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A Quebec company has apologized following an appearance on CBC's Dragons' Den, during which celebrity judge Simu Liu expressed concerns that the brand was culturally appropriating a Taiwanese beverage.

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"There's also an issue of cultural appropriation, there's the issue of taking something that's distinctly Asian in its identity and quote, unquote, making it better, which I have an issue with."

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French Canadian bubble tea makers apologize after losing Dragon’s Den investor over being accused of ‘cultural appropriation’ by Marvel actor Simu Liu

A Quebec company has apologized following an appearance on CBC’s Dragons’ Den, during which celebrity judge Simu Liu expressed concerns that the brand was culturally appropriating a Taiwanese beverage. The company, Bobba, sells a bottled version of boba tea, or bubble tea, which is typically made of cold tea and chewy tapioca pearls. It originated in Taiwan during the 1980s before it became popular in North America. Quebec City entrepreneurs Seb…

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Bubble tea company apologizes after Dragons’ Den cultural appropriation spat

Canadian entrepreneur and Dragons’ Den judge Manjit Minhas is no longer investing into a bubble tea business amid major backlash over accusations of cultural appropriation. Last week, on episode three of the CBC television show, Dragons’ Den, special guest star and Toronto actor Simu Liu put a bubble tea business on blast claiming it appropriates Asian culture and shows a lack of Asian representation. The episode which aired on Oct. 10, included…

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People remain angry after ‘Dragons’ Den’ judge apologizes, pulls investment from Canadian bubble tea business - NOW Toronto

A Quebec company has apologized following an appearance on CBC’s Dragons’ Den, during which celebrity judge Simu Liu expressed concerns that the brand was culturally appropriating a Taiwanese beverage. The company, Bobba, sells a bottled version of boba tea, or bubble tea, which is typically made of cold tea and chewy tapioca pearls. It originated in Taiwan […]

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He’s at it again, folks: In once more attempting to performatively present himself as one of Hollywood’s premiere proponent of progressive thinking, Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings star Simu Liu has responded to the news that death threats have been issued to the fledgling bubble tea company he accused of cultural appropriation on live TV by asking his supporters to scale back their rhetoric out of consideration for “the legac…

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'Shang-Chi' Star Simu Liu Plays The Victim After Bubble Tea Company He Accused Of Cultural Appropriation Receives Death Threats: "I Just Don't Want The Legacy Of This Segment To Be Pitchforks And People Fearing For Their Safety"

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