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Chapter 1: What is discussed at the start of this section?
I have an itis where like white people, I have a very hard time distinguishing them from each other.
Right, right. You're like my grandma. So my grandma has known Ryan, my husband, for 10 years. My husband is white, but I could be showing her a picture of like Harry Styles or something and she will still think it's Ryan.
Hey everyone and welcome back to another episode of the comment section show starring me, your fave, everybody knows me, who cares about me. Onto the guest today, we have another icon, icon, legend, hilarious, all-star, Atsuka!
Woo! Drew, what a blessing to be back. Oh my god, I'm so glad to have you. Oh my gosh, and of course you matter. I know you're always like, oh, who cares, it's me. And it's like, bitch, I do because I drove here.
Yeah, yeah. That means a lot to me. Thank you. I'm so happy to have you back. You're one of my favorite people to have on the show. Oh, my gosh. You're such a delight. This episode is presented by Sephora. So what are you getting your mom this Mother's Day? It's hard to find something that says, hey, mom. I think you're amazing and thank you for everything, right?
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Shop Mother's Day gifts at Sephora. I do want to bring this up too, because I don't think I've ever told this to you, but the first time we filmed together, I think we were sitting in the chairs for only like a couple minutes. And then you were like, it's been really sad in the air lately, hasn't it? Just randomly to me.
And you had no way of knowing this, but I had a really rough morning that morning. Is that right? Yeah, that was the morning I found out my grandpa had cancer. And you said that, and I was like, it has been a really rough morning. Yeah, it's been really sad. And then you were like, yeah, and you brought up your grandma to me.
And then we started talking about your grandma, and then I started talking to you about my grandpa. Then we got started. And then we were silly and funny for an hour.
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Chapter 2: How does Atsuko express her connection with Drew?
That's an intense, intense morning. I'm so sorry about that. And I know he's still going through it.
Yeah, he's in remission right now. So that's the wonderful part. So we're working through it. We're working past it. But I just wanted to tell you how much I appreciated you that day because it really brought a lot of joy to me and I needed it that day. And you sensed it about me without even knowing.
Spiritual connection. You know what's wild? I don't know if I remember even saying that. Because what if nothing was wrong and you're like, what do you mean sad energy?
Reading me like that? And I distinctly remember because I was like, that's crazy that she said that. It was just so like, it was so, it felt so like fate. Wow. Yeah, spiritual connection.
Spiritual connection.
And that means a lot to me. I listen to the universe when it talks to me. Felt like the universe was talking to me through you that day.
I feel like a lot of people probably feel like they have a spiritual connection with you, but I, you know, I went home that day and I was like, to my husband, I was like, I mean... I feel like we're friends. We're friends, right? I mean, I have to be careful because sometimes I call people, I'm like, this is my best friend. And then I'll find out that, you know, I didn't run it by them.
And then I'll hear them in an interview call someone else their best friend. And I'm like, oh, right. Yeah, that's true. We only met like once. I just got carried away.
You're just so emotionally connective.
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Chapter 3: What challenges do they discuss regarding friendships as adults?
I'm like, you don't need to be that big. There's no need.
So like humans too? Do humans that tall scare you?
They don't, I just, I don't feel.
Like Jacob Elordi?
Yeah, like he, I saw him, he is very tall in person. Yeah. He doesn't scare me. It's just like, it gives me the creeps. Like when it's a human, it gives me the creeps when you're a certain level of tall. Cause my, but my dad's really tall. My dad's six, six, but my dad's a big, like a big dude. Like I think it's more like spindly.
Like if you're really skinny and you're really tall, that's where I get a little spooked. Wow.
Like, okay. Like a, like a Babadook. Yeah.
Yes, exactly.
Like a slender man.
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Chapter 4: What unexpected event happened during Atsuko's bachelorette party?
Thanks. Thanks. Thanks for that. What was her name? Pokemon Pikachu. What was it? And I was like, OK, you know, because he didn't want to. I don't know, but to make fun of the fact that my name is hard to say. Right. And different and Asian, even though he was Asian, too, and he had taken on an English name. Right. And so, yeah. Yeah. So I'm like, I'm like, oh, I never punched that. But I did.
