some friend tried to tell me the other day. His argument? “Johnny, you do martial arts, you work out, you’re confident… don’t you think people who are weaker, less sure of themselves, or gay might feel inferior or uncomfortable around you? Aren’t you… toxic?” Image: A person with long dark hair tied back is in the foreground, wearing a black T‑shirt. They are holding a large kitchen knife or chef’s knife in their right hand, raised up in front of them, blade pointing upward. The setting appears to be a cluttered room. Behind the person, on the wall, there is a framed picture of a tiger. Nearby are colorful shelves or boxes with various items and figurines. On the right side of the image, partly on a couch or cushion, there is an orange cat curled up and resting. There are also plastic crates, bags, and other household items scattered around, giving the room a busy, lived‑in look. [ ] 😂 First of all, I had to laugh. My a...