I have punched out in the past on my, you know, yourself. Yeah. Like which is maybe like bad driving joke or something about myself.
Right. But that's also like like comes with growth to like you were saying, like over time you've learned and found your voice like in a much more authentic and true to you way.
Chapter 5: How did Atsuko and her husband discover their marriage certificate was never filed?
And I think that's natural too because, especially as women of color, like when you go into comedy, like the easiest thing I feel like too sometimes is to punch down on you. Especially if you're someone who doesn't wanna hurt others and you're like, well I'll just talk about me.
But I think what's beautiful about your comedy now though is that you can still make jokes involving culture but not in a way that's upsetting or offensive or like punching down like we were talking about. But I think too, first of all, I want to say your name is badass. Like you have a killer fucking name. And I love that you insist upon how it's pronounced. I love that you kept your name.
I think that's fucking incredible. And it is part of assimilation and assimilating into white supremacy when you take on English names. And I understand what you're saying, too, where you have empathy for it because you understand wanting to fit in and wanting to blend. But then you also understand what it takes from you when you do
like sacrifice that like you're almost sacrificing yourself a little bit when you get to do that so I think it's fucking awesome that you continue to perform as your true government birth name I think that's fucking beautiful I think it's amazing and that's also another reason too why I didn't make up a handle or anything when I started making videos I just did my first and last name and a lot of men who hate me and women too who hate me have like purposely and intentionally mispronounced my last name which is
Really not hard to say. But every time it's said, just like your name's not hard to say. If you just try just a little bit, it's pretty easy. And it's also free to ask. And I will say the one name I've ever mispronounced on this show was my white friend Caleb Herron.
Oh, the last name, I think, still kind of trips people up.
Yeah. With him, I said Heron.
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Chapter 6: What was Atsuko's experience meeting her half-brother at a ninja theme park?
And he's like, it's actually Heron. And I said, that's crazy because I've never mispronounced a last name. Literally ever. That was the first time I ever had him on. Wow. And he was a white guy.
I wonder if it's part of the itis.
Yeah, it's part of my itis. Exactly. It's rearing its head in so many ways. And honestly, I laugh because I feel like it's reparations low key.
You know, to just be like, well, and your name, Keevan?
Yeah.
Is it Keevan? Kevin Otsuko. Kevin.
Oh, sorry.
Sorry, sorry. Names are hard for me. Do you mind if I call you K?
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Chapter 7: What role will Atsuko play at the Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival?
It's just easier for me. It's like my friend, she brought, she was gonna bring someone over to my house who's Irish, right? Your new found new people. Yeah, my new found people. Right, I told you. Your second family. My second family, my found family. That's right. She was gonna bring someone over to my house and I was like telling my boyfriend, my boyfriend, hello, my man.
I was telling him, me workshopping bits to him. I was like, when he comes here, I'm going to say, nice to meet you. Welcome to America. My name is Drew. And he was like, don't. And I was laughing at my own joke.
Yeah, that's really fun.
He was like, don't laugh like he's here. And you haven't even said it yet. I was like, I'm practicing and it's hilarious. I was like, I'm going to talk really loud like you can't understand me.
See, that's good. Yeah, you have to. You do stand up sometimes, right?
I have done stand up a couple of times. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I am no longer pursuing it. You're not? No. That's a good set. You think? Yeah, that's a good set. You know what's funny is like, I don't think... I think what I don't like about stand-up for me is having to tour. Because I really don't like touring. And touring is a huge part of it. I just have so many things happening right now.
I was like, I think no to this. Maybe in a few years, if I want to, I'll circle back.
Right, right. You just save these bits. Yeah.
Have your man remember. TM, by the way. Also, Taylor Tomlinson, when I told her, I was like, yeah, sometimes my stand-up friends tell me, you should try stand-up. And she's like, don't do that. And I go, you don't think? And she goes, well, that's like going backwards for you. You like cut the line, kind of. And I was like, that's a good point.
